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  How has life unfolded to you as per your level of exposure?? As I sit here with pen and paper in hand, I reflect on the week that has passed. Another day, Month and Year has found me, and it is time to pause and glean the wisdom that I have earned through my effort. I am reminded of the wise words of Takim Edu who reminds us that goals are only useful when they guide us to specific behaviours that are easier to do. Simply foc quickusing on doing Behaviour X is not enough; we must find ways to make Behaviour X easier to do.It is time to relax, to let my mind Wonder, and to plant the seeds of wisdom that will saturate the weeks ahead. But how can we make a behaviour easier to do? The answer lies in making it automatic. When a behaviour is reinforced, remembered, and repeated, it becomes second nature. If we want to turn a healthy habit into our new normal, we must pair it with a reward, plant cues to remind us to do it, and relentlessly repeat it. As I close my eyes, I imagine one ...

What's the Fate of Kenyans? In Kenya, it's always forward ever backward never. We wash dirt under the rug so fast and forget about it so fast. Even the Shakahola tragedy will pass and be forgotten... Have you noted that it's fading slowly? The media is fatigued about covering it. God forbid is Mackenzie bites the dust today, the tragedy will fade so quickly like morning dew. We forgot about the PEV of 2007/2008, and 2017. We forgot about the Arthur brothers saga, we forgot about the findings of thmany government initiated commissions of inquiry i.e.  the commission on devil worshipping, the Ndugu land report, the Krieger report, and other scandals like, Goldenburg, Anglo leasing, the Triton scandal etc. Even the Aror and Kimwarer Dam scandal has already been forgotten. Our poor memory is the reason why we don't hold public officials accountable. It's the reason why we don't look at the track record of the leaders we elect to represent us. One of the ...

Romantic Partner? Our view suggest that human beings are looking for models of genuine love and are hoping to learn from it's effects in order to own “perfect” relationship. However, some participants were still suspicious of the current generational romantic relationships. For me intimately saying is that; “I would like to see some of the flaws because I think some people are putting them up there way too much and I think if a small thing happens, it is going to be a heart break for a lot of people…it annoys me because no marriage is that perfect” Once more, there appears to be a recurring theme of doubt towards the romantic relationships that are perceived as perfect. Comrades are reluctant to accept such models of love they believe don’t reflect realistic relationships in their community. The feelings of suspicion towards working over romantic relationships in general, could have real-life repercussion on the formation of heterosexual relationships. Some of females that still ex...

It isn't winter!Brace for Untold high economic milestone. Anyone who thinks 2019 was economically tough should get checked. What lies ahead is beyond what many expect or imagine. The things we have been writing about over the last six years are crystallizing. The financial hurricane we have been foreseeing will make a landing in the next 12-18 months if not sooner.  I however would rather be a prophet of doom than a false prophet who shouts peace in times of war. Many of us have already experienced the tightening economic noose. This is a tale that needs no telling. I wish I could be the bearer of good news.Expect debt restructuring and bailouts. This is because we have maxed out on borrowing and taxation capacity.  Interest expense on public debt is expected to cross the KShs 400 billion mark this financial year. This is obviously unsustainable. This will mean less government spending which will result in deeper money circulation concerns. The government will stru...

Is it mountKenya's political extinction? It's shocking how some few days ago, as we were having a cup of tea with two gentlemen of Somali extraction. As is habit before the main agenda, we allowed ourselves to digress and delve into all manner of topics. Animatedly, the older one couldn't hide his excitement on two issues. One, that the Agîkûyû as a community are on the verge of extinction. And Somalis, who on average marry up to Four wives and get upwards of 20 chidren are taking their pride of place in Kenya as the most populous community. Moreover, they have taken almost all hotels in the city centre, he asserted. And they won't stop there. He expanded his thesis that because the Somalis are more cohesive and are able to pool resources, they are taking over residential areas, building skyscrapers, malls and all manner of investments in neighbourhoods hitherto owned by Kikuyus.Further, but in a conspiratorial tone, he insinuated that progressively, Somalis from neighb...