Covid-19 job cuts threatened the position Georgren held with his employer – a leading FinTech. The company had evaluated it’s market share and was contemplating closing its operations in Kenya. The CEO and Chairman, a Finnish mogul in his 70s was unequivocal. “If the numbers do not go North, I am afraid that we have… Continue reading Because of Why? Part III
Sustaining a relationship where both parties are not able to make full disclosures for own convenience is simply a time bomb and a scandal in the making. For Georgren and Lorna, this was soon to change from a relationship to a situationship. Georgren was this family man occupying this top C-suite job. He could not… Continue reading Because of Why? Part II
For Lorna, life outside of social media was ordinary. The most she had was a google email account to apply for a role as project coordinator in this construction company that has projects spanning Eastern and Central Africa. This was a job that she desperately needed.Lorna had just lost her previous job in 2019 as… Continue reading Because of Why? Part I
I read this and found it a nice article to syndicate. All rights to the author. Enjoy the read. Men are generally secretive and have been trained to be strong/bottle things up. They can thus easily go through life battling issues that no one knows or no one cares to know. That is why many… Continue reading The Silent Battles of a Man by Victor Salamba
“Everyone can be a father but not everyone can be a DAD. I might not tell you this but I look up to you in a lot of things …. One of those is being a dad” I woke up to those words of affirmation from my son. I felt the day was complete. Then… Continue reading Fathers, Rise up and be DADs
Today I woke up to a tribute by a friend of mine. Felix Ochoro, on his Facebook timeline wrote a tribute that spoke volumes to me. Felix is one guy who has mentored me both professionally (Telecoms & Networks) and personally (Ministry in Church). I celebrate the life and times of Walter Orondo Ochoro –… Continue reading Life has Good Days … Lessons from a Celebrated Father
@EliudKipchoge aims to become the first human to run a marathon in under two hours in the much-anticipated run in Austria. This is going to be something close to the American Super Bowl. It is the sub 2-hour marathon challenge (ineos159challenge.com). Twitter, as Kenyan pundits would say, is on fire with trending hashtags #INEOS159 #NoHumanIsLimited.… Continue reading Son, you can DO IT! #INEOS159
When I met Glenn in July 2019 after Sunday service at ClubLIFE, the teen’s service at Lifespring Chapel, I was all convinced that this was a University student on recess. From his demeanor and calm composure, it did not occur to me that this was a student in high school. Now do not get me… Continue reading Take ME Back to School
One of the classic messages ever engraved on a tombstone reads, and I quote: Here lies Max and Max Lies Still. Anon Max is a name chosen randomly. Treat any real names as sheer coincidence. Does this pun make epilogue of Max’s life? Is it that he was such a liar that in his death… Continue reading My Eulogy
There are movies that I have watched and as a father, I am left wondering … what would I do in their stead? Denzel Washington stars in the 2002 thriller John Q. Michael, John’s son, collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to hospital and John is informed that… Continue reading Daddy, my friends tell me am UGLY
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