With so much going on in the world right now; hunger, poverty, civil war, global pandemic, racism, police brutality, corruption, domestic violence, etc. I just want to know how you are doing. Sometimes I log into social media and I am left defeated. There is a lot I wish I could do to cha ...
Discy Latest Questions
As a poet and social commentator the issues of poverty, marginalization and all problems of the occupy a key position in my themes. Every time I critically seek to interrogate and evaluate these issues I end up pointing a finger to somebody up there. I am seeking vices of others on these issues i ...
Why is Africa still lagging behind ...
Ian NgugiVeteran
There are two main pandemics we are fighting at the same time: 1. Coronavirus 2. Hungervirus Sadly, the fight for each virus has been turned into a classist fight between two groups of people: 1. The Rich (senior government officials and fraudulent business individuals ...
Joyce WanjeriExperienced
No small or medium business is set to survive only the large corporations will profit from this disaster but the worst hit is poor people. We’ve run out of food and cannot pay our rent! Where are the hospitals, clinics and wellness centers that our politicians were singing during their camp ...
Bwedi O.Advanced
For the risk of sounding stupid, I love one thing about Coronavirus: Equality. It doesn’t care about race, gender, age, intellect, social status, sexual orientation, or any other artificial divisions we have created. It treats everyone the same regardless of all our differences and privileges. Th ...
Africa used to be the breadbasket of the world. The epicenter of civilization and everything great. Slavery and the age of colonization had a great impact. We have overcome those eras yet we can’t find our way through. So the question now is with the vast natural resources we have ye ...
The percentage of Africans living below the poverty line has increased over the years leading up to 2020 and 2021. One in three Africans lives below the global poverty line. This makes up about 70% percent of the global poor, and these numbers are rising in Africa. Despite the overwhelming number ...
Kihu, an economist and founder of The Bizconomist Journal suggests that a young person in Kenya has three options of breaking out of poverty or become financially independent —education, entrepreneurship and talent. Initiatives such as the 30 per cent procurement rule meant to benefit the ...
Ironically, the poorest people in Africa live in the richest countries while you will easily find the richest people living in some of the poorest countries.