REALITIES OF LIFE

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Several discussions have been ongoing about the burning of dormitories in secondary school that have been in progress continuously for the past one month consecutively within the various counties throughout Kenya. Currently more than eighty schools have been set in blaze destroying millions of property. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has even suggested that the schools be closed indefinitely for some time so that they can discuss the issue and find the way forward but the ministry of education has refused that that one cannot be the solution. Can the new policies brought in the education sector by Hon. Matiang'i including banning of prayer days which have always been done prior to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in attempt to curb the increased cases of exam irregulaties be some of the causes? I think to some extent it could be attribution because it's now like the devil is gaining some powers to take authority in the education sector. To ...

How does mob justice happen? You may question yourself. You are in a busy street going about your daily activity. You hear a shrilly sound from most probably a lady and a heavy commotion follows shortly. There is tension in the air. You turn back to see what is happening only to find a group of three or more roughing up a young man. Your curiosity makes you to get closer to witness the scene. By the time you arrive the number of people have increased, the young man is already drowning into his pool of blood and the people around him are using any available objects to hit him. You come across a young lady and panic is written all over her face and she can't force back her tears. The atmosphere forces you to ask her what is going on. She struggles to speak but after gaining composure she tells you that the young man being beaten thoroughly had tried to snatch her mobile phone and after screaming people came from nowhere and cornered the man who was trying to run for his life. It...

Seven students of St. Patrick’s High School in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County were on Wednesday morning arrested in connection to the Wednesday night fire that gutted down the oldest dormitory in the institution of learning. ElgeyoMarakwet County Commander, ShariffAbdallah, said that the seven were arrested in the school compound and taken to Iten Police Station for grilling. He, however, said that it is yet to be established whether the students played a part in the torching of the dormitory in an arson attack suspected to have been conducted by outsiders. The facility was housing 88 students and all their property went up in flames. “We believe that the arrested students know something about the arson attack and might have colluded with outsiders to commit the crime, if not directly involved,” noted Shariff. Elsewhere, Withur Boys Secondary School in Kisumu County was set ablaze Tuesday night with property worth millions of shillings being reduced to ashes. Speak...

Okun Oliech Anyango (not her real name) was only 16 years old when her step father raped her in Kisumu County.  Her step dad did this inhumane act to her when her mother had left for the market.  He ordered her to take off her clothes and raped her. He warned her that if she dared scream or told her mother or anyone about what had happened, he would kill both of them. He told her that she wasn’t her daughter and that she only came with her mother so he had nothing to lose. Anyango never said a word to her mother or anyone else. She kept it to herself. For the first 3 weeks things seemed okay. Although she was being tormented from the inside, Anyango acted as if everything was okay. She went to school on time, did her assignments on time and was active in class as always. During the fourth week, she started vomiting. She knew something was not right because she had missed her periods. She was so scared to tell her mother. She feared that if she dared spoke about wh...

The plight of medical practitioners working in the county hospitals has resurfaced. Already in Machakos county, the doctors are up in arms protesting over mistreatment by the county authorities. Similarly in Kiambu county the doctors have threatened to shut down their tools complaining of poor working conditions. From the past experiences, when complaints begin this way,they raise issues that end up developing into crisis. Let's consider even the education sector. And that's why there is need to quickly call an intervention and stem the tide. At the top of the matter is the inability of the counties go to manage the health care since the constitution transferred management of health centres to the county government as the national government was to take charge of formulating policies and also only the management of referral hospitals including currently the Moi Referral Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital. In the context, the former districts and provincial hospitals ...

Biometric voter registration. About 9.2 million Kenyan adults are yet to register as voters, the head of the National Registration Bureau has said. He said the bureau relies on the data from the statistics body because not every death and birth is registered in Kenya and so they don’t have very accurate statistics. With the IEBC having registered 14.3 million voters, it means that there is still more than half of that number waiting to be registered. Mr Kimotho advised the IEBC to carry out a mass voter registration before the next election Reuben Kimotho told the Joint Select Committee on electoral reforms the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission can make use of the data held by the bureau as it cleans the voters’ register ahead of the next elections. “The National Registration Bureau has to date registered and issued 26.3 million Kenyans with National Identity Cards. It should be noted that out of these, 2.7 million are projected date according to the Kenya Nation...

