The lessons of the Sand Mandala: What can you do with a billion that you can’t do with a hundred million? In my meditations this morning, I reflected on the Sand Mandala, an ancient sacred practice of sand painting done by Buddhists – Tibetan Buddists May 22, 2020 11:01 pm No Comments
I make my interns and mentees wash cars – here’s why. (Featured image, courtesy Kwalimwar) As a leader in my organisation – well, as a leader in general, I am passionate about mentorship and passing September 18, 2018 12:52 pm No Comments
The challenges of being non-partisan and the pursuit of objectivity Throughout this electioneering period I have remained generally silent. I have allowed this blog to go quiet and I have generally kept my views October 30, 2017 10:29 pm No Comments
#OdetoYouth: Lesson 1 – Learn hard, Make a brave choice I left Malindi, where I grew up for a major part of my life on January 6th 2000. I knew that moving to the October 30, 2015 11:25 am 9 Comments
Make it okay to fail, and maybe development will fail forward Blog post #2 from the Open Africa Summit, Zanzibar Until today, I had never met Rakesh Rajani, the great man who leads Twaweza. I October 7, 2012 9:15 pm No Comments
Random thoughts from dowry negotiations Today I attended a wonderful ceremony – a Gikuyu traditional dowry negotiation. In this age, such things as dowry have been given bad connotations August 5, 2012 2:06 pm One Comment
Dreams of our sons & daughters, dare we imagine? A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend half an hour with a 85 year old man who moved to Washington July 31, 2012 10:10 pm One Comment
Long live the Diamond Queen, Elizabeth II Elizabeth II is celebrating 60 years of her reign of the United Kingdom and its 15 territories. I have no real idea how this June 2, 2012 11:29 pm No Comments
Fire. Again. With Political Melodrama (yawn.) I’m sorry, I am completely unable to feel distraught or more than passively chagrined by the unfortunate events at Sinai slum in Nairobi. I September 13, 2011 3:52 pm 8 Comments
Samuel Wanjiru… & Boys. I yesterday posted a disturbed email to a listserve called ConcernedKenyanWriters and an interesting discussion ensued that helped me to clarify my position on May 17, 2011 8:56 pm 11 Comments