Beware of False Prophets…! October 2, 2021 September 13th 2021 is a day that will long live in my collection of infamy. My heaven came crashing down on […]
JPR Reflections on the Future of Learning and Work August 8, 2021 Jamboz,I hope you are well and still striving to keep safe. Enclosed do find my reflections on the future of […]
JPR finds himself at a Crossroad: Was he set to be `Man of Many Worlds’? July 25, 2021 The story of my life would not be complete if I did not tell you about my foremost love. Theatre. […]
A road intersection brings forth memories July 11, 2021 A morning meeting is canceled and hence find myself with time to wander around Mombasa CBD. The junction of Digo […]
When it Rains…., It Pours….! June 29, 2021 Nothing has been so real, and so poignant than that philosophical reflection by Rev. Alfred Apela of the All Saints’ […]
Never say bye-byes to friends.. May 29, 2021 During the last two weeks of May 2021 I made a tour of the Kenya Coast as well as the […]
A looming crisis of Intellectual Attrition within the Research-Career Pipeline May 2, 2021 I was saddened to learn early this year that Prof. Ramesh C. Saxena, a former Principal Research Scientist at the […]
Tribute to a True Friend, Gifted Person, and Excellent Human Being: Celebrating the life of Catherine W. Kariuki April 8, 2021 It is with a heavy heart that I received news from the daughter Wambui early Easter Monday morning, 2021 of the transition of Catherine […]
Rescue of a PhD-My Postgraduate life in Aotearoa (1985-1989) March 11, 2021 I had deep craving to achieve the very highest levels of education from very early on. Having failed to get […]
A real scare… February 7, 2021 One of the most scariest moments in my life happened around about 2014. The place: Office retreat at Moi South […]
Reflecting on the Life and Times of Hon. Simeon Nyachae February 1, 2021 The transition of Hon. Simeon Nyachae hurls me back to the 1984. I have read his autobiography `Walking Through the […]
Me Shake, Shake No More…! January 9, 2021 You need to acquaint yourself the remarkable autobiography Fan into Flame by late Very Rev. Dr. John G. Gatu that traces his remarkable life […]
African Movie `Citation’ Deals firmly with matters of Sexual Harassment.. December 19, 2020 It happens to be one of those nights. Sleep does not come easy. Books can be a bore. Hence, I […]
Dave’s Moustache December 9, 2020 Back to Nairobi after last night’s frantic dash to the airport at Kisumu. The ticket had indicated an