Sometimes I wish the characters I create could leap out of my mind and walk the earth. These men and women would be the answer to all of my immediate problems. [Husband-pap! Hehe] I think that is the joy of being any sort of Creative; having that ability to thrust your hand into the dark […]
I’ve often heard that the three major topics people are told to avoid discussing in social gatherings are RELIGION, MONEY & POLITICS. Ok, for some the list is different, but these three are major no-go zones in most situations because people have very strong opinions and sometimes arguing over these things can be very costly, […]
For the last two days I’ve been attending #wamnairobi, a series of talks and meet ups organised by Women, Action and the Media (WAM!). The organization connects and supports media makers, activists, academics and funders working to advance women’s media participation, ownership and representation. Visit their site here The talks were part of a series […]
This has been a good year,professionally at least. I got an internship in April and as at December I had both a promotion and better prospects in the coming year. That is a big step in the right direction and I am fortunate to work in an exciting and highly creative space. I sold two […]
This is the short narrative of a baby, an aunt and sleep..enjoy 🙂 Her beautiful form tosses restlessly in my arms. From her little mouth,she gurgles cute incoherent words as she throws her limbs about in delight. She stops lashing about and stares directly at me,her steady gaze meets mine and as I look into […]
[I was once Oyunga Pala‘s intern…Yes…Kenya’s number one ‘tell it like it is’ social commentary writer. Too bad it didn’t last long though!I wrote this during my short stint…] Hip Hop Halisi Hip hop is as dynamic as the sub-genres and fusions that it has embodied and yet still as consistent as its original roots […]