The world has expectations on stuff,maybe factual or hypothetical,but driven by reason.We expect a stone to drop downwards,towards gravity on its free will,thats science,we expect to fail if we dont put effort,we expect dogs to back and not talk like humans.Would it not bbaffle you if you saw a stone just rise into the skies..or… Continue reading
HE WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE
[Had to share this]: Ikemefuna is a house boy who drinks the wine of his boss with’ impunity’ then addswater to cover his tracks. His boss was suspicious and decided to buy pasties – a Frenchwine that changes color if you add water just like dettol.Unknowing, Ike drank from the wine and topped it up… Continue reading
YOUR COMPASSIONATE GOD
Scripture: “The LORD is gracious and righteous; ourGod is full of compassion.” (Psalm 116:5) He Gat you! What is Compassion?I want you to imagine that your best friend broke hisleg and has to use crutches everywhere. He’s so tiredand is getting blisters on his hands. So you go out andbuy a pair of crutches and… Continue reading
WHY I AM HAVING MANY CHILDREN!
In explaining interest rates and maturity of bonds,my lecturer gave an example that elicited murmurs from all.He said,money(or lack of it) is not reason enough to have small families.One should have as many children as possible-for the future! This,with the economic times and the cost of raising a child! Then he brought up an angle… Continue reading
NSE Gets New Board in Restructuring:A DEMUTUALIZATION STEP?
My Finance class has been rife with speculative stories on the prespect of the NSE being demutualized soon.One of the conclusions we reached was that we still,are quite far from that,since the right infrastructure has not been put in place.Well,seems we were wrong. Barely a day later,this is in the news! As part of its… Continue reading
FOOTBALL MURDERS
There are some things that exceed human stupidity. I call it “Excessive human stupidity” for lack of a single solid term to describe some actions. It’s even worse when these actions are done by men who have gone to school and call themselves educated. Some of these actions include the disgraceful actions from a clique… Continue reading
OVERCOMING CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BARRIERS:THE JESUS WAY
(John 4:1-26) The world is divided into many regions of people with varying characteristics,such as race,ethnicity,culture,religion,among others which are different from one people to another. In this era that interaction is necessary,we cant afford to live in one shell,we need to move out and relate to other people through trade,sharing of intellect,learning,sports,etc. Therefore,there is great… Continue reading
TO BE AFRIKAN
adoptanegotiator To be Afrikan and what this means to me,Is a task that sheer words cannot dare to treat,For the beauty and warm feel of this majestic continent,Is one I’m always sure and totally confident. To be Afrikan, I wonder……….Is it to have the awesome complexion of the midnight sky?Or to possess the skill of… Continue reading
LOVE’S BLACK HOLE
what if you tattooed my nameupon your bosomand showed itso everyone knewwho i wasand what i mean to you what if iwas your everything todayyour heartbeatthe reason that you smileat lifeyour very breathwhat if i was all this and moretodaybut when you woke up tomorrowyou feel nothing at all for me? no hatred or reason… Continue reading
Sometimes
SometimesSometimes i reach out..sometimes i hesitate. Sometimes i hold on..sometimes i let go. Sometimes i look back..sometimes i look foward. Sometimes i lose my way..sometimes i find a brand new path. Sometimes i falter..sometimes i stand firm. Sometimes i fail..sometimes i succeed. Sometimes i give up..sometimes i persevere. Sometimes i am stupid..sometimes i am wise. Sometimes i use my intuitions..sometimes i use… Continue reading
THE URBANITES
I come from a place where there isn’t any milk or honey.where the roads flow from one corner to the other covering what is left of the earth.I come from a place where the poet is cool,where the calm and collected are fewwhere the feuds are solved with an eye for an eyeand where the… Continue reading
More Is Less More or Less
In a country, A country of More laws and fewer morals More people with less power More religions but less God More money but less to spend More clothes but less length More weaves and less dreads More guys, less gents More lovers, less wives More hugs, less love More radio, less music More songs,… Continue reading
GAY SOCIETY
“Pastor!I cant sit there,and let you defile the Lord’s alter with such an immoral topic” “Yes!I agree with that…this is not the right topic in the House of the Lord” This is what transpired on Sunday,in my Church,Mamlaka Hill Chapel immediately the Pastor announced the topic for the day.A man came charging to the pulpit,demanding… Continue reading
CONFLICTED HEART
