By Brian Nzomo. There are many things I will live to regret about my childhood and one of those things is once playing a damned game called “chobo na ua”. This was one game not fit for the faint hearted, and I was a faint hearted demure boy. At first I was reluctant to joinContinue reading “‘CHOBO NA UA’ THAT LED TO OUR MASSACRE”
Category Archives: EDUCATION
THE MYTH OF PRACTICALITY
By Brian Nzomo. It is not uncommon to hear Kenyans complain about the vanity of the current education system. Infact, this elegy is crooned in many countries now, all over the world. According to self-appointed educational pundits, education should be principally relevant and pragmatic to the society it exists in. In short, it should reflectContinue reading “THE MYTH OF PRACTICALITY”
THE SIX GIRLS AND THEIR FATE
By Brian Nzomo Sylvia has passed her KCSE examinations. She got an A. Her family lives in Donholm. Going to the university to pursue medicine will be hard, but she can easily apply for a HELB loan and her father can afford some amount to top it up. She really wants to go to campus.Continue reading “THE SIX GIRLS AND THEIR FATE”
YOUTUBE UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB.
By Brian Nzomo. In Facebook, we jeer and taunt Indians for their egregious behaviors. Justifiably, they rouse irritation when they hit inboxes of random account users to request for nudes. Women are particularly irked by these characters. The Facebook Jagjit Singh is a disrespectful bloke who targets random women with his poorly constructed English. HeContinue reading “YOUTUBE UNIVERSITY OF PUNJAB.”
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IT IS? LET’S FUCKING DO IT RIGHT.
By Brian Nzomo Since the MoE intends to sanction the re-introduction of corporal punishment(validate what has always existed on the ground), I have some reservations meant to ensure a smooth glide of this policy : Teachers who would be expected to handle the caning should be qualified. Not in academic content, but in a speciallyContinue reading “CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IT IS? LET’S FUCKING DO IT RIGHT.”
UTENZI WA MWANA KUPONA NA UCHAMBUZI WAKE.
Na Brian Nzomo. Nagema wangu binti,Mchechefu basanati,Upulike wasiati,Asaa ukazingatiya… Utendi wa Mwana Kupona ni mojawapo ya mashairi yanayojulikana sana katika historia ya Kiswahili. Shari hili lilitungwa na mwanamke aliyejulikana kama Mwana Kupona binti Mshamu Nabhany aliyezaliwa katika mji wa Pate mwaka wa 1810. Historia ya maisha yake Mwana Kupona imefafanuliwa vyema na wasomi A. WernerContinue reading “UTENZI WA MWANA KUPONA NA UCHAMBUZI WAKE.”
A FEMALE DEFEAT.
By Brian Nzomo. What does it mean to be defeated by a girl or a woman when it comes to academics? All my life, such a defeat was frowned upon and chastised with much vigour. From my stern father to that caring teacher at school. Such a defeat even in one single exam was aContinue reading “A FEMALE DEFEAT.”
Magoha’s higher education merger plan is due to be set today after meeting with Universities VCs.
By Brian Nzomo. Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha is today meeting with Universities Vice-chancellors, providing a document with details of how the government plans to merge universities. The strategies put in place, will make it simpler for the government to undertake mergers and acquisitions of public and private higher learning institutions. Under the newContinue reading “Magoha’s higher education merger plan is due to be set today after meeting with Universities VCs.”
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