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Who is leading people to Christ, has the church fallen?

2010-06-25T03:04:00.003+03:00

A silly goal was scored. The goal keeper did not see the ball pass him. He was just there standing between the goal post. He even seemed unaware that someone had scored a goal against him. I was walking away from a soccer match where a former schoolmate was the goal keeper. The goal looked ridiculous. All the same, it was still a legit goal. The lady scorer ran away back to her half to celebrate

Kenya Abortion Debate, Draft Constitution & Rebroductive Health Bill

2010-06-05T07:32:00.002+03:00

The Draft Constitution says:26. (4) Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger, or if permitted by any other written law.One of the "any other written law" could be the Reproductive Health and Rights Bill which was moved in Parliament by the Attorney General in 2008. The

CITAM'S NO Position on the Proposed Draft Constitution

2010-06-05T07:15:00.004+03:00

Christ is the Answer Ministries (CITAM) Position on the Proposed Draft Constitution Preamble The joint CITAM leadership, bringing together the Council of Elders, the Deacon Board, and the Senior Pastors met on 6th of May, 2010 to deliberate over the Proposed Draft Constitution and to come up with a joint position. The leadership considered this weighty matter against the full understanding that

Kenya Christian Leaders Forum No compromise

2010-03-07T23:02:00.006+03:00

Kenya Christian Leaders Forum: No compromise on kadhi’s courts, life and marriage issues in the constitutionWhy is a National Constitution important?The Constitution of a nation is the most important governance document. It is the mother and father of all laws. Any law that is in conflict with the Constitution is null and void. It defines the people, their values and the nation and its

The Terror on Kenyan Roads

2009-09-07T00:03:00.003+03:00

Yesterday, I was stuck in the jam for almost three hours. This is quite strange being a Sunday. A Sunday evening to be precise. This happened along Jogoo road. I queued impatiently and waited anxiously to join Outering road. Any other day is normal jam day for Nairobi and that has become acceptable. Sunday is however supposed to be hallowed I presume.At first I thought it was a small road mishap

Honest Scrap

2009-05-19T15:26:00.005+03:00

I have been awarded with the prestigious Honest Scrap award by Mwari wa David, the one with a golden pen, who writes golden words.The Honest Scrap award is given to honest women and men of distinguished blogging tendencies, waking some of them from their long blogging hiatus.The tagged were given a stern admonition, …and don’t give an excuse of how much you hate tags. The truth is you like tags!I

The Foundation of a Belief System

2009-03-26T17:25:00.008+03:00

Actually the title is a bit paradoxical since a belief system is the foundation of somebody's individuality and personality. However, I do feel that with the experience I have had since I embarked on a life rejuvenation journey, there is need to have the belief system anchored on something. That has formed my current battle of the mind.Once you decide to re-evaluate your life in a bid to improve

Precipitating a Renewal

2009-02-11T20:17:00.003+03:00

Every so often, nature rejuvenates and renews itself. I feel it is a good time I re-energized and replenished my inner resources to better cope with life, be more fulfilled and actualized. It is said that human beings shed dead skin every hour giving way to unsullied skin which is more efficient in the skin function. This dead skin constitute most of the dust in our houses. Snakes just shed off

The Folly of the Kenya we Want Conference

2009-02-04T14:44:00.003+03:00

I am about to say that Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga are getting dumber by the day or are the most foolish Kenyans we have around. But I will not say it.They have today launched the public-fleecing Kenya we want conference at KICC. Among the key note speakers is retired president Daniel Moi. Michael Ranneberger, the US ambassador is also prescribing the Kenya he wants, rather the US wants.One year

Spare a thought and a prayer for Barack Obama

2009-01-20T12:14:00.002+03:00

In 1986 I witnessed a spectacular phenomenon that lit up our pure and quiet evening sky; the passing by of a comet. I later learnt that the Comet is known as Halley's comet and is visible by earthlings every 76 years. The next pass by will be in mid 2061! With the current mortality rate and degradation it is almost a guarantee I will be a bygone by then. Probably, lucky to be alive with no

Mass Action on Jamhuri Day?

2008-12-10T22:42:00.002+03:00

On 12th December 2008, Kenyans will be celebrating 45 years since we gained our independence from the British.Kiss FM breakfast crew led by the almighty Caroline Mutoko, Larry Asego and Mzee Jalang'o has been campaigning for the last few weeks and beseeching Kenyans to protest on Jamhuri day to our rogue leaders through "mass action" that we are not happy with their mis-governance of Kenya.Among

Generation Jipange: The Lost Generation

2008-12-08T04:38:00.003+03:00

Last Saturday, I was stuck along Mombasa road. Traffic jam is the order of the day in Nairobi and it is amazing how tolerant we are, burning all that fuel and wasting millions of productive man hours on the road. Now that fuel is retailing at Shs 75.9 from a high of Shs 105 and bound to go lower, Nairobi roads will be a number one source of heart attacks in the days to come.As I idled in the

Life Explained

2008-11-24T14:21:00.003+03:00

On the first day, God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes by and I'll give you a lifespan of 20 years." The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give you the other ten back," and God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey, and God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll

Was everything really perfect before the fall of man?

