Even as Professor in Christian Education, Dr. Brad Wigger finds time to teach Sunday school at his hometown at the Louisville Theological Seminary in Kentucky. During a recent visit to Kenya, the Professor shocked many when he stated that he finds time to teach Sunday school and the title of a professor does not in …
Strolling through the posh areas of Lavington, the beautiful greenery all over area, silence reckons that the place is accessible to the “haves” in society who can “afford” the silence. Kawangware a stones throw away is the opposite. As I try to access this densely populated area, the difference is as night and day. The trenches that …
Ethnicity is one of the tribulations still facing the country even as we are set to celebrate 49 years of self governance. During the ongoing Trainers of Trainers (TOT’s) programme by OAIC’S Just Communities, the enablers as the TOT’s are often referred to, were able to mobilise, engage and do a lot of advocacy in …
“When the police are called upon to sort out issues that require their immediate attention, they drag and take their sweet time , sometimes they demand for money to purchase fuel or even ask to be sent for a taxi,’’ lamented one resident at Ngando location in Dagoretti constituency. “They are however, very quick to …
Sixty percent of the women in Korogocho slums still give birth at home, only close to 30 % of the women in Kenya have attained secondary school education, close to half a million children in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, under the ages of five will succumb before they are five. The statistics keep staring at …
In the wake of the new constitutional dispensation, a lot still needs to be well thought through in order for the gains in the constitution and more-so the devolution process to be appreciated by all and sundry. The letter and spirit of the constitution should be adhered to during the implementation process. The debate on the allocation of the …
As thousands the world over gathered to mourn the death of Pope Shenouda III, the Organisation of African Instituted Churches’ (OAIC) remembers him in a special way; as the founder and patron of the organisation. The 88 year old Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III died on Saturday from old age and complications in health according to …
Nigeria has lately experienced unprecedented spates of violence especially in the Northern part of the nation. In March we have seen attacks that have left scores dead and others hospitalized. Day in day out attacks have been reported and owned up by the Boko Haram militia group- which means Western education is sacrilege – . This …
The Constitution defines a youth as someone below 35 years of age. In Kenya, more than 60% of the population is composed of the youths. These young people have very many concerns they feel have been highlighted before in various fora but the government and the responsible parties seem to give them a deaf ear. …
Growing up as an albino child was no easy feat for Josephat Torna. He was born in a polygamous family and the unyielding undertones from all sectors made life a nightmare for him. Cases of albino’s being merchandised in Tanzania is not a new thing and the fact that he came from a polygamous family did …