US President Barack Obama's half brother, Malik Obama, has now urged Americans to vote against the former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Clinton who is the wife of the former US president Bill Clinton.This is according to a report in yesterday's internet edition of the New York Post. Malik is quoted expressing great disappointment in his brother's administration and the Democratic Party for their support of same-sex marriage and his brother's foreign policy that led to the assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.According to the report, Malik wore Donald Trump's campaign hat at his home in Kogelo with Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again". In addition, Malik been quoted railing against president Barack Obama for allegedly showing little interest in his Kenyan family and declining to support Malik's campaign in the Siaya gubernatorial race in 2013. He is also quoted saying Obama refused to support a charitable agency - Bara...

. Education has historically been the bridge to success ,today it is not.The E students are doctors,nurses,lawyers and so on,merit is no longer applied but money.This simply means ,the key to success in this country is money,not education. It's not surprising that most of those schools that are burning are public schools, and your guess is as good as mine when it comes to who are majority in these schools. When I was a student in high school,you could easily see the hard working folk,'A' students who believed they have their future  in their hands,today I do stalk at these bright students, they are jobless or doing clerical jobs,while the lazy and troublesome guys I knew are already lawyers, engineers or working in big organizations. In other words, our education is no longer responsive to the needs of the job market, and the result is that today you only succeed ,not depending on your papers qualifications but who you know ,what you have or who your father is. Seco...

A twenty two year old woman, Edinas Nyainda, who had just graduated from Kenyatta University two weeks ago  was yesterday, on 25/7/2016 stubbed to death by her thirty year old boyfriend, Maxwell Okoth inside their rented apartment at Kahawa estate in Kiambu county. Edinas was stabbed severally with a knife until she succumbed to death. The man also locked up himself inside the room attempted to commit suicide by stabbing his stomach using the same knife be had used to kill the lover but was rescued by the police officers who reached the scene and dispersed people using teargas. Witnesses said that the incident occurred following disagreements between the two as Edinas threatened to leave the man. "I heard a commotion at around three o'clock in the morning but when I went to check, the assailant threatened me with a knife, prompting me to call the police," said Evans Silange, a watchman guarding the premises. By Ruth Fanice

Former president candidate Sen.Bernie Sanders has given a speech at Conventional Hall during the democratic national convention thanking the former leaders and even the campaigners.He also the the Americans who voted for the revolution. He talks of how he is disappointed by the results of the nomination but he is saying that they are together on political revolutions which have began.He says heis looking forward to be part of struggle of political ,social and economic representation of all and not a certain percentage. He says that the elections are about ending the forty years of middle class decline .

10 schools from Embu county Mbeere district are to be made boarding schools.The MP of Mbeere said that there is need for such schools to be made boarding so that they can help the local people. Elsewhere in Langata ten students have been arrested after being suspected to have caused the fire in their institution. More than fourty students from different schools have been arrested due to cases of burning down school properties.

It is now in the public domain that the Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa speaks more politics than water issues which are constitutionally domiciled in his ministry. Historically, Eugene is well known for the Queen's English, innocent looks and his grand march to State House which never took off. He has been 'in the cold' for more than two years since his last appointment as Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister during the grand coalition government that was led by Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga. However, being a man not used to political coldness, the learned fellow was hungry for a job. In retrospect, he was given the hind leg of a ministry and not the entire Environment docket currently under Prof Judi Wakhungu.However, going by the records he has set and the ones he continues to set, Eugene is a good example of what is wrong with governance in Kenya. He is a leader who says one thing and does the complete opposite; a leader behaving badly. B...

At times I normally wonder because it is like I don't understand the meaning of communication. The term 'communication' has heed my mind with a lot of questions, "is this communication we are taking as a course valid? Is  it a practical or a theory? or is it beneficial in both cases? And when are we going to apply it as communication experts?" When  I normally arrive at this point, one of my favourite motivational quotes usually come in my mind,"There are only two things that will change your life ;the people you meet and the books you read ."and this quote has summarised my life. Why am l saying this?,This is simply because am seeing wonders amongst us,as communication experts despite of the courses we had learnt about our mother communication career. We had learnt about qualities ,attributes and principles of objective journalism but some of communication students are not able to apply those courses in their live. I have been following up most ...

