covid19 & persons with disabilities
“Let’s not even go far. Our supermarket are not disability friendly. While everyone rush to stock food so they can stay indoor, people living with disabilities can’t reach essentials on top shelves” George Barasa
The significance of Akamba Food Festival
The first ever Akamba Food Festival is brought to you courtesy of Makueni County Government, in collaboration with Hivos East Africa.
Lessons from the 2010 decade – #3 – Courage
Over the past week, I have been reflecting…
Celebrating 72 years of mzee Joachim Kiio
Peoples. Today, my father turns 72 years. I…
Remembering Uganda pre-Covid19
Peoples. A time like this a year ago,…
Decolonizing the plate with cassava
Peoples. I am a cassava farmer. I might…
Unsung heroes: Gitobu Imanyara
Yesterday I visited Gitobu Imanyara to find some…
presidential directive to cushion the creative industries – the facts
The Sports Arts, Culture and Social Development was set with money collected from 20% betting tax.
covid-19 & 1% club
Staying home on lock down is like house arrest in not so many words, a state of emergency that will allow the 1% to pump all the fear they want while it lasts. The 1% club will slowly roll out a system that befits their interest, one that won’t change much after the pandemic is gone and for those that remain.
Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki
In one of his sermons, he declared that “any politician sponsoring ethnic killings would never be given a platform in any of his churches”. At the height of the government crackdown on human right activists in 1993, he helped to smuggle environmentalist Wangari Maathai to safety.