OPINION: Approach environmental care ethically
The world in general is making efforts to care and conserve the environment.
In Kenya and Africa in general, individuals, organizations, environmental activists, environmental agencies and governments are having discussions on different methods and policies...
Young people can make environmental conservation attainable
Climate change is here, and its impact intensifies overtime.
That literally means that children and young people of today and the next generations will face the most horrific and devastating anger of the mistreated and...
We all have unforgettable moments
By Mahadhi Alfan Kale
Our life is a mixture of good and bad experiences.
Indeed, there must be something in everyone's life that is unforgettable.
It can be either a good or a bad one.
These experiences never...
OPINION: Kenya’s Constitution 2010, a Model of Participatory Political Process
Once seen as exceptional events, use of referenda phenomena in processes of constitutional creation and alteration has snowballed into a global hellhole in recent decades.
Indeed, they have egressed into fixed features of modern constitutional...
OPINION: How identity crisis poses cross-border challenges
The Individual
All of us have certain image of ourselves, who we are, what we believe, what we like, what we want outof life and what values we hold.
All of this forms what is called...
A Brief Exploration of the Ego
In Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche, he lists three theoretical constructs which are propounded as a description of the activities and interactions of the mental life of a person.
The three are: the...
Of hubris, high-handedness and bigotry at the University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi has often been described as the cradle of all universities in Kenya.
This is so because many Kenyans in academia underwent tutelage at the oldest institution of higher learning in the...
My take on democracy in Africa
I recently came across a discussion thread on social media.
Members were discussing an article on ‘the africa report’ by Prof. Nic Cheeseman.
The article was titled, Lesson from Africa: Is there such a thing as...
OPINION: Suicide and the zero Alternative
A story is told of a man who worked hard to ensure he is promoted at work. He had missed the promotion twice already but this time, he was determined to put in extra...
Why Ethical Considerations in Leadership?
"Is there a difference between ethics and laws?"
This is the question that one of my students asked during a General Paper lesson.
We were discussing a question on accounts for the deteriorating professional ethics.
Yes, I...