Tension and anxiety has gripped the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) after the outspoken Bungoma Senator Hon.Moses Wetangula threw a spanner into the works by calling on Raila to either retire from politics or support one of the CORD principals without which,he threatened, their dance will end prematurely. In an exclusive interview with KTN on Thursday, Wetangula, who is also the Ford Kenya party leader and one of the principals in CORD, said CORD supporters are tired of voting for a loser and Raila should change tact and consider retiring from politics. “People vote for you, the votes are stolen and they start to think that even if they vote for you again, the same thing will happen,” Wetangula said. The Bungoma Senator who is also the leader of minority in the Senate House also said that he believes CORD coalition has the capacity to win 2017 elections but told Raila that large crowds do not translate to votes.He asked Agwambo not to be hoodwinked by the mammoths and in...

A twenty one year old mother, Monica Wamweru was arrested yesterday and locked up at Nyeri central police station some hours after successfully delivering on Wednesday afternoon. She was taken from the hospital by police officers with the accompany of her boss, whom she used to work for in his mpesa shop and taken to the police station where he is held in custody. Ms.Wamweru's boss accused Wamweru of stealing ksh.90000 from his mpesa shop where she used to work at. However, Wamweru's husband, Mr Irungu who is 22 years old said that his wife returned home from work on Tuesday evening then come night she began to develop labour pains and was rushed to hospital where she successfully gave birth on Wednesday at around 2pm. Come Thursday morning, the boss and the police officers reached the hospital and at first they even wanted to take Wamweru away leaving her newborn child unattended to. While held at the custody, she denied that on Tuesday evening before leaving for home she...

Security has been improved in Kisauni .This is due to the plan that the residents have of demonstrating.The residents are complaining about the increasing cases of police killing their fellow residers.They also claim there the security in the area has been deteriorating.

The Opposition kingpin and former prime minister Raila Odinga has hit the Western ground running as he embarks on a four day political mission in the Luhya land. His long awaited tour of the region started in Vihiga county yesterday at Ground Zero with an indoor meeting of ODM grassroot leaders followed by a public address of a mammoth crowd. The rally comes just few days after the defecting ODM Secretary General alias 'Generali' Hon.Ababu Namwamba made some sinister moves out of the party that sponsored him to parliament.Also, since the DP Hon.William Ruto confirmed to his kalenjin counterparts in Baringo County that Ababu is purely dancing their Jubilee tune, Raila had to up his game to counter the Jubilee effect. It is therefore time for political survival and Ababu's anti-ODM theatrics will not put Raila off. Many have no doubt in their minds that Raila's presence in the region has sent a quiver in the Budalangi MP.Hon.Namwamba.Going by his sentiments over the pa...

The Opposition kingpin and former prime minister Raila Odinga has hit the Western ground running as he embarks on a four day political mission in the Luhya land. His long awaited tour of the region started in Vihiga county yesterday at Ground Zero with an indoor meeting of ODM grassroot leaders followed by a public address of a mammoth crowd. The rally comes just few days after the defecting ODM Secretary General alias 'Generali' Hon.Ababu Namwamba made some sinister moves out of the party that sponsored him to parliament.Also, since the DP Hon.William Ruto confirmed to his kalenjin counterparts in Baringo County that Ababu is purely dancing their Jubilee tune, Raila had to up his game to counter the Jubilee effect. It is therefore time for political survival and Ababu's anti-ODM theatrics will not put Raila off. Many have no doubt in their minds that Raila's presence in the region has sent a quiver in the Budalangi MP.Hon.Namwamba.Going by his sentiments over the pa...

A K24 journalist was seriously lynched and injured today in Port Victoria, Budalangi constituency, during a political rally of CORD bigwig and ODM supremo Raila Odinga in Busia County. Moses Masinde,a MediaMax employee,was harassed and beated up by rowdy youths as he recorded anti-Raila demonstrations that rocked the place at that time.His camera was vandalised and his tape raptured to an extent that if the K24 purchasing department would fund its repair then try to play it, I think it would have sounded like the sound track to Niagara Falls. At that time when hell broke loose,Raila was busy meeting ODM party delegates nearby.However,the police ran for Masinde's rescue from the hands of the barbaric goons.Surprisingly,the police rushed him to Port Victoria Police Station instead of the nearest hospital.Any sane mind would expect that the journalist be rushed to the nearest hospital but that never happened.Maybe because the police were not doctors to be mindful of his health ...

