Munene, the journey...

There is nothing as bad as having something that does not become useful to someone else just because you prefer to waste it. Africa's biggest challenge is not a lack of resources; rather it is a problem of mismanagement of what we have. It has been said before that our Continent is rich beyond our imaginations. Be it food, electricity, water, or even our energy, we expend these with absolute disregard to efficiency. Look at what happens in our offices during the weekends for instance: it is not uncommon to leave the lights on in the entire building over the whole weekend even though no one is making use of them. The automatic flushing water closets especially in urinals also keep pumping water though there's not a single soul making use of them. Even worse is the fact that we leave lights on during the day in our offices whilst the sun lights the rooms. This is characteristic of the way we also handle food. In my village, Kathiranga in Meru County, for instance,...

The family is the basic structure of the society; it is like the cell n a human body. All the functions of the society start and end at the family level. Just like the cell of the body, a sick family structure results in a sick society. Our modern society is ailing; and the root cause of the disease is the family. Violence, sexual immorality, disobedience are the common symptoms. Broken families have become more common. Cheating and adultery has become so common that those who don't engage in it are the exception. Children do not listen to their parents anymore. And how can they? Their primary source of instruction is music videos from Youtube, messages on WhatsApp, their Facebook friends and so on. 12 year old girls have sexual relations with men fit to be their fathers; and the parents look the other. Or do they? Parents do not have time for their children. They are chasing the career; they are in the rat race of life. They have left their children to be brought up by house...

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