It's all about you

IF YOU DO NOT FIGHT FOR THEM NOBODY WILL PART 1 Just before I open up my heart and flood this page with my thoughts, the first question that I ask myself is; do we really understand what female genital mutilation is? Some people prefer to call it Clitoridectomy. Let us define this word. Clitoridectomy is a surgical procedure to REMOVE all or part of the clitoris also known as female circumcision. This sounds like a very important medical procedure when you read about it for the first time. BUT there is nothing positive about it, when all it does is cause harm and even kill. These last few days FGM has been all over the news. This December, the future of many girls will be destroyed if we do not raise our voices on this particular matter. This month young girls have died because of what is termed “THE CUT.” For example, according to The Star December 5 2015, a standard seven girl died after the cut in Kerio Valley because she lost a lot of blood. This is not the first time ...

The Mother-Daughter relationship is one of the most dramatic affairs that I have experienced and witnessed in my entire life. A few days ago I was in the office and my amazing, loving mother called me early in the morning to ask me how I was doing and how my new job was coming along. We had a very relaxed conversation as we always do, just laughing and laughing. She was very interested in wanting to know what tasks I had on my desk that day, so I explained it to her. This whole time my colleagues were seated with me in the office. When the conversation with my mother ended, one of my colleagues who is a mother of a 21-year-old asked me, “Woi jameni will I ever be able to have such a relaxed conversation with my daughter? Sisi ni kama hatusikilizani” (Will I ever have such a relaxed conversation with my daughter, we don’t exactly get along). Then I smiled and told her, "Trust me it will happen!" I spoke to her from my own experience and it reminded me of my own walk with m...

  I am recovering from one of the worst 'diseases' that writers suffer from, commonly known as a writer's block.  A condition that can last for a long period of time. Symptoms range from having nothing to write about to having an idea on what to write about but not being able to actually put your thoughts together and write. It also includes writing and deleting over and over again and having many things to write about but not knowing how to narrow it down. Trust me it is real! True story! So my condition has lasted for about a year now, BUT enough is enough. I decided to write again. I trust that this will be an insightful piece What is the most prominent feeling that you get whenever you read the newspapers or listen to prime time news. I can confidently say it is a myriad of feelings. You get all these emotions of disgust, anger, disappointment and frustration. Times have changed, men have changed, the hearts of men have waxed cold and human life is no longer a t...