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Diary of an HIV-positive woman (37)

Hi. My name is Jessica but my friends (who are very few) call me Jezzie while my enemies –a constituency of them – call me Jezebel. I am 25 years old and HIV-positive. I am a mother of 4 -year –old twins – David (Didi) and Terry (Titi). This is my continuing story.

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February is here, so is my annual physical – part one

Thank God for February. It is the month of the ground hog, super bowl and love. It is also the month of my annual physical exam.

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Don’t trash the Naivasha deal

I was elated when the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), on constitution review meeting in Naivasha settled for the pure presidential system, which separates and diffuses power across strong institutions and between politicians and professionals in a nationally stabilising way.

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Gentlemen are extinct

Let us revisit the story of creation where Adam and I here, just realized how different we are. I was formed from Adam’s rib.

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Francine Nijimbere, “I’m like a baby… I am helpless”

When her husband cut off her arms in 2008 for giving birth only to girls, life changed drastically for Francine Nijimbere.

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Diary of an HIV-positive woman (36)

Hi. My name is Jessica but my friends (who are very few) call me Jezzie while my enemies –a constituency of them – call me Jezebel. I am 25 years old and HIV-positive. I am a mother of 4 -year –old twins – David (Didi) and Terry (Titi). This is my continuing story.

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Kapchorwa District farmers incurring big losses

Eastern Uganda’s mountainous district of Kapchorwa has huge agricultural potential, but farmers perennially suffer crop losses due to vermin, poor or non-existent storage and drying facilities, and lack of transport, say officials.

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The last fight 8

Father Zamisha has a very noble duty to perform, and as a dejected Sister Tata makes a forlorn retreat, he saunters into Hasho’s room.

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Review train overruns punctured Ngunyi

There is this salient feature surrounding the existence of the media, especially the newspaper. Many roles aside, a newspaper ought to be the source for disseminating social commentary.

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Make peace with your hips

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?In the beginning, African men saw a fair woman as one with a round full figure and a small waistline.

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Marriage: The extinction of an institution 3

No known parent ever gleefully let go of their daughters. Many parents even set almost impossible demands, just impulsively to keep their daughters for a little longer, from leaving them.

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An open letter to Kenyan MPs

I trust this finds you well. Probably you just got out of a steam bath, or a sauna, but that does not bother me, right now.

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