Tag Archives: Uhuru Kenyatta

Wangari Maathai, in her own words – Freedom turns a corner: Part 3

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Njeri Okono

Mothers petition, pray and fast; and the birthing, naming and living spirit of Freedom Corner The adapted excerpt below from Wangari Maathai’s autobiography, Unbowed: One woman’s story (buy the book), tells of how a slice of Uhuru Park – Freedom Corner – came to … Continue reading →

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Era of errors

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Njeri Okono

A tragedy of errors –  Has Kenya degenerated to the ‘Error Republic’?  We surely deserve better. Sample this: Two television journalists inanely giggle on live national TV over a woman’s stripping in public by a bunch of Neanderthals. Thereafter, and only … Continue reading →

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Questioning the ‘peace’: Our destiny is in our hands

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Njeri Okono

High voter turnout is testament of our faith in the electoral process. Nobody is allowed to rob us of it I don’t know for certain how many of the 14 million or so registered voted in the March 4 election, … Continue reading →

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