In my final year of high school, I didn’t have a clue on how I could score a meaningful grade in math, let alone join the university. But as fate would have it, I performed well in my final examination and enrolled for a bachelor’s degree in education in Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. From Grade …
Many parents, employers and other youth handlers are incessantly lamenting about the quality, demeanor, and attitude of our youth. There are myriads of complaints ranging from mode of dressing to levels of perseverance at workplace. Many employers have lamented that young graduates are grossly irresponsible and unable to fit in a systematic bureaucracy that demands …
I will start my discourse with an incident that took place in January 2013 at Enkii Boys high school. That time, I was a new teacher in the school alongside Jackson Kasaine, my longtime friend, and a team of young teachers (Isaac Simel, Michael Mutuku, and Abigail Saidimu). We constituted a panel to interview students who …
If you are like most of us, I am sure you have at least that one thing you wish you could do if you had enough time or money. But the reality of life is that time and money are scarce and will always be limiting factors every time you wanted to do one …
Most if not all kids have big dreams of what they would want to become when they grow up. They confidently tell everyone who is willing to listen of their desire to become doctors, engineers, astronomists, pilots, name them, when they grow up. They dream of owning huge houses, best in brand cars, and other …
We arrived in Miami Dade County one hot summer afternoon in July 2020 right in the middle of the COVID pandemic lockdown. We were all excited about the beach life and the thought of no more chilly winters was liberating. Miami Dade County is huge and diverse, and by the way you don’t have to …
