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Disaster Preparedness a sham
Disaster Preparedness
Ceremonial thinkers without an execution plan are as good as disaster itself. Many a times word has been renting around the air in formal and informal pronouncement, that disaster is looming right at our doorsteps, what shocks, is the way each one of us casually is responsive or non responsive. It obviously appears that none of us is seriously willing or ready to embrace Disaster Preparedness. As mentioned elsewhere in this site, people in this amazing country should not continue suffering.
Post Election Violence
His life had virtually screeched to a halt when he lost all his earthly possessions to the Post Election Violence associated with the elections of 2007, but a miraculous encounter with a church organization in Nakuru slums led to a turnaround in David Kamaus fortunes. What had gone wrong with our amazing country?, its the hope of all that a repeat of the Post Election Violence should not be experience again.
The Post Election Violence that rocked the country in the year 2007 and the resultant wanton destruction of life and property is a phenomenon Kenyans, indeed the entire world would love to completely erase from their memories. Victim like David Kamau the vivid memories and images of the insane attacks meted out to them and their property, as the turmoil thickened, keep haunting their minds unbidden, the Post Election Violence was a horror that should never be repeated.
Prior to the Post Election Violence, Kamau, 29 had already curved the right niche for himself as a shrewd potato trader in Kuresoi. Twice a week he would hire a lorry to transport dozens of sacks of potatoes to Nairobi for sale.
Domestic Help in Kenya
Domestic Help
How necessary is it to have Professional Domestic Help in Kenya? The modern woman no longer belongs in the kitchen. She moved to office jobs and other businesses. At times she keeps very late hours or works during the weekends. This has necessitated the need to acquire Domestic Help or a house assistant to take care of the children and the homes. Very crucial job this one, but is this common hhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllpppppppppppp, when you here this, you may be responding to nothing and everything, read more on
Stunts Domestic Help in Kenya Pull
Unfortunately, this has not been as smooth sailing as it may sound. Domestic Help in Kenya are notorious for resigning without notice. It may be in the morning when you are preparing to go to work when she stops you and says, ‘Mama John, sitaki kazi na nataka kuenda nyumbani (Mama John, I don’t feel like working anymore and would like to leave for home). Lini?’ (When?) Mama John (John’s Mother; so and sos’ mother is the term mostly used in Kenyan homes) asks numbly, trying to remember what could have triggered this kind of announcement.
Celebrity culture an influence to youth in Kenya
Celebrities of the Jungle
Most teenagers and youth in Kenya are rocked with an identity crisis when it comes to Celebrity. The Celebrity culture negatively or positively impacts on their general Lifestyles. Some youth are attracted and motivated by the financial package that comes with the Celebrity status while others admire the recognition and fame.
In the popular youth culture in Kenya, a Celebrity is normally referred to as a Celeb, Celebo or to some Sonko.It is a common trend by youth to refer to each other as Sonko or Celeb usually when one appears on media occasionally or when one of their own acquires some instant or gradual level of financial stability and extend some generosity to his hood.
‘Sonko’ is a term that popularly originated from the urban youth to mean that one has bales of money. Many young people from slam areas in urban settings spontaneously discovered their musical talents and exploited them to rise to Celebrity status.
Naturally a Celebrity in Kenya would have a prominent profile with the media and can be easily identified or recognized. A Kenyan Celebrity would sometimes be identified with all the wrong things but among the Kenya youth this only uplifts their popularity.