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It’s time to raise the standards of how we manage sport in Africa

Reflections from the Africa Youth Chess Championships 2022 in Lusaka, Zambia My son and I have just returned from Lusaka, where he and 20 other young people competed in the Africa Youth Chess Championship 2022. Chess as a sport has grown over the past few years in Kenya and on the continent. It has moved …

Most Useful Farming Facebook Groups in Kenya (for me)

I don’t usually do lists, or advice, but I thought I might share some of the Facebook Groups that I have found to be most useful for me as a new farmer. This is a basic list with no order. Africa Farmers – Most relevant content and a large community of practicing farmers with useful …

These are ways to make people count

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote here about Mama Furaha, a woman that I met that does not officially exist and how many people don’t count. I have so many more stories of real people and I will be telling you about them. One of the people I will often tell you about is …

I am a writer first and foremost. I am passionate about social entrepreneurship, which I define by finding ways to innovate the world’s processes to make life better for people – whether in business or in the non-profit sector. I am professionally involved at the Open Institute, Thellesi Co and various agricultural ventures.