Somebody Tell Mudavadi to Stay in ODM and Fight for "Change" From the Inside

Kenyans are keenly waiting to see which party one Musalia Mudavadi will be moving to - that is if he makes his   intentions true. The Labour Party of Kenya and the New Ford Kenya are some of the parties that have been said to be warming up to him.But should he walk out from ODM? What would it mean for him? What would it speak of ODM? What would it say of Kenyan politics?

A Call to Kenyan Minorities to Unite: Let Us Form the Minorities Tribal Group

I have tried forgetting the GEMA and KAMATUSA meetings since the day they were convened. I do not have to say that I have not been successful in that regard. The memory of the meetings stalk my shadow during the day and hover above me at night like some malevolent fiend. I have tried pushing back the resolutions they made to the back of my head where bad dreams are, but it has not worked either.

Is There Some Truth in the Claims to Assassinate Raila?

Is there some truth in the claims to assassinate Raila? I don't know.

Open Note to Voters: Vomit all GEMA and KAMATUSA Politicians

The recent meetings by GEMA and KAMATUSA have sparked a lot of debate in the country. These meetings, inspired by pending ICC cases against four Kenyans (Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto, Joshua Sang and Francis Muthaura), were called in a bid to delay any prosecutions until after the next General Elections in Kenya. The reason behind this is that both Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (both of the G7 political alliance) are presidential candidates. Their communities (tribes?) feel that the charges against them are politically instigated and they will lock out their "sons" from vying for the top seat.

Doomsday: May 21st, the end of the world

You must have heard it already: the clock will stop ticking on May 21, 2011. Some prophet has said it and there isnt much one can do but try a last minute transformation to being righteous. First though, we need to repent.

But is the world really coming to an end? More later in a detailed analysis of doomsday prophecies.

Post 8-4-4 discourse: a short narrative

It is three weeks since since what I started over twelve years ago came to a close. There is much to say about the system but that is a story for some other day. The past three weeks have been as exciting as they come but not without an unjustified measure of boredom. The fact that I am writing this of course is an unequivocal pointer to being upbeat about things.

So, what have you been up to for the three weeks? I hear you ask. Beyond travelling and meeting friends and relatives, I have been reading a lot about freelancincing on the internet. While the school system pretended to prepare us to create jobs and all that, its primary purpose was to get us ready to work in already established institutions. That is why you find graduates in their thousands walking blindly, searching for jobs that are hard to get.

Given that I was reliably informed by friends who work online and make good money to boot that there is no place to be other than before your computer, I have bought myself a couple of internet bundles to satisfy my doubting Thomas instinct. While I am yet to do any job, I can assure you that whoever learns and masters the ropes of working online has his financial future guaranteed.

You may want to search for websites like odesk.com, essaywriters.net, elance.com among many others to confirm what I say here. Opening accounts is free but only those who succeed in the tests given get the jobs and money! So dont rush into tests but in stead take your time to read more about freelancing and the websites you want to work with. All the best

The Pathway to Integrity

For the better part of this week, starting on Wednesday to Friday, a group of student leaders were engaged on a three-day seminar by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). The theme of the seminar was "Visionary Leaders for a Corruption Free Society".

In Kenya, the topic of corruption has become fashionable and Prof PLO Lumumba, the Director Of KACC, attested to this. He pointed out that there are those who by the day are with the commission fighting against the vice, and yet at night, are the perpetrators of the same.

With the above in mind, allow me to delve into another equally fashionable subject of integrity without, of course, dragging you into the now-muddied waters of the pop culture it has created.

Often times, we hear and read remarks to the effect that people are born "evil". The other equally disturbing remark we read and hear is that one's environment determines his behaviour to such a great extent that environment alone, can be said to be the sole determiner of one's character.

While admitting that the environment plays a role in the determination of a person's character, I find it difficult to locate the mere fact of birth in the determination of the same. The environment bombards us with lots of information and realities that evidently shape our mental dispositions which in turn shape our behaviour.

It is wishful thinking to give prominence to environment over choice in the determination of a person's behaviour. Let us mention some names: Dr MLK Jr, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Mandela... etc. The commonality between these great people lies in their choosing the good over the bad, the environment they lived in notwithstanding.

The pathway to integrity is one of choice. We cannot, we must not, we should not, try to excuse our "evil" choices and blame our environment for making us do those things which we did not intend to. While determinism seems to be a popular thing to rely on when we go wrong, deep within ourselves we know that the wrong we did was out of choice.

With your indulgence, allow me to share with you three things which the Rev Dr Mageto asked us to remember if we would forget the rest. Know the good, desire the good and do the good. To become a person of integrity demands that one walks on the narrow path best described by the three things mentioned. The choice is yours!