MUNENE A MUTWIRI

        As the rotors of the Kenya Air force black hawk starts slowing down producing a sharp   whiling sound signaling the final decent of the military helicopter I cork my American made M-16 rifle and let myself drift away in the reality of being shot dead in the battle field. I am a member of the elite 20 th paratroopers of the Special Forces in the Kenyan military. My country is at war and I am one of the first military personnel to land in the battle field. Behind I leave a girl am madly in love with. The thought of leaving her behind is clouding up my mind but I have to do this for the safety of my mother land. I pray that she will believe in my words, “I will be back soon love” but all this will be put into test if I make it to come back home crippled or if I end up with a bullet lodged in my chest. We will be trying to make it work as we made the promise before the night I left but man deep in my heart I can feel these days...

  OIL -   THE BLESSED CURSE   The prospects of oil being discovered in Kenya were a termed as a blessing to the nation but do many of the citizens know of the dynamics of a country being an oil producing nation? It’s one of the most precious minerals in the world leading to growth and prosperity of major economies of the world. European nations have developed enormous economies due to exploitation of oil in someof the Asian and African nations, Whereas these European nations are prospering, the oil producing nations of Asia and Africa have been marred by either a failed government, civil war, stagnant economies or all. Hopefully Kenya will soon be a major producer of oil and it will face the test of time to the curse associated with producing oil in Africa.   Oil is a fundamental asset in boosting economic growth of any country. Commercial exploitation of this commodity will not only earn substantial amounts of revenue to the country but will also cause...

'you are on your own" the phrase we should all start being familiar with. read about my next post on why the idea of being "on your own" should be incorporated in your life.

Am sited looking at Maasai Mara University website and a unique statement strikes my attention ‘a world class university committed to academic excellence’ then I notice a fade smile curling on my face, immediately it fades away and shame and bitterness fills me.     I just remembered the horrible ordeal I had to deal with for being a student in my beloved university. I am a 3 rd year student to be come January 2016. Currently I am in my long holiday after a long 9 months in school, a communications student taking bachelor of communication and public relations. I love my school and am proud to be studying here, but my pride for this school is only limited to my inner self and a part of it is tuning into shame and bitterness and occasionally I feel denial for accepting I conduct my studies here.   we all have seen and read the various articles in the standard website highlighting a research which ranked the schools that employers will least seek to employ...

I will be posting my encounters and experiences of being in an university at the heart of maasai land in Kenya. my next article will be on why its a disgrace to claim the university is a 'world class university'.