Amara Kaira
- New York, United States (US)
you can have all the knowledge in the world but if you haven’t haven’t made any changes in your environment and self your nothing but a poor theory
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Basic facts on the topic: – 1) Activism in Kenya has atrophied to a career where donor-funding precedes addressing social issues. 2) Most activists are fake (especially prominent ones). 3) Not all activists are fake (mostly those you don’t know). ...Read more
Kenya is not poor, we’re simply plagued by 2 things – Corruption & Incompetence. The recent hunger crisis is testimony to both. When I was in high school we had a brilliant teacher called Mr. Museve who, in our opinion, ...Read more
Two days ago in Navakholo, Kakamega county, Kenya, the village woke up to unprecedented fog of agony when Patriick Nyapara, an Administration Police Officer, allegedly shot and killed his fiance with whom they’ve had a relationship for a significant number ...Read more
For long to have faith, within the religious context, is to believe in someone (God) or something (God’s power to ‘save’) without questioning (or doubting) his ways mostly interpreted to you by his (anointed) servants (pastors, priests). However, there seems ...Read more
Do you think the publishing industries in Kenya are doing enough to publish a budding (read new) writer? Which best approach can such a writer take to get published?
Here are my #SaturdayThoughts on the matter. The biggest obstacle to development in our country is the citizens, specifically, the middle-class/middle-income working class. As Saul D.Alinsky puts it in his book ‘Rules for Radicals’, they are the ‘have-a-little-want-mores’ … they ...Read more
Caroline Mwatha, a human rights activist, died from a botched abortion. Reports say that she was five months pregnant. What can we learn from her experience? Should we legalize abortion? Should we inform women about the dangers of abortion? What ...Read more
Last year Kenya launched the inaugural Direct Flight route from NBO, Nairobi Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (J.K.I.A) to JFK, New York USA’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. What are the Economic advantages and disadvantages?
Ruth Rono languished in poverty even though she had a First Class Degree in Economics. Who is responsible for her situation? Is it the government? Is it her family? Is it her university? Is it the economy? Is it her? ...Read more