2008-11-22T04:06:00.001+03:00

I was doing some thinking in line with my blog tagline. Conventional religious teaching insinuates that all was perfect before Eve ate the forbidden fruit.To start the diatribe, there was a devil in the Garden of Eden in the form of a snake that could talk. This follows that before the fall of man, there was the fall of Satan which followed a tussle in heaven that banished Lucifer to the depths

NSE Woes Deepens as Chris Mwebesa Resigns

2008-11-19T08:07:00.006+03:00

I have just heard in the news that Chris Mwebesa, the Nairobi Stock Exchange CEO has tendered his resignation. It will be good to know the reasons for his resignation at a time when the Nairobi Stock Exchange is facing a lot of problems with consistently falling prices and confidence levels.Was he pushed out or has he become incompetent in a bear market? Maybe he was just a stooge of former

President Barack Obama, Save Kenyan Souls

2008-11-12T17:13:00.015+03:00

This is an SOS post to USA President elect Barack Obama. To us, Kenyans, Obama is "ndugu yetu", our big achieving big brother. At best, Obama is every Kenyan's cousin who is leading the world's super power, the land flowing with milk and honey, the all powerful United States of America. As such, Obama is our leader, de-facto in a way.The following three men assisted by a bunch of 207 rogue

Sunday Live with Julie Gichuru on Citizen TV

2008-11-02T21:09:00.005+03:00

Citizen, Citizen, Citizen TV by Royal Media. What an extreme makeover and a fresh breather to news. Sunday Live with Julie Gichuru is just da bomb! The studio setup and background will give other TV stations a run for their money.Julie is a renown TV personality and a leading news anchor who is great with TV interviews. After resigning from Nation TV (NTV) some months ago, Julie Gichuru is back

Salute

2008-09-27T04:54:00.005+03:00

You still make appearances Though gone and gone Memories, memories, memories fresh and never fading Etched forever in our minds Interwoven in the fabric of lifeA rose for you todaytomorrow we will sing again forever you arethe victor's song

Cuil search engine has a low self esteem

2008-07-30T09:38:00.003+03:00

Some former Google engineers have teamed up and launched a new search engine www.cuil.com (pronounced "cool"). They are working hard to beat Google at its own game: googling claiming they have a better search algorithm that ranks pages based on content rather than popularity.Search engines rank their pages based more on popularity than content relevance. The more links that link to your site, the

President Kibaki confirms Stella Kilonzo as CEO of Capital Markets Authority

2008-07-16T09:34:00.008+03:00

Stella Kilonzo was confirmed yesterday (15th July 2008) as the CEO of Capital Markets Authority (CMA) by president Kibaki. She has been acting in that position since December 2007. She has survived the sharks that rein the Kenya stock market and in her brief stint, she has shown that CMA can indeed bite. I hope she has not and will not be compromised and will improve investor confidence in the

Faith, Hope and Love

2008-07-10T20:00:00.001+03:00

What makes you wake up every morning?Do you have a longing for tomorrow?In short what drives you?Yesterday I felt quite miserable tending to hopelessness. I am not used to such feelings and whenever I feel down, “I feel like dying” - like I know how feelings of dying are like. For a flash, I had no purpose, no longing for tomorrow and rudderless.My escapism in such instances is usually to sleep.

Esther from Uganda wins Tusker Project Fame II

2008-06-22T21:47:00.005+03:00

Esther Nabaasta Mugizi from Uganda is the winner of Tusker Project Fame II (TPF II).Despite the poor management and lopsided evictions of the show, the best talent that was in the academy finally won TPF II.1) Esther - Uganda2) Wendy - Kenya3) David - Kenya4) Victor - KenyaEsther is entitled to cash prize of Kshs 5 Million. A recording contract with Gallo records. One year beauty therapy with

Highlights of 2008/09 Amos Kimunya’s Budget to Kenya

2008-06-12T18:39:00.006+03:00

Budget theme: Working together to building a cohesive and equitable KenyaBudget tagged at 707 billion Kshs. 36% to be financed through domestic borrowing, as usual no donor funding was factored in.Reduction of import duty on barley4billion to expand the geothermal plantEconomic growth projected at 4.6%25% ownership of investment firms cap to be effected in 3 yearsPaid up capital of stock

Kamande, A Madaraka Day General

2008-06-01T07:23:00.004+03:00

Kamande feebly tried to latch the door behind him. It was a routine he had done for the last several decades. He barely remembered for how long he has lived in this house. The door could not close. Mud had hardened on the wooden door frame. It was the rainy season and this happened every year. He would faithfully get his panga and scrape off the mud from the door frame and would then proceed to

Are you ready to settle in Planet Mars?

