Category Archive For "world view"
Funerals may never be the same again
This article was first published in the Standard. On April 25th, I wrote here about two old men who were building me a gazebo to pass the time as they could not sit still during the lockdown. Unfortunately, one of them, my 86-year-old grandfather passed away suddenly last Friday. Organising his send-off turned out to …
Mixed signals to blame for surge in coronavirus infections
This article was first published in The Standard. On Wednesday, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe tightened the lockdown screws in Eastleigh, Nairobi and Old Town, Mombasa. He ordered the cessation of all movement in and out of that two areas as of 7pm that day. However, according to social media accounts, that announcement was …
If you think things are bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
As we come to the end of April, I fear that we must brace ourselves for a harrowing May. If we thought that the measures that the government has taken so far to try and curb the Covid-19 pandemic are tough, I think we haven’t seen anything yet. Let us start with the basics. The …
I am first an foremost a writer who cares deeply about the world. I enjoy stories - especially history for its rich tapestry of stories of people's lives interwoven intricately in failures and victories. I care so deeply about the world that I also spend much of my time and energy trying to make it better in some way.
