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Poster from thellesi.org breaking down the budget for youths in Kenya to understand.

Government Austerity.

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Unlike my friends Mike, Polly and Elphic, when I enter anywhere, math gets out. And when math enters, I get out! No hard feelings, just mutual acceptance of ‘it is what it is.’ However, we find amicability when money is involved. For this reason, I don’t suppose I would make a good economist, yet this…

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Anti-financeBill protests in Kenya

They Did Not Believe – AntiFinanceBill Protests In Kenya

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The events that have occurred in Kenya over the last two weeks have been more than just surprising. The Kenyan government was caught flat-footed by the power of its citizens to mobilise in large numbers to make their points heard and demand action. Attempting to nail it, they have blamed external interference by Russia, extremists…

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#RejectFinanceBill2024

Reflections on The #RejectFinanceBill2024 Protests

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Tuesday, June 18th 2024, was an important day for Kenya as it demonstrated (to Kenyans themselves, our leaders and the world) that young people are woke and beyond ready to demand for government transparency, accountability and public consultation. Kenya’s young people are often labeled ‘dumb’, indifferent and selfish.We, Gen Zers, are spoken of as passive…

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Underrepresentation

How Underrepresented Is Underrepresented?

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The term “underrepresented communities” refers to groups of people who have historically been marginalised and are often given less visibility, opportunity, or representation in various aspects of society compared to other groups. This can include economic, social, political, and cultural dimensions. These communities may be defined by a variety of factors such as race, ethnicity,…

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Earth Day

Earth Day & International Women’s – Who’s Post Is The Best?

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Today, I came across a social media post reminding us that April 22nd is Earth Day. By all intents and purposes, a good day. One where both the people fighting the problem and the problem itself unite in acknowledging that truly, we must solve the problem for it is causing many other problems that are…

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We Are Advertisers, not Politicians.

We Are Advertisers, Not Politicians.

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I originally published this blog post on 19th March 2024, but then my website factory reset itself. Just like that, without my permission. As if I am not the one who gives it life and fame. My website guy explained to me exactly what happened – he mentioned servers, backups, things – but like many…

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Avalanche

It Feels Like An Avalanche.

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As I begin to write this blog post, my mind feels like a kids playing ground and a market place during market day and the White House during a crisis and like a ship caught in a tempest and like the inside of a pressure cooker and, just chaotic. In any random order, I am…

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We are planting a 100-acre forest.

We Are Planting a 100-Acre Forest.

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There is a point to this article, and it has everything to do with trees. Before this year, I had only ever planted a tree once in about 24 years of life on earth. I planted 3 trees – Grevilleas. This was no easy task. It involved me interacting with soil, mud, sweat and other…

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My Vision Board

My Vision Board.

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It is about 2 AM as I write these thoughts. Not deep thoughts, not shallow thoughts – just thoughts. I have just spent about 2 hours creating my vision on Pinterest, an undertaking I got on after seeing Al Kags’ Facebook post about vision boards earlier yesterday. It reminded me that once upon a time,…

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I lost my boots

I Lost My Shoes

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The other day, I wrote about a guy who lost his shoes. That guy is me. You people who sent me messages asking, I hereby confess. They were black, leather, Chelsea boots. A pair of beauty. I walked in them and felt like the Matrix. Or Chuck Norris. I was ready to take down the…

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