African diaspora returns ‘home’ to claim its place at the top of the pile
This must be the most pessimistic article on this blog, but I’ll indulge you to share your thoughts on it. The continent may be rising Read More
Category: Rant
The Woes of Africans in Germany!
The challenges facing the social, economic and political development and advancement of Africans in the Diaspora, particularly in Germany and the practical measures needed to address the lapses must Read More
Politics: the Kenyan politics in 2007 and now….
The countdown is on: the Kenyan general elections are around the corner. One would think that being abroad would make one ignorant of what is Read More
The problem with African “rich lists”
February is Black history month, observed by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The month focuses on the important people and events that make Read More
Attending Unaccredited University can be Detrimental
In Kenya and indeed most countries in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), private universities have mushroomed at an alarming rate. The high rate of unemployment especially among Read More
The diaspora and truth
There are a lot of issues we as the diaspora need to address regarding how we live our lives in the diaspora. Some I’ve heard Read More
Re-Unveilling Mkenya
Most of you have already watched this video of my interview but it had to be reposted due to some politics with some of those Read More
Diaspora not voting….I’m not surprised
So the IEBC just announced that they won’t facilitate registration and consequentially voting for the diaspora. Well, I’m personally not surprised. From the way IEBC Read More
Entitlement to Royalty
For a long time as Africans we’ve carried a sense of entitlement to AID, to pity, to wealth, to respect etc. As Africans we’ve continued Read More
Mitfahr victim speaks out 2yrs after the incident
I featured a story a while ago about the Mitfahr incident (check here), so the lady read the post and contacted me and she agreed Read More
We get the leaders we deserve
Here is my analysis of why we have the leaders we have, I’m using a small sample (the Kenyans in Germany) for this analysis, ofcourse Read More
The African developpers 2
So I asked you to share your own categories of developpers you’ve met and what you think about them and here are your contributions: 1.Paper Read More
Update on the Families stranded at Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
There was a story earlier this week on MisterSeed as well as Jambo Newspot about 3 Kenyan families stranded at the Universitätsklinikum Leipzig. Check for Read More
The 3 kinds of African "developpers"
As most of you already know, I love attending conferences and events in relation to Africa. I usually focus on those with a strategic plan Read More
Tribes are not the issue
Since the violence in December 2007 – January 2008 in Kenya, tribe has become such a huge topic and the excuse for all the stupidity Read More
Changes to Applying for a Language School Visa in Nairobi.
From the last list, this was the only missing info for after the Au Pair year. Well I’d like to discuss it first in regards Read More
Fake Royco
Warning to all, there’s fake Royco doing the rounds. Here are some pics, I got from a friend that had discovered what is going on. Read More
There’s hope for colour…
I had written a post on bad shoes in Germany but somehow lost it, but in summary, it was about how shoes around here are Read More
There’s A Story Before Glory, A Light After The Night
Many are the times we see people and judge them according to what we are currently seeing without a inkling of what they have gone Read More