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Published on October 30, 2009 One Comment

Dima Yehea’s two-year-old son has large brown eyes and a sweet, carefree smile. He sits on his mother’s lap wearing only an old T-shirt. Dima, dressed in a loose hospital gown, looks at me with intent, studious eyes. Her baby turns towards her, grabs her left breast with both hands and nurses for a few minutes.


Published on October 28, 2009 4 Comments
Divorce consciousness: why certain precautions are necessary!

When a woman wants a divorce and her husband does not, expect trouble. She will rope in women rights activists, the federation of female lawyers, the media as well as public sympathy (mainly women). In a well-choreographed drama, the innocent public will be treated to a one-sided story where a man is portrayed as a villainous monster.


Published on October 28, 2009 No Comment

The animals of the wilderness, had wanted to get the bees drums from them for so long. No drums at the time, sounded as clearly and melodious, as those of the bees. Several attempts, by several animals were made without success, some of them fatal.


Published on October 27, 2009 No Comment

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.


Published on October 25, 2009 3 Comments

He is the 2009 Msanii Awards Best Reggae Artist. Gold Touch Magazine compared him to Alpha Blondy and Lucky Dube, accolades you will agree with when you listen to his latest music.


Published on October 25, 2009 No Comment
A ray of hope to patients with heart problems

A Kampala resident Nina Nahabwe underwent an open heart surgery in the United States of America in 2003 when she was 11-years-old. Nahabwe’s parents would not have afforded the cost of the heart surgery, had the Kampala and Kyambogo Rotary clubs in collaboration with Gift of Life International (GOLI)


Published on October 25, 2009 2 Comments
Confessions of a bang smoker

My name is Mercy Omwony, and I am a bhang smoker! I come from Kisii, a small town in Kenya, and I have been smoking the illicit drug for the last five years or more. I have a feeling that I am becoming addicted. Although I know the dangers of this drug, I am completely helpless, and unable to stop.


Published on October 25, 2009 No Comment

You tie the knot, and are happy for a while. Then sooner or later, problems begin; the novelty wears off, and reality sinks in. Alas! You realize that you are living with a human being, an ordinary human being, and not a knight in shining armor.


Published on October 25, 2009 No Comment
Mothers Of Ethiopia Part II: Escaping Child Marriage

The first time Tadu Gelana’s mother suggested she get married, Tadu thought she was kidding. Only 14 years old, Tadu had not yet finished school or had her first menstruation cycle. Tadu laughed at the suggestion. The second time her mother mentioned it, Tadu told her she wasn’t interested.


Published on October 25, 2009 No Comment

When William Samoei Ruto finally declared his interest in the presidency, come 2012; the jig saw puzzle was completed. Now it is the norm, rather than the exception, that people sharpen their spears of ambition, in the shadow of a political linchpin of the time.


Published on October 25, 2009 4 Comments

I was 14 when it happened. He was much older than I, probably more than 18. Not that I cared. All that mattered to me to me were two things. First, that I had finally managed to do something that would really annoy my mom.


Published on October 24, 2009 One Comment

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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