Men are promiscuous, governments make no lies.

Laughing to stop crying With Anthony Muchoki Come to think of it. Governments are like men. Ever so present, making so many promises, but they always remain siri kali world over, just like men. A man goes to the altar. He says out of his free will, ‘I do’ to a particular bra-wearer before a real priest and a big congregation. He promises…

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The sounds of hope at Egerton University

By EVERLYN MUGURO “The window of opportunity is never opened wide and once youSee one that’s slightly ajar, you have to squeeze your self through.For if you delay, you only have yourself to blame.” These words has since haunted me in the face of a harsh and unbearable environment ours in Kenya has become. But when a direct my…

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Under the Mugumo Tree: The Enduring Legacy of Charles Mwangi Muchoki (1939–1999)

By John Mwangi In the year 1939, in a quiet Murang’a village named Migumo-ini, a child was born under the sacred canopy of the Mugumo tree—a tree the Agĩkũyũ believe connects heaven and earth. This village, nestled in what is today Gathera sub-location, Nginda, carried a name that honored these ancient fig trees of worship, resilience, and continuity. The…

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