Category Archive For "Personal"
Loneliness at the top is a real thing – CEOs and Leaders struggle in deathly silence.
Recently, I saw a Facebook post by Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko and I sympathised with him. I generally have not had very high thoughts of Mr. Sonko and I have written about my varying views of him here and here and here before. But seeing this post synchronised with some of the thoughts that I …
An unusually happy post about Safaricom
These holidays in my shags (Malindi), I decided that I was going to get a more significant internet connection that the modem. I enjoy a strong fibre connection at my Nairobi home and workplace so why in 2016, should I not enjoy the same in shags? The most efficient choice after reviewing the players was …
Driving from Nairobi to Nakuru (150km) can take 5 hours. Here’s how.
It has taken me 5 hours to travel from Nairobi to Nakuru – a distance of 150km. According to google maps, observing all traffic rules, I should be there in 2 hours and 42 minutes. On other days that I have taken this route it has taken me about 3 hours (because I often stop …
#OdeToYouth Lesson 15: Start saving today! Seriously, you’ll thank me later.
By Wandia Gichuru / Adapted from her Nation Interview with Thomas Rajula (June 30, 2015) I was 21 when I graduated from university, so I spent most of my 20s working. My first real job was in Montreal, Canada. More than anything, I loved the fact that I was independent for the first time in my …
#OdeToYouth Lesson 14: Be Present in your life today, don’t let go of your youth too fast
In the course of my journey, in which I reflect on my adult life, these past 18 years or so, I open up my blog to my friends, who also share their #OdeToYouth. Today, my friend Lilian Okado, reminds us to be present. By Lilian Okado The other day I recorded my 18 month old …