REALITIES OF LIFE

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...

Cord leader Raila Odinga had a chat with Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria during their 'peace' lunch at Ranalo restaurant in Nairobi last week on 21st of June 2016. It's barely a week after enjoying ugali, fish and osuga with Raila and the Pangani six that Moses Kuria accuses him of not honouring the agreements they reached. Following the detention of MPs and senators alleged of hate speech at the Pangani police station, MPs Moses Kuria( Gatundu South), Ferdinand Waititu( Kabete),Junet Mohame( Suna East), Timothy Bosire( Kitutu Masaba) and Kimani Ngunjiri ( Bahati) promised to join the peace treaty.However, Kabete's and Kitutu Masaba's members of parliamentbdid'nt turn up for the lunch. Moses Kuria was to take that opportunity to thank the Cord leader Raila for forgiving him for alluding to a plot for his assassination. Kuria said that during the meeting, they agreed to launch peace caravans across the country and that political matters would not feature at the...

                                                Former cabinet secretary Kambi  kazungu         The president of Kenya , president Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated the former cabinet secretary for labour , Kambi Kazungu to be the chairperson of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF). The former cabinet secretary who will assume the new role upon approval by the National Assembly was forced to step down from his office based on the allegations on graft. He would later left out of the government by the president during the reshafling of the cabinet secretaries by the president. His role was therefore taken by Phyllis Kandie the then cabinet secretary of East African Affairs. Kambi's suspension in November was informed by the move by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) who forwarded his name to the DPP...

UGANDA PLANS TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOP FROM SOMALIA BY DECEMBER NEXT YEAR Uganda has reached a decision of withdrawing it's troop from Somalia by December 2017. This is following frustration from Somalia's army as well as the international partners as reported to the BBC by Ugandan chief of defence forces General Katumba Wamala. Wamala said that it has reached a time for Somalia to take over the role of maintaining it's security but this has not been the case despite the training of its soldiers and army officers by Turkey, UK and US. Ugandan government said  that it's Uganda among other troop contributing nations like Kenya, Burundi and Ethiopia that contributes the largest percentage of troops to the Africa Union force fighting Islamic militant Al-shabaab but still Somalia is not co-ordinating its activities and this is causing problems. Some have even gone ahead and questioned the effectiveness of AU mission in Somalia because it has struggled to secure areas outsi...

I was born on 13th June 1997 as the last born in a family of eight siblings in Kisumu county.In 2001, my parents enrolled me in Malezi Academy for my pre-primary education.In 2003,I was transferred to Keyo Nyadundo Primary Day School where I attended my primary education.I began playing netball from standard four to six.I used to be a hardworking and highly disciplined pupil and my report form is full of such recommendations.I accomplished my primary education in 2010. In 2011,I was enrolled in Ahero Girls secondary school.Come 2012, I was transferred to Nyakach Girls High School where I was elected as the class representative in form twol,assistant headgirl in form three and finally the headgirl in form four because of the leadership skills I possessed due to my hardworking quality and my ability to address clearly and concisely my fellow students.Being in boarding school with added advantage of being a leader made me to develop a sense of responsibility as I had lots of duties to ...

In 1996, 13th day of September, I was given birth to as I was told by my mum. This was in Migori county Awendo District. It was very early in the morning when I was born leading to me being given the name Omondi meaning very early as a tribal name for those born early hours. Started my life in school when was 4 years at Susana Millinium Academy in 2000 as a pre-primary school. In class six I was elected class prefect because I was considered the most discipline student in that school. As a prefect, I learnt that leadership is good when treating people equally . Did my KCPE 2010 and qualified to join one of the national schools in Kenya, Kanga High, I joined soccer club when in form one after being the best player during inter class competition and left because I was small and afraid of injuries. In soccer team, team work is the best and helps achieve desirable goals as also in life, team work is the best method to delete poverty. In 2014, finished Secondary school with alot of cert...

My name is Andrew Fingili.I was born in 1996 in transnzoia county at Kiminini constituency,Nyasi village.Later I started my primary Education from 2001 to 2010 where I sat for my K.C.P.E examinations. Immediately the results were out I joined St.Josephs Boys National school-Kitale from 2011 to 2014.I sat for my K.C.S.E examinations where I managed to score mean grade of A-.While waiting to join university I worked as a volunteer teacher at Mufutu Secondary School from April 2015 to August  of the same year On 9th of September 2015,I joined Moi University as a student in the School of Human Resource Development taking a degree in bachelor of science communication and journalism.Am currently on 1st semester of my second year. I aspire to become the best journalist like mohammed Ali after my course.I also desires to take masters in communication specifically Kiswahili language.

                      Many call me different names ranging from Gerty,Liz,Nono,while others call me ever smiling .Official I am known by the name Cherono Gertrude. That jovial lady who never miss a smile on her face.I love smiling because maybe that could be the only smile that that person gets that day.Born in the year 1995 as a last born in a family of 6. I am currently persuing a degree in communication and journalism at Moi university main campus as a second year.I studied in Moi girls vokoli where I completed my secondary school from.I also studied at AIC Ruman ,St.Peter s Kapsabet and Mosop kimong' where I did my KCPE. I have special interest in writing ,learning new things. I love writing about issues affecting the society especially emerging issues.My main aim in writing is always to educate and also help people to be open minded.I have done this in my blog gertrudecherono.blogspot.com .I also have special interest in dis...

  A Toronto arborist says he is “furious” at the city’s “negligence and laziness” in inspecting trees the day after a man was killed when a falling branch struck him in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Andrew Baughn, an ISA certified arborist and founder of Eco Tree Co., said the city needs to do more work to avoid more tragedies. “If I walked you through Trinity Bellwoods, five to six trees would need immediate attention . . . and this is a park that holds thousands of people,” he said. Baughn, who lives across the park with his family and walks through it every morning with his children, has documented several trees that are unhealthy, including one that almost fell on him and his 2-year old son last June. “A big chunk of wood from a silver maple tree, almost 250 pounds, fell last year while I was at the park with my son,” he said. “If it had hit us, or anyone else, we would’ve been dead.” Matthew Cutler, spokesman for Parks, Forestry and Re...