In fair Lumakanda, Kakamega County, I lay my scene. This has been a weekend of sorts. The backdrop of this weekend has been death! On Saturday, I attended a wedding between Lady Jane and Rev. Ngereso at Likuyani. Mwana wa Lijondo, as he is commonly known, was wedding Lady Jane. Let me tell you the… Continue reading Death, Oh Death – Not Again. Please.

My dad rested exactly 15 years ago today. Up until his death, ours was a cold relationship. He was not present in my life. He wasn’t in the life of my siblings either. His was a life that, mostly, I can only take lessons of – what not to do as a father. Yet I… Continue reading Happy Fathers DAY

The meeting in the boardroom was about the impending retrenchment. Mr. Mukazi was not going to be any unclear in his words this time round – the repercussions notwithstanding. When he called me by my surname (as Mr. Akelanze) and not Georgy as he (and most of my colleagues referred to me), I knew things… Continue reading My wounds only got septic – Part 2

The year was 1999. The news had just come in. Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (KP&TC) was finally being privatized. For many of us, this was going to be no big deal. If anything, now there was the choice of working for Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), Kenya Postal Corporation or Telekoms Kenya. I had… Continue reading My wounds only got septic – Part 1

The death of Dr Wahome Gakuru (Nyeri 2nd governor elect) has elicited diverse talk – mostly on social media. “Dagitari Wahome wa Gakuru” as many fondly called him died in a grisly road accident in the early hours of Tuesday November 7. It is not in my purview to delve into the details surrounding the… Continue reading Dad, the ROAD did not need to KILL you.

I have promised myself that when I grow up, perhaps, I will join Instagram and Snapchat. Because I am told that these are the most vogue platforms to socialize. Just recently I was talking with some of my colleagues about the fact that I used Meebo, yahoo messenger, MSN and they be like … dude,… Continue reading Daughter, your BRAND or Slay Queen?

Today I had a very somber moment driving to work. Kubamba Radio refreshes me in the morning – that is if I am not listening to Hope FM. I should confess that there are moments that I tune to Ghetto Radio to listen to stori za mtaani, juu traffic ya jioni huleta mbrrriiiicha! Today’s devotion… Continue reading Let the Little Children Come

The percentage of the young adult electorate (18-29 year olds) that have voted in the US elections in the past 5 elections since the year 2000 has averaged 48 according to Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and Brookings’ Governance Studies. This number was only highest in 2008… Continue reading Dad, do I have to VOTE?

Yesterday (Friday 16 June 2017) marked the International Day of the African Child (DAC) 2017. Tomorrow (Sunday 18 June 2017) will mark Father’s Day 2017. The theme for 2017 for DAC was The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for Children in Africa: Accelerating Protection, Empowerment and Equal Opportunity. This is an invitation to explore the… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day – African Child

I thought I would escape the Happy Mother’s Day bug.  Mum taught me, taught us the art of self survival.  The skills she bestowed on me are an assurance that I can make it despite the circumstances.  All it takes is focus, work and faith.  Thank you mum.