The barriers to citizen engagement The Open Institute works in two main ways as regards government – citizen relations. First, we promote proactive government transparency and second, we work with citizen March 8, 2022 10:21 pm No Comments
A teenager’s pregnancy changed the destinies of two people forever. Here’s the story of how Benjamin Katana dropped out of school to become a breadwinner When I started telling you the stories of Kenyans August 11, 2021 8:11 pm No Comments
Living Memories: I married a paramount chief when I was a teenager. I am passionate about learning from the past and I have spent years talking to people who were alive in the 1930s, 1940s and June 14, 2020 1:11 am No Comments
#OdeToYouth Lesson 5: Forgive your parents and yourself When I was in my early 20s, I was very angry person. It didn’t take much to get me to fly off the handle November 18, 2015 5:39 pm 3 Comments
#OdeToYouth – Lesson 3: (Guest blogger) – No success without Sacrifice. My friend, who writes the #PassionatelyKenyan blog is also an ex-youth like me – she is my age. She is a C-level executive for a large November 4, 2015 7:55 pm 5 Comments
#OdeToYouth: Lesson 2 – Learn how to sweep a floor My last day of high school was a Thursday. My mother, one of several accomplished hoteliers and caterers in our family, had arranged that November 1, 2015 2:55 pm 10 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
A grand old man passes away, leaving life-long lessons behind. When I met Mungai Gatoro in 2009, I was awed by his simple eloquence – regardless of what language he was speaking. He spoke July 10, 2015 4:40 pm 3 Comments
Living Memories: a story from Lokitaung, Kenya Today, I want to share with you one story. From Lokitaung. There used to be a prison there during the colonial era. After independence May 18, 2014 2:55 pm
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