My heart mourns dailyN knows not how to make merryThe pain I grieve is too highOh how I wish I could just die If love is so greatWhy is it that I regret?And if really it is so trueWhy do I then feel like a fool? My soul for sure is drown in tearsAnd my… Continue reading
Life and Times of a Idle Youth
The phone rings at 8:00 am,very irritating….I look at it with one eye and gauge its importance in my dream.Its dad..he can wait.I hit the silence button and sink deeper into blankets..It rings again at 8:50…its Mum…..again I turn a blind eye…but her words since my childhood “..a little slumber..(you know the rest,I bet your… Continue reading
COUNTRY ROAD
Walking,Running,Ah,this road terrain,Worsened by the rain,It’s literally a earth road, sorry, rocky road, no murram,Not even in this Christmas time. No cars,No bikes,Vehicles cant navigate these boulders,And the dust,Makes me feel like a Survivor cast,Oh,there’s the only lorry that can take me to town! Chromed,Jammed,Thats the situation in this lorry,This goat is looking at me… Continue reading
BACK TO BASICS
A friend of mine came to ask me for advice the other day.Problem?She’s pregnant!So,do I know anybody who can ‘get rid of this?’ Because‘I’m still very young,man,I cant support a kid!’I looked at her and said ‘yeah,I know many people who can do that’ Youshould have seen her face light up!But wait…“But I wont hook… Continue reading
victor brian: SH.10000 AN HOUR? HERE’S HOW
victor brian: SH.10000 AN HOUR? HERE’S HOW: Eenie minie miny mo Do you want to make some dough Listen close I tell you how With life dec…
victor brian: THE ALPHABET KENYAN STYLE
victor brian: THE ALPHABET KENYAN STYLE: If the alphabet was to be taught Kenyan style, it would go like this: A for Al-Shabab: Obviously nothing makes better headlines than…
Kenya is angry,but we shall overcome!
Kenya is an angry country…intra-nationally!Everybody is angry at somebody elseWomen think all Kenyan men are broke,mean and cheating ‘beasts’ and theey would rather give their love to Naija men and white men who are moneyed and willing to share it.Men,on the other hand say Kenyan women are gold diggers after their pockets and hard-earned cash… Continue reading
I’m Trying, But…
I’m trying, but…what I want to do,I don’t do enough of,and what I don’t want to do,I do too much of.I know the rules for a Christian life,according to the Bible,and I’m trying; I really am, but…heaven and eternity seem so far away,and the rampantly materialistic worldpresses in so closefrom every direction, every side,that I… Continue reading
A Perfect Christian
You could count on a perfect ChristianTo always be gentle and humble,To be immune to sin,And never, ever stumble. He’d study and rememberAll of God’s commands;He’d be trustworthy, moral and honest;You’d know just where he stands. With others, she’d be in harmony;She’d never lose her cool;Forgiving and forgetting,Following the Golden Rule. He’d surrender his life… Continue reading
To Be Kenyan is to be These
Maziwa ya Nyayo To be Kenyan is to be these…I went to a local primary school, Used the same bag for seven years, It was pure leather from K.M.C. products.I drunk K.C.C. milk thanks to a political strategist, Who I have come to both ridicule and praise.I didn’t think much of my future, My dad… Continue reading
Identity
Look at me, it’s not my true identityI have a covert identity, i wonder if you’d ever see, my thoughts, my deeds are all that makes mebut something I may do may not describe me. My true identity has fled me, fled me to anotherto my friends and familymy true identityis all that makes me…. Continue reading
Sailing Away…..
I start with a wobbly step,Gaining a steady footOn the sandy beachesI must reach the boat of hopeBefore it sets assailI can’t loose this will I’ve found……No, Not now!No, Not today!I have to gain a paceTo remain in this raceIn my backpackAre a pack of lessons past learntFrom broken trust and prommisesA load of scarred… Continue reading
Dont Strike the sorrow Chord
Do not strike the chord of sorrow tonight!Days burning with pain turn to ashes.Who knows what happens tomorrow?Last night is lost; tomorrow’s frontier wiped out:Who knows if there will be another dawn?Life is nothing, it’s only tonight!Tonight we can be what the gods are! Do not strike the chord of sorrow, tonight!Do not repeat stories… Continue reading
Honouring our Heroes
Indepedence heroes Let me remind you,I am a true Kenyan Patriot.I love Kenya as it is,and I’ve never wished to be elsewhere.Alfred Mutua may not be the most popular man in Kenya(especially the media),but he came with a phrase I love and refer to very often “NAJIVUNIA KUWA MKENYA”We have our fair share of circumstances… Continue reading
Its the journey thats important
Life, sometimes so wearyingIs worth its weight in goldThe experience of travelingLends a wisdom that is oldBeyond our ‘living memory’A softly spoken prayer:“It’s the journey that’s important,Not the getting there!”Ins and outs and ups and downsLife’s road meanders aimlessly?Or so it seems, but somehowLeads us where we need to be,And being simply humanWe oft question… Continue reading
WHY NOT YOU?
Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you?Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you?Today, many will choose to leave the ghost of yesterday behind and seize the immeasurable power of today. Why not you?Today, many will break through the barriers of the… Continue reading
THE LONG WAIT
Kenyan Dawn On the night jamuhuri twelve, Ululations pomp and joy Like a visit by Santa and the elves A nation was being born In the maternities of our struggles Shackles were divorcing my arms Prison walls falling down To the music of trumpets of Mau Mau The night was chilly, but, They raised the… Continue reading
GENDER QUOTA,BAD IDEA
Gender Sum I just heard the news…Kenya is ranked up there for providing bla bla opportunities for women…thanks to the Constitutional a third quota requirement…. Before la femme movement comes after me na majora, let me confess that I don’t mind being under a woman, I advocate their rise up the corporate ladder, heck, I would vote for a… Continue reading
DEFINING LIFE
It’s a funny thing,What we call life,It gives us trouble,It causes strife. It makes us laugh,It makes us cry,Yet all we do,Is stress and try. To make it through,Surpass Our frowns,To make it past,Life is ups and downs. We don’t have a choice,To stay or to go,Were here for a while,Is all that we know…. Continue reading
Life Guide
Do what is necessary to succeed in life, not what is popular to fit in.”” Pick and choose who you put stock into, not everyone is meant to be a friend nor are they worth spending thoughts on. Put your stock into people who are not only about themselves but care about you as a… Continue reading
Fear of Failure
Everybody,including me,fear failure…but wait!!It shouldnt be that way!!Lets examine what the world thinktanks thought of our universal phobia!!Go back a little to leap further.John ClarkeIt is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.Theodore RooseveltHalf of the failures in life come from pulling one’s horse when he is leaping.Thomas HoodI… Continue reading
Success Formulae
“Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.”John Paul Getty“One fails forward toward success.”Charles F. Kettering“No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or ‘get rich’ in business by being a conformist.”J. P. Getty“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”Dale Carnegie“Many of life’s failures are people who… Continue reading
Follow Your Dreams
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.Henry David ThoreauEvery great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.Harriet TubmanReach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep,… Continue reading
Greatness
No one can know the potential,Of a life that is committed to win;With courage – the challenge it faces,To achieve great success in the end!So, explore the Dimension of Greatness,And believe that the world CAN be won;By a mind that is fully committed,KNOWING the task can be done!Your world has no place for the skeptic,No… Continue reading
Whatever you Plant, you will Harvest
If you plant honesty, you will reap trust. If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. If you plant humility, you will reap greatness. If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory. If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony. If you plant hard work, you will reap success. If you plant forgiveness, you will… Continue reading
Start Where You Stand
Start where you stand and never mind the past,The past won’t help you in beginning new,If you have left it all behind at lastWhy, that’s enough, you’re done with it, you’re through;This is another chapter in the book,This is another race that you have planned,Don’t give the vanished days a backward look,Start where you stand.The… Continue reading
PROMISE YOURSELF
Promise yourself….To be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet. To make all your friends feelthat there is something in themTo look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best,and… Continue reading
defining Happiness
‘Does Happiness depend upon comfort? ’The answer is definitely a big, ‘No! ’Happiness lies in not comforts alone!Happiness is not a static quality of the human mind, body and soul.All can’t remain happy all the time.It would be foolishness to wish for a life, filled with happiness alone;Happiness is more when woes come in-between.Happiness is… Continue reading
Nothing To Fear
There’s nothing to fear – you’re as good as the best, As strong as the mightiest, too. You can win in every battle or test; For there’s no one just like you. There’s only one you in the world today; So nobody else, you see, Can do your work in as fine a way: You’re… Continue reading
Perfect Living
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others, It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, Only you know what is best for you. Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart Cling to that as you would… Continue reading
Keys for living
1. The best way to get even is to forget… 2. Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death… 3. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts… 4. Some folks wear their halos much too tightly… 5. Some marriages are made in heaven, but they ALL have to be maintained on earth… 6…. Continue reading
Defining Hope
Hope is bright shining light which keeps darkness at the bay Hope is gentle cold breeze on a hot sunny day Hope is to remain positive when going gets tough hope is seeking more when others think u had enough What hope means Hope is dreaming of tommorow Hope is simmering under sorrow Hope is… Continue reading
Life as we should live it
Run. Everywhere. Aimlessly. Without worrying. Without looking back. For the freedom. Run. Play. Without thinking. Without planning. With imagination. With love. With life. Play. Laugh. Loudly. Endlessly. Innocently. At yourself. For yourself. Laugh. Be. Crazy. Funny. Courageous. Loving. Yourself. Be. Live. For yourself. Helping others. The way you want. The way you need. Your life…. Continue reading
ONLY YOU MATTERS
A person can make you feel high, A person can make you feel low. But only you can decide, Which way you want to go. A person can hurt you mentally, A person can hurt you physically. But only you can place, A limit on your abilities. A person can cause drama, A person can… Continue reading