2008-05-26T17:22:00.003+03:00

I am starting to exhibit extraterrestrial enthusiasm of late. Well, it could be the next realm of existence, the earlier I orient myself, the better.As Africans are busy fighting and killing each other in Kenya, South Africa, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Uganda etc to secure soil on Planet Earth, NASA is busy planning for the next mankind habitation. The moon and Mars have become possible targets

Are there UFOs in Africa?

2008-05-19T11:57:00.002+03:00

It is 2 am. I have just woken up from an exciting thrill that has boosted my moods to the ceiling. Jean was struggling with cramps when I woke up. I had to gently massage her tummy and now she is fast asleep. She tells me it will be over with the firstborn and I cannot wait. For now career pursuits have to be given preference, unless there is an accident. Accidents do happen in marriage, I hear.

The Citizen Butterfly Metamorphosis

2008-05-08T07:13:00.007+03:00

Citizen Television owned by Royal Media used to be like that “makamasi”boy in primary school. That boy who was always unkempt and ignored. The boy whose books were torn by the second day of opening school, whose pen always “boiled” on the shirt pocket or in his school bag messing up his books. The boy who looked like he will not make it through school but still made it anyway.Citizen Television

Yesterday was Labour Day

2008-05-02T16:02:00.008+03:00

I did not have much to do. Between channel surfing and newspaper browsing, I relived the memories of yester-years labour day celebrations. Jean was nowhere in sight. She decided it is those days she hibernates in a salon for a whole day in the name of "I am my hair".For our close-knit nuclear family, it was always a tree planting day. A day when the whole family would wake up and walk to our

Kenya's 10-day Paternity Leave: Will the newborns celebrate?

2008-04-21T09:49:00.004+03:00

Last year, Kenya parliament passed five critical labour laws which were assented into law by President Kibaki a few weeks before the 2007 elections. The laws came into effect March 1st 2008. These were: Labour Institutions Act, Labour Relations Act, Occupational Health Act, Work Injury Benefits Act and the Employment Act.The Employment Act entitles Kenya women workers three months paid maternity

Kenya is so messed up

2008-04-16T16:49:00.007+03:00

This is my 100th post almost 2 years since I launched the blog. A milestone, I guess. As I flashback I can see I did not live up to be an avid poster and my blogosphere network is negligible if not inexistent. It could be by design, not accidental. After all, isn't everything predestined.Unfortunately things are not right in Kenya right now.My worst nightmare, the Mungiki, has come home to roost

The pain of desperation

2008-04-07T14:10:00.003+03:00

Right now I am in a rage. A rage that is mixed with despair. What to do; that is the question. Someone, somewhere, right now is causing pain and anguish to a people I hold so dear. A people I hold so close to my heart. I know this someone, and have reasons to believe they are the cause of this misery. Nevertheless, I do not have credible evidence against them. Yes, it is a serious matter. A

It is Easter and there are no Christians in Kenya

2008-03-20T10:03:00.006+03:00

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday. I traveled upcountry to join the local Christians there in celebration of...palm Sunday, I think. The city and its environs were full of same old same old processions. The Pentecostals ignored the day altogether and went on with their normal prosperity gospel. Aren't things back to normal? Tomorrow is Good Friday, ushering in the Easter weekend. It is rote. Kenya

Nairobi Stock Exchange Needs Urgent Reforms

2008-03-13T11:06:00.008+03:00

Following the receivership of Nyaga Stockbrokers, it is very clear that the NSE and its member firms are ripe for major structural and process reforms. A form of business process restructuring/reengineering should be done. This is solidified by the fact that a further four stockbrokers are said to be shaky and all this barely a year after the collapse of Francis Thuo Stockbrokers.Before

Master of My Emotions

2008-02-19T08:40:00.003+03:00

If I feel depressed I will singIf I feel sad I will laughIf I feel ill I will double my laborIf I feel poverty I will think of wealth to comeIf I feel insignificant I will remember my goalsToday I will be the master of my emotions

The art of losing gracefully

2008-01-06T05:15:00.001+03:00

The Swahili of East Africa have an old saying that says 'asiye kubali kushindwa si mshindani', loosely translated, 'one who does not agree to lose is not a winner/competitor'. The paradox of this proverb is that the winner's winning attitude is best evident when he loses. How he handles his loss emotions, feelings, rage and tantrums. How he mourns and grieves his loss. The winner in him is even

mwariwadavid blog

2007-12-05T16:25:00.000+03:00

Just went there, as I always do, once in a while and found this:What happened to such a good blog or have I missed something?

The Car you Drive - Learn Something

2007-12-03T09:02:00.000+03:00

One motivational speaker once said that the most successful people around are ALWAYS the ones who are willing to go that extra mile, focus their extra time on worthwhile goals. I like the analogy he used of traffic on the highway..........Here it is:If you stand next to a highway (e.g. Uhuru Highway) you will observe the following general trend in the traffic:@ 04:00 to 05:00 in the morning:

Is Safaricom worth more than all the companies at the stock market?

