Kenyan Idiot

Now, I have to be honest and say that although I am not a golf fan - I do not understand it and so choose to stay away - nor am I one for gossip of any kind... But when I really think about it and the bigger this story gets, the more I realise that this cannot be scooped into the same category as mere tabloid fodder. As news of golf's world #1 Tiger Eldrick Woods' 'transgressions' continued to emerge through out the week; and as more mistresses spoke up about their affairs with the first black man to win a major golf championship, the billionaire - as of next year - became increasingly wedged between a rock and a hard place; this was nowhere more evident than when wife Elin gave her husband of 5 years a do or die ultimatum - Golf or Me - to which he has responded by deciding 'to take an indefinite break from professional golf.' This seems to me like a man who is ether very sorry - well that can be disputed because of the timing of said remorseful apology, comi...

We all have rules that govern our work, school and even home, that set of spoken or unspoken laws that shouldn't be broken lest we are to face the consequences. In life we all adhere to some code or rule. This is true in all areas of life except the Kenyan roads; here amid the cars, carts, busses and pedestrians the rules so carefully followed elsewhere in life are thrown out the window like old cigarette butts and chewed gum to be stepped on with little regard to all else. The colourful and expressive often artfully graphitised death traps. These relatively inexpensive four wheeled health hazards trundle along breaking every traffic law known to man. These moving exhibitions are to seat only 14 passengers but drivers and touts jam 24 or more. Standing and packed like sardines these matatus move at break-neck speeds down pot hole riddled city streets, the only rule these dare devil drivers is that of the traffic lights - if and when they work. These metal traps are possibly the ...

I have been meaning to write this for days now but have found ways to put it off. I was trying to sort it out in my mind as well as maintain a level of objectivity... Well, technically it does, the clouds absorb water from lakes and oceans, which fills up the cloud and down comes the rain. But that is beside the point; the point is that because of global warming- the increase in the average temperature of the earth's air and oceans since the mid 20th century-the rivers and lakes are drying up so there is less water for the evaporation process necessary for rain. Forests like the Mau are very important because trees do away with greenhouse gasses by using up carbon dioxide molecules. Once the CO2 is removed from the atmosphere oxygen is released into the air. Chopping down these trees as is seen in the Mau nullifies this process. Furthermore the trees in the forest prevent sunlight from reaching the ground, when trees are felled their stumps decomposition is hastened resulting in...

The last time we heard of this rare occurrence was in 1986 at the world cup quarter-final match between the Argentines and the English. The match was poised to end in a 0-0 draw when Diego Maradona scored a last gasp goal- and broke England fans hearts- by punching the ball into the net, after the game the Argentine was staunchly unapologetic and insisted that the goal came courtesy of the 'hand of God'. Once again, the 'hand of God' seems to be rising form the ashes in the form of Thierry Henry's goal on Wednesday night against Ireland in a match to earn a spot in next years eagerly anticipated World Cup in South Africa. After the goal Henry is seen gesturing towards the heavens in what seemed to be gratitude to the divine. This kind of cheating would be non existent if football went the way of Cricket, Tennis and Rugby in employing high tech methods in making judgment calls. It has been seen in past matches that the human eye fallible, video technology would he...

After a month or so of nothing but promises and talk, the government delivered the much needed evictions from the burnt out, and often mistreated forest.After the announcement was made the residents seemed to vent their displeasure on the trees by hacking them down and starting fires more rapidly than ever before. Like a child who is told they are about to lose their most loved possession; and in retaliation break it. On the whole the eviction was a good first step in reclaiming the once highly productive water tower, but the actual eviction should have undergone better planning.You cannot kick out a person out of one place without finding them another place of residence - it only creates more unneeded problems. The end result is that we now have another set of people camped out - at the fringes of the forest - using up the relief food that should have rightfully gone to the displaced. As a result of this lack of planning and proper thought, we, the Kenyans will be asked once again it...

The women of Central Kenya have finally awoken for the costly slumber of yester years. The sleep of 'mass production'. Today's ladies are wise to the fact that a family must be planned. In the year 2009 it costs and arm to rear just one child from infancy to primary school alone and this does not take into account the recent economic down turn. Yes, a baby is a bundle of joy but more than three may just be a bundle! Don't get me wrong I love the mere site of them, but the fact still remains - they are not cheap! The villagized woman however has not caught this bus as she continues to produce tiny tots undaunted, with seemingly no thought to how they may be educated or even fed. Have you ever noticed that it is the lesser -financially- secure couples that produce en mass? For the life of me I cannot figure out why this is. I recently saw a news report that highlighted the plight of flood victims on the coast; this story featured a couple with their seven children who...

wow! The world cup trophy is here! But wait, why are we so excited? Don't get me wrong I absolutly adore football... it's been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. But let's be serious, all this buzz for something that only a lucky few will take a picture with. Many did not even get close enough to the solid gold work of art, and if you did; it is enchased in a glass box! Now people I can understand the president and Prime Ministers zeal because they are the only ones who could touch the thing. The trophy must have been a sight to behold and I hope Kenyans enjoyed the priviledge because this is as close as anyone in this country is ever going to get to that cup. Harambee stars are never going to lift that trophy high... never, at least not as long as we keep getting thrashed 5-0 by teams like Kuwait! Our national team is a true embarrassment, and I can't help but think of what could have been under the tutor ledge of the late German coach Rainhard Fabis...