A hero is not necessarily a winner. He or she might not be the beneficiary of his efforts. He could be a looser and a reject but the courage he takes to approach issues that other men are afraid of makes him be called so. Most Kenyans have lived to appreciate and enjoy Kenya’s political developments when it comes to democracy, freedom of speech and human rights protection. But the fact remains that men behind these developments still remain unnoticed. These are great people who ensured Kenya remained Kenya especially during the first three decades of independence. Rtd. C.G.S Gen. Mahmoud Mohammed. He was the Chief of General Staff during the attempted coup of 1st August 1982 against Moi government. By then, Moi was in Kabarak when Senior Private Ochuka became the president for six hours. Mahmoud together with the General Service Unit (GSU) managed to neutralize the rebellious forces. He managed to correct the earlier message in KBC that the government had been overthrown. Again he...
HOW TO PIRATE WITHOUT DISGUSTING YOUR HOST (context of Moi University Main Campus) Greg Adero Did you miss a room? Are you too poor to afford rentals at Talai stage or commute from Cheptiret or Kesses? Then you have to pirate. Comrades who had done this successfully before knows how to do it but to the new pirates, this is how to begin pirating, what your host expects from you, the dos and don’ts of pirating. If you follow strictly, then the semester will be very smooth and will end without you having squabbles. BE CLEAN . This is the first thing you need to consider when you’re living in someone’s room. Even if your host keeps dirty utensils for a week, try to be different. Try and mop the room at least twice a week and keep the utensils clean. Do not hang your dirty clothes anywhere in the room and in case you find the room mopped, try and remove your shoes before you get in. BE GENEROUS . However poor you are, be ready to provide at least some cash for quick l...
MENTAL SLAVERY Most people are aware of only physical slavery which majorly ended many years ago. However, aspect of mental slavery have continued to subsist amongst men and women, young and old, literate and illiterate, rich and poor people. One gets into mental captivity when he or she gets misinformed about self and real world. He or she becomes unable to differentiate how things are and how things should be. Most of the times the victim lives in fantasy world. This form of self slavery is more sinister than even physical slavery because the captives never realize their situation. Mental slavery is another form of emotional thinking rather than rational thinking. Here, one is guided by his emotions but not his mind. A lady who decides to be a single mother because good men no longer exist falls under this category. She is enslaved by misconceptions that all men are unfaithful, arrogant and violent. Maybe due to past experiences and the environment, she commits the fallacy th...
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