2007-11-29T13:51:00.000+03:00

Ever since the Government announced its intention to sell off a portion of Safaricom Ltd, there has been confusion about the company’s fair market value.Vodafone PLC had offered $100 million about (Shs 6.7b) for an additional 10 per cent stake but the Government refused saying that the offer was too low. At that price, Vodafone had valued the company at Shs 67 billion (6.7 x 10 = 67). Then in

I am very much around

2007-11-29T13:36:00.000+03:00

I am not good at announcing my blogging sabbatical leaves and returns. I just vanish and reappear in the hope that I do not have fanatical disciples whose daily bread is my lost mind. Sometimes I feel like I was abducted and re-engineered to do their bidding. Not fans. Aliens. Not a good cause!Rose Kimotho of Regional Reach, well known for Kameme 101 FM has done it again! This time with a 24 hour

Earthquake prophecy: Is death a punishment?

2007-07-30T17:02:00.000+03:00

Dr David Awour, the scientist who prophesied in February this year that Nairobi will be hit by massive earthquake destruction is at it again. A week after the seismic tremors experienced in most of East Africa, he has prophesied that more catastrophic destruction is on its way. God is still angry with Nairobi and has vowed that Nairobians will wake up one day and not know where to go to work.

The fears that linger

2007-07-27T05:22:00.000+03:00

It was one of those visits to the village. This was one of those clear sky and warm afternoons; a cool fresh breeze blowing from the east obviously making its journey to the west. All was calm and cool; peace having bonded with soil. I was strutting around enjoying the clean air oxidized overnight by the majestic blue gum trees which towered above all. These exotics “mithili ya ukoloni mamboleo”

Reuben Kigame Re-marries

2007-07-16T12:16:00.000+03:00

Reuben Kigame, a popular Kenyan gospel artist and Christian apologetic is set to remarry on 3rd August 2007 to one Julie Alividza Mugone. Kigame as a singer has a number of gospel hits to his name such as 'wan wadhi ka Yesu', 'wastahili bwana' among others with his Sifa Voices team. As a christian apologetic, he once stood against Benny Hinn's doctrine while the latter was on an evangelical

Kiss FM Nairobi stars fails to stir

2007-07-03T16:57:00.000+03:00

A little excitement made me rush for the Nairobi Stars, the new tabloid on the street by Kiss FM. Despite the aggressive marketing campaign, it failed to impress and will be a while before I grab another copy. Could be I am not in the target market niche. I seriously wonder what went wrong at the editorial desk and the printing press: Despite being all coloured, the front page colour scheme was

Should abortion be legalized in Kenya?

2007-06-27T16:58:00.000+03:00

The current debate that is even causing fist fights as per TV news yesterday has to do with legalization of abortion. Both KTN and NTV last evening in their 9PM prime news opinion poll had the same question: "Should abortion be legalized?" Viewers voted Yes/No via SMS.I followed both stations' results at the end of the news bulletin.KTN viewers voted:Yes - 15%No - 85%whilst NTV viewers voted:Yes

Do men have mood swings?

2007-06-25T18:14:00.000+03:00

Just wondering.

Kenyan roads: The unwritten code

2007-06-22T16:52:00.000+03:00

I have been four-legged since March this year. It has been an interesting moment for me as I join the working nation on a jpmobil. I have seen Kenya in a different viewpoint and have learnt some good lessons as well as made several observations. Above all, I am learning to read the unwritten rules: Know the Highway Code but always remember the Matatu ruleth the highway. Give way. Don’t change

Kaburi bila Msalaba

2007-06-02T06:17:00.000+03:00

Hadithi hii ni ya ukweli. Ni vitendo ambavyo wengi wetu tunavijua, kwani vilitendeka hapa kwetu. Watu wengi watakaoisoma hadithi yenyewe pegine watapajua mahali ambapo pametajwa. Ingawa hivyo, hii si hadithi ya mahali pamoja, ni hadithi ya yale yaliyotendeka kote nchini Kenya, na hasa katika jimbo la kati la nci hii yetu. Hadithi yenyewe ilianza mwaka wa 1948 wakati Meja Blue na vijana

Who is fooling who?

2007-05-30T19:27:00.000+03:00

" Following the recent events arising out of some failed sections of roads under rehabilitation in Mombasa town and the subsequent public debate on roads related issues, the ministry would like to clarify some issues related to the ongoing works in Mombasa.... The failed section of works under rehabilitation in Mombasa which were less than 2% of the works carried out were as a result of

Maslow-niac Kenyans

2007-05-25T15:16:00.000+03:00

Abraham Maslow in his classic theory of human motivation, observed that as human beings meet their basic needs, they seek to satisfy successive 'higher needs' that occupy a set hierarchy. What that means, in simple terms, is that people are never satisfied. We are always seeking a higher 'high'. Quite hopeless if you ask me.It is for the same reason that management gurus tell us that money is a