The Opposition kingpin and former prime minister Raila Odinga has hit the Western ground running as he embarks on a four day political mission in the Luhya land. His long awaited tour of the region started in Vihiga county yesterday at Ground Zero with an indoor meeting of ODM grassroot leaders followed by a public address of a mammoth crowd. The rally comes just few days after the defecting ODM Secretary General alias 'Generali' Hon.Ababu Namwamba made some sinister moves out of the party that sponsored him to parliament.Also, since the DP Hon.William Ruto confirmed to his kalenjin counterparts in Baringo County that Ababu is purely dancing their Jubilee tune, Raila had to up his game to counter the Jubilee effect. It is therefore time for political survival and Ababu's anti-ODM theatrics will not put Raila off. Many have no doubt in their minds that Raila's presence in the region has sent a quiver in the Budalangi MP.Hon.Namwamba.Going by his sentiments over the pa...

The Opposition kingpin and former prime minister Raila Odinga has hit the Western ground running as he embarks on a four day political mission in the Luhya land. His long awaited tour of the region started in Vihiga county yesterday at Ground Zero with an indoor meeting of ODM grassroot leaders followed by a public address of a mammoth crowd. The rally comes just few days after the defecting ODM Secretary General alias 'Generali' Hon.Ababu Namwamba made some sinister moves out of the party that sponsored him to parliament.Also, since the DP Hon.William Ruto confirmed to his kalenjin counterparts in Baringo County that Ababu is purely dancing their Jubilee tune, Raila had to up his game to counter the Jubilee effect. It is therefore time for political survival and Ababu's anti-ODM theatrics will not put Raila off. Many have no doubt in their minds that Raila's presence in the region has sent a quiver in the Budalangi MP.Hon.Namwamba.Going by his sentiments over the pa...

                                                            Lots of people feel bad when someone ignores them because they gain their self esteem from the approval of others. When I was a young child I was taught to please grown ups in order to be “Nice” child. As I grew up my strategy for seeking approval remained the same and so I started to determine my worth based on the acceptance I get from others, If people liked me then I feel good about myself and if they ignored me I feel worthless.   The main reason I feel bad when someone ignores me is that he/she thinks that he/she was annoyed somewhere because something was wrong between me and him/her. however, this not being the case. It might be for a reason not being liked, or be a reason of forcing him/herself on me. Today am treated nicely and tomorrow being ignored...

Others could describe life as a state that precedes birth, other scholars describes life as a period during which one is alive.Life has got a lot of meanings that if one is given a time to explain what life really is, a whole month could not be enough. for real meanings are in people not in words. Life entails a lot. Others says life is sweet while others say life is the worst thing ever on earth. Have you ever wondered why some tries to terminate their lives? Have you ever thought of a reason why others die of stress? When news goes around that a man has hanged himself, know it is because of 'life'. One committing suicide, because of life. It does not only mean that when you are in a good status of health, your life is enjoyable. You live in a big house with all your basic needs, you claim life is sweet. Here comes three things that makes 'enjoyable' or so called 'sweet' life. Wealth, woman and wisdom. 3Ws. But question yourself, where is the origin of stre...

The Budalangi member of Parliament, Ababu Namwamba had made good his threats and resigns from his position as the secretary general of ODM on Wednesday, 6th July 2016. He claimed that his resignation is as a result of disrespect and harassment despite his effort to market the party under opposition's Cord coalition. Ababu had also earlier on complaintaking over from the Kisumu's senator Anyang' Nyong'o about two years ago. ''I have stood with the ODM for many years but instead of appreciating the role I have played to the party, ODM keeps on frustrating, belittling and harassing me,'' he said. ''I defended my party and party leader by action, not by words and Raila Odinga is fully aware of that. Now my question is why are they refusing to give me the full responsibilities?'' He told about 3,500 ODM delegates at Munyere in Busia that he reached such an agreement after a five hour meeting with the Banyala council of elders who advised h...

Three-time world 1500m champion Asbel Kiprino and world 1500m champion Faith Kipng'etich will represent Kenya in the forth coming men and women's 1500m races at the Rio Olympic Games. Asbel kiprono clocked 3minutes and 38.21 seconds to win his race during national trials at the kipchoge keino stadium on Friday. Elijah Manangoi got the second automatic qualification place after he clocked his race in 3minutes and 38.48 seconds.The former world Junior 1500m champion Ronald Kwemoi settled third in 3 minutes and 38.80seconds.After the rece Kiprono said that he will form partnership with Manangoi and Kwemoi. Nancy Chepkwemoi clocked 4:10.00 to claim the second automatic place in the team with Viola Jeptoo coming third in 4:11.93. Chepng'etich said that they  are supposed to prepare well since the race can turn out. National record holder Carvin Nkanata and national champion Mike Mokamba will represent Kenya in the 200m race despite finishing in the second and sixth positi...