By Shem Onderi One seat may serve dozens of passengers in a single day.That same seat can earn its owner a decent income,Day after day,For a lifetime. No one can personalise a seat in a public van. The driver is paid for steering the van,For picking up and dropping off passengers.He is the eye of […]

By Dr. Justus Wanjohi Makokha Who are we who are poets and Black in this new century upon this mother continent of ours? To me, a Black poet is the tongue and ears of society. His mind is the pulse of the community. His third eye is the portal to the metaverse of things. As […]

By Shem Onderi In the jungle,each one is closely watched by the other.The enemy is anyone nearby.Food is any animal that can be hunted. No one spares another.The hunted feeds well, searching for food by every means,growing fat, building muscle to fend off predators.The hunted is ever cautious. In the jungle, the world is not […]

By KPC Reporter The East African Community (EAC) has intensified its fight against Ebola and other infectious disease outbreaks after securing an additional €8 million in German support aimed at strengthening regional preparedness and emergency response systems. The agreement, signed at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday, will strengthen the region’s capacity to […]

Title: The Surgeon Who Married Maria and Other Stories Author: Joshua Nyang’au Araka Year: 2020 Genre: Short Stories Publisher: Toz Reviewer: Abigael Kibanga Joshua Nyang’au Araka’s The Surgeon Who Married Maria and Other Stories is a captivating collection of short stories that reflects African culture, traditional beliefs and everyday life experiences. The collection comprises stories […]

By Shem Onderi The room has many other animals,Some visible, others too small to be seen.The room, too, can accommodate them all. But the elephant is huge—So big that nobody can fail to see it.Yet it can never be too big for the butcher;To the butcher, no animal defeats his knife. The seat in the […]

By Dr. Timothy Ombati Mokua School fires and violent strikes are rarely isolated acts of random indiscipline; they are the tragic, visible symptoms of deep-seated systemic failures within learning institutions. When students are subjected to environments marked by chronic hunger, severe congestion, poor sanitation, and emotional neglect, a volatile undercurrent of frustration builds continuously over […]

By KPC Reporter Senator Essy Okenyuri is among leaders across the country who have sent messages of condolence following the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County. The inferno claimed the lives of at least 16 students and left dozens injured. In a heartfelt statement, the senator described the incident as a […]

By the Idler-in-Chief There are times when a Nyagenkean of my caliber and standing in society must briefly suspend comfort, postpone leisure, and respond to developments that threaten the balance between celebration culture and goat survival. This is one of those moments because as I write from my office—which is basically a chair placed under […]

By Shem Onderi Theatre is poetry. People pay to come and laugh; others cry,As tears flow freely.The acting is emotional; the play is choreographedTo move people emotionally. The value of the play lies in the acting.Acting is sometimes not too serious an activity.The script is vigorous.The actors must sometimes cry in the play;Other times they […]