Paranoid

2007-05-21T16:25:00.000+03:00

I have been receiving numerous insistent calls from a former classmate. We haven't met for years. He wanted us to meet urgently. When I get such calls I always insist on the agenda since I am suspicious of old mates who have found this urgency to contact me to do business. It is worse when the meeting venue proposed is in downtown Nairobi and the caller has no specific job other than being in '

Managing expectations

2007-05-17T08:47:00.000+03:00

{JP expecting…} I was watching ‘Promised Land’ last Sunday after channel hopping for a while and my remote landed on Citizen TV. Of late I find it hard to get a good TV programme I can watch especially when I arrive home early and feel like watching TV. On many occasions, after 9PM news, I am a ‘cabbage’; my eyes and tired mind cannot allow me to be a couch potato and watch the more interesting

Kenya Airways Flight 507 Tragedy

2007-05-10T05:38:00.000+03:00

I am barely recovering from the Fifth of May 2007 Saturday morning news thunderbolt. Coincidentally, KQ flight 507 crashed on 5/07 date. A lot of questions but I will leave that to the investigators to tell us, hopefully. The theme of death and human mortality has silently featured in my blog posts, a subtle background drive. I am sure it is a way of coping with my losses, some of which I have

Out and about.

2007-04-25T15:57:00.000+03:00

Damn! It’s been two months since I was last here. It was never planned that way. Ever since I was forced to upgrade to the new version of the blogger, I have never liked the sight of my blog. Maybe I am a conservatist and the kind that abhor change and abrupt change at that. On second thought, I don’t think so. I keep changing houses, jobs, businesses, friends, preferences and all. This could

the power of the subconscious mind

2007-03-01T15:04:00.000+03:00

i am always puzzled at the astounding possibilities and amazing power of the human mind. its ability to create situations, memory and imaginations is simply powerful. dreams astound me as i consider them movies later on when i remember them on waking up. in dreams it does not matter, from teenage wet dreams (even when you are ignorant of the geography of the subject fantasy) to attending your own

the impending nairobi doom

2007-02-28T06:07:00.000+03:00

dr. david awuor is the kenyan version of john the baptist, a good disciple of jonah at best. his message has been clear to the nairobians, ‘repent for earthquake destruction is nigh’. the christian god has vowed to take revenge on the sin city. his anger is full to the brim for ‘his men and women’ have desecrated his altar, the prophecy says. typical nairobians have dismissed the harsh

brand new nairobi stock exchange website

2007-02-08T18:06:00.000+03:00

chris mwebesa, ceo, nairobi stock exchange, has finally acted to avoid more complains about the 'black' nse website. a new site is being developed at this location and looks like it can go live anytime.great improvement in layout, colour and content. It looks more professional and serious. the archival sections are a good enhancement, we can drill back to past uploads. however it still needs more

mr. know-it-all answers google search traffic

2007-02-01T17:50:00.000+03:00

i have met know-it-alls (wajuaji) who really piss me not only with their conversation dominance but also their claim to have authority over all topical issues in the world. most of these happen to be accountants and notoriously practicing auditors. be it herbal medicine, agriculture, geography, politics et al, it is hard for them to admit there could be any other expert in these fields than them

why do women snoop?

2007-01-23T19:33:00.000+03:00

i was listening to easy fm (former nation fm) breakfast show yesterday which is hosted by ciku – is she a former standard pulse magazine editor?. the budding show host has made a name for her show in the overcrowded breakfast show circuit through her popular calls that busts cheating spouses. easy fm breakfast show is on the rise after a ride down the ratings when munene nyaga and ngatia left.

politics at the altar

2007-01-19T12:15:00.000+03:00

kenya bishops and pastors are on a frantic rush to join politics. it seems that ten percent is not enough to rein them in the pulpit and they want the national cake and the over half a million politician payslip. well, they could be on a holy mission to clean up the dirty game and deliver the much needed honest and selfless political leadership. no doubt the church leadership contributed

Boss-Staff Stuff ii

2007-01-19T12:07:00.000+03:00

Boss four:Interview: he just fell short of shooting meLearning curve: no excuses, deliver now, I don’t care howTerms: he had no control over this process; he was dissatisfied with the perks he gotNon-work interaction: this was a reserve of the favouritesDiscipline: petty at best; all the trivia were documented in your employee file. Reprimanded you anytime, anyplace, anyhow and shouted you down

Boss-staff stuff i

2007-01-16T21:47:00.000+03:00

I always looked forward to the day I will climb to the top of the legendary corporate ladder and enjoy a bird’s eye view and quit the worm look. Little did I know of the challenges of dealing with lower rankings who slowly but surely gnaw away the ladder trying to topple me and have a feast of my guts. Being just a few planks away to the top, I decided to re-look at the experiences with my

year 2006 under review

2006-12-29T21:04:00.000+03:00

i am just about to change my calendars. i can't wait for 31st, to do it. it is a nostalgic moment, where a year goes and a new one comes. if only it were for real. but 2006 is too old, it can't go an extra month! i am not used to consciously planning my life on years. however, for the last few years since leaving school i realized i needed a compass to mark my days. in school, time was so

the bridge ... pt iii

2006-12-29T20:59:00.000+03:00

part onepart two...until this time, all was quiet and calm except for the night cricket and the hum of the trees. the evening had a good aroma out of a tree that emits a delicious meal smell in the evening. seeing my antics, the small boys burst out laughing. my angel called out to me to remain calm so that i can resume my journey.i carefully removed my shoes while lying on my stomach on the

coffee boom?: sasini tea & coffee

2006-12-19T18:15:00.000+03:00

i thought the perceived coffee boom will be reflected in the large scale coffee producers' annual reports. sasini tea and coffee company is one such company which released its annual report recently. sasini is currently trading at shs 160 with a 12 months high of shs 190 and a 12 month low of shs 24. despite turning a profit of 82m this year against a loss of 38m in 2005 - without considering the

coffee boom in kenya?

2006-12-19T18:09:00.000+03:00

small scale coffee farmers in kenya are getting their backpack and pump sprayers ready to tend their arabica and robusta coffee bushes. the neglected leading kenyan cash crop export till the late eighties and early nighties has turned to be a gem! during that period, kenyan coffee prices took a nose-dive and the crop lost its lucrative payments. a bulk of kenya coffee is the arabica type, a high

the bridge ... pt ii

2006-12-19T17:50:00.000+03:00

... continuedwhat lay before us, was a thin eucalyptus tree laid out as the bridge to the other side of the river. it was thick enough to hold the weight of a man, but you could tell from the way it was swinging to the evening wind, it was no safe bet. it was a guarantee to dash your head on the rocks and be drowned away through the rapids in the dead of the night. no serious man or woman would

the reverend's daughter and the bridge pt i

2006-12-15T15:18:00.000+03:00

usually, i have the luck of remembering what transpired in dreamland when i wake up. i find it intriguing that the mind can conjure up such extraordinary and weird experiences when not under conscious control. many a times i have toyed with the idea of having a cctv camera next to my bed. this would help me analyze the physiological reactions to my psychological night adventures. so here i was,

jamhuri day: kaburi bila msalaba

2006-12-12T10:38:00.000+03:00

kaburi bila msalaba loosely translated ‘a grave without a cross’ gave me the first true feel of what went on during the struggle for kenya’s independence. before that, the civics lessons in lower primary school just gave me recitals of what went on during the struggle. the national anthem and national flag colors significance maybe set a foundation but it never made me understand what really went

the mungiki story

2006-12-04T22:39:00.000+03:00

sometime in the last half of the 90’s a group of ‘moralists’ stole the national lime light for their passion of undressing what they considered incompletely dressed women. women would not be allowed to wear trousers, tight fitting clothes or mini-skirts in the streets of kenya, they argued. many were quick to dismiss them as a group of rowdy touts but as their actions escalated to major towns,

day killers

2006-11-29T07:46:00.000+03:00

once in not so a blue moon, i encounter what i call day killers. these are circumstances, people or emotions that just mess up my day totally. in addition to spoiling my day, these day killers ensure i find myself unable to recover the day. i end up accounting for such a day as a loss. such stuff kill my day in the sense that only a nap can recover it. in other words i have to sleep and wake up

Spinning the web…Explaining NSE phenomenal growth

2006-11-23T19:14:00.000+03:00

Points extracted from Jimnah Mbaru’s – Nairobi Stock Exchange Chairman - published

nse drug money and its prophets of dooom

2006-11-17T22:41:00.000+03:00

it was once written on kenyan papers that raila odinga has an intelligence network that leaves kenya's formal intelligence service envious. how he manages to finance and create such a network is beyond this post. he has all plots being hatched figured out; be it the standard raid, mercenaries out to finish opposition, a stage-managed attack at security minister home or meetings held

here comes prince charming…pt ii

2006-11-13T22:47:00.000+03:00

after scouting around, i have decided to settle for jean. there were several candidates to choose from but jean beat them all. it was interesting to see that despite being a candidate in many a ladies list, i never appeared in her list. well, with tact, words and actions, i top it now. not an easy game, i would have preferred learning backgammon but jean it had to be. jean’s candidature as the

here comes prince charming…pt 1

2006-11-11T02:15:00.000+03:00

i intended to post about the nse drug money and its prophets of doom but i reserve that crap for another time. hearty heart matters first. the heart likes candy and biscuits!watching my 25th year fizzle away fills my mind with nostalgia, calmness and uncertainty. a concoction of sought. or is it 26th year if the nine gestation months matters. god bless the lovely mothers. no, its not birthday

the kenyan paradox

2006-11-03T22:43:00.000+03:00

how times change. or is it people. its true that the only constant thing in change is change itself. president mwai kibaki is in china while his main political opponent, raila odinga is in the us of a delivering speeches about political liberation in kenya. at face value, nothing looks odd. until history knocks the door and you realize that raila was considered more leftist (opposed to "us of a"

Sasha P-File Closed

2006-10-31T06:19:00.000+03:00

Some things are not just worth the trouble. Sasha is one of them. She has gone to the bottom of my list. Rock bottom. And it’s a crying shame really because I thought she had more sense. She is a reckless chic, and I don’t do reckless chics. Reckless chics can send you to an early grave, and I believe I’m too young to check out just yet. I still have childhood dreams to fulfill, I still have a

turn your positive idea into a powerful achievement

2006-10-25T18:00:00.000+03:00

i am in the middle of implementing a novel idea that will eventually become something very useful to the community and my future.ever since i sat for that entrepreneurial class, my mind has raced to the galaxies and back. robert kiyosaki's pack of rich dad poor dad and cashflow quadrant hasn't made it easier for me either. it is a rally against procrastination, initiative and self start. some of

would i do it if it counts?

2006-10-18T22:02:00.000+03:00

yes, i would vote for nameless to win the mtv ema awards 06 for the african act category he has been nominated for. the guy has in many occassions entertained me and the rest of africa with his singing prowess. from the days of 'megarider' to 'ninanoki', 'umenipa juju', 'furahiday' collabo and to the all time nice hit 'nasinzia nikikuwaza' among others, nameless has managed to keep africa

Sasha p-file project continued…

2006-10-16T14:15:00.000+03:00

[uplifted from 'the leader' weekly kenyan newspaper]Sasha and I are at the Blue Posts Hotel in Thika. It’s a balmy Sunday and we are seated outside on the green meadow, looking at the Chania falls across the yard. It is picturesque. We are digging into our lunch; grilled chicken, ugali, and kacchumbari chased down by cold beers. A three-band man is belting out Kikuyu tracks a discreet distance

wanjiru kihoro: how sad

2006-10-13T22:47:00.000+03:00

she was the only constant reminder that kenyans were once optimistic of having first world lives courtesy of the narc dream.having been involved in the second life mishap of the narc regime, the news of her passing away are very disheartening. the first was president kibaki's accident in december 2002 while returning to nairobi from a campaign tour in machakos. wanjiru was involved in the 2003

‘mad’ about kiss

2006-10-12T22:29:00.000+03:00

the rise and increase of fm radio stations in kenya is worth telling. gone are the days when tuning in to national broadcasters’ kbc english service with the likes of john karani was the signature of affluence. left, right centre -in all languages- into the villages and slums are wannabe fm stations with a moor of a following.classic fm joined this fray less than two years ago and has carved its

where is all this money coming from?

2006-10-10T22:07:00.000+03:00

there seems to be a lot of cash and liquidity in kenya presently.the nairobi stock exchange is having a turnover of over three billion a day compared to a paltry three billion realized in 1999 alone. share prices are rising astronomically as demand soars regardless of any underlying market fundamentals.all ipos that have come to the nairobi stock exchange from kengen, to scanad, to equity have

another one from 'the bachelor'

2006-10-08T19:45:00.000+03:00

by the bachelor from unwind magazine in 'the leader' weekly paperevery man has a complex inbuilt storage facility in his random access memory. they are little files saved under intricate codes that even the best hackers can't crack. some are marked x-files which contain all the dirty laundry in the form of ex-girlfriends he has had. some are f-files, which are sorry failure files detailing his

from rags to riches

2006-10-06T23:27:00.000+03:00

friday's nation newspaper magazine carried a feature about the rags to riches story of a leading kenyan advocate of the high court, mutula kilonzo snr. at 58 he has secured riches to last upto to the third and fourth generation. considered the devil's advocate for taking brief of former president daniel arap moi's legal matters, he is a man of means and influence.the 1975 start-up lawyer who

she may not be your wife

2006-10-06T06:53:00.000+03:00

being a sworn creationist with an immortal, omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient creator in mind i usually find it funny that god did not take time to refine his stuff.like the whole business of making kids. did god have to make it so rigorous and steamy? all that energy wasted. it could light the whole world. why not make the female blow a ball of air which the male slaps to the ground and

kenya business news: roundup

2006-10-05T06:27:00.000+03:00

due to reduction in world oil prices from around 78.40 usd per barrel in july to an average of 60usd per barrel currently, kenyan oil companies are under increased pressure to reduce petrol prices. motorists and government alike have put these oil monoliths under pressure to reduce prices from the exorbitant kshs 86 to less than kshs 70. finance minister amos kimunya has threatened to use his

kenya business news: profits & losses

2006-10-04T23:23:00.000+03:00

kenya power and lighting company (kplc) announced its annual results. its pretax profit rose by 26.2% from 1.3bn to 1.6bn shs. the company’s earning per share went up from shs 16.05 to shs20.78. shareholders will get sh1.5 in dividend, same as last year.however, there are fears that kplc may not see a similar trend of shs21.8bn to shs22.5bn rise in turnover it experienced this year come next year

kenya business news: ipo’s

2006-10-04T23:15:00.000+03:00

the ipo craze at the nairobi stock exchange has led to a war in offering of investment services. the two crazy bulls fighting to sign ipo prospectuses are fronted by jimnah mbaru of dyer and blair led consortium and suntra stock’s james murigu. jimnah, also doubling up as the nse chairman has been having the last laugh. wounded for not clinching the uchumi rights deal, he went ahead and put a

nairobbery the order of the day

2006-10-03T19:32:00.000+03:00

it’s a very hot saturday afternoon. nairobi of late has been very hot, global warming has just hit our streets. is this what they call a heat wave on cnn and bbc? pardon my ignorance but it’s really hot of late in nairobi and for those of us who are aerophobic, we have no comparison for such kind of weather. there has been also a lot of unexplained office and industrial fires, the latest been at

wangari maathai for president: will she be?

2006-10-02T19:37:00.000+03:00

the world renown 2004 nobel prize winner, professor wangari maathai launched her autobiography last week. unbowed: one woman’s story published by random house, 2006 is being serialised by the nation newspaper. in her own words, the nobel laureate gives a glimpse of her relentless fights in life to be where she is today. for some of us it’s news that the first woman phd in east and central Africa

The strong shall always eat the weak

2006-10-01T07:46:00.000+03:00

by Charles Onyango Obbo (Daily Nation 28 Sept)Africa has really changed for the better – at least in a few respects. Some years ago, as a young journalist who was still a little wet behind the ears, a colleague and I arrived in Lilongwe, Malawi’s commercial capital.Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, The Ngwazi (the great lion), was still running the place with an iron fist. Malawi was hell for

gogo gets there: a tribute

2006-09-27T21:55:00.000+03:00

the month of september will be etched in my mind all my lifetime.it brings to me the memories of your existence,it reminds me that you lost that living battle that everyone loses.it makes me realize how mortal i am, how vain life is, how fragile humanity is.and that one day, in that battle field,i will lose that fight too.childhood scenes fill my mind,the wonderful storybooks that you bought me,

are you corrupt?

2006-09-20T18:30:00.000+03:00

no. that is the instinctive response that most kenyans minds can conjure up when this question is posed to them individually. we all know who is corrupt; the government, the police, the local authorities, the civil servants and the list goes on and on. this week’s events have made me ponder this question more introspectively and i doubt whether i am not wanting.as suggested in an earlier post,

The Bachelor: Birds of a feather

2006-09-15T17:11:00.000+03:00

I travelled out to the countryside to see my folks. My folks call themselves “senior citizens”, that’s their cocky euphemism for “retired”. My mom called me last month and said she wanted to ‘have a talk with me – my mom always wants to have a talk with me about one thing or the other. They moved out of the city which they say is “polluted with negative energy”. They prefer the pristine village

hope for somalia?

2006-09-14T21:42:00.000+03:00

A man of the peopleAdored by the Somali people as the ultimate peace provider, but resented by the West as the embodiment of Islamic extremists out to introduce the dreaded Sharia law, the head of the Islamic Courts does not present a picture of an extremist. He comes across as a conciliator. SHEIKH SHARIF AHMED presents an easy demeanour despite the daunting challenges facing him as the head of

business matters roundup

2006-09-13T23:12:00.000+03:00

the second national operator may be licensed in january 2007. seven bidders are being evaluated to offer competition to telkom kenya. the operator will be licensed to offer mobile telephony, fixed landline, internet gateway, vsat communications, voip among other telecommunication services in one license. kenya has a 12 million mobile user base compared to 2 million fixed landline users.telkom

state of the nation

2006-09-12T23:08:00.000+03:00

karl marx was not very wrong after all, when he theorised that religion is the opium of the masses enough to give the poor illusions of fantasies otherwise unachievable in reality. somewhere in kinangop at the heart of the rift valley is a group claiming that the world will begin to end from 12th september midnight. the house of yahweh followers prophesy a nuclear holocaust ignited by usa

pole ndugu reuben kigame

2006-09-10T00:05:00.000+03:00

this must be a hard and grieving time for my favourite kenyan gospel artist reuben kigame. maybe even harder for him than when he realised he was becoming blind while still young. mercy wanderwa kigame, reuben’s wife passed on last tuesday following a road accident near kabarak university after her car rammed into a lorry. that was the most shocking news to my ears since last year september when

nairobi stock exchange: another electronic leap

2006-09-09T01:21:00.000+03:00

monday the 11th september 2006 is a d-day within the stock exchange fraternity. the much awaited automatic trading system, simply ats will go live on this day. this will phase out the open outcry system and pave way for electronic trading of shares. transactions will no longer be written on the board but will be beamed and electronically projected for every one to follow the dealings. the trading

the human trinity

2006-08-13T18:34:00.000+03:00

it has been a while since i visited the blogsphere. life has been flying off the shelves for the last two months and i think i need to take a charter flight through life. seconds ticks faster, hours whiz past like minutes and days have never been this shorter before. this is unlike a few years back when things seemed to fall apart and the sky was falling. those were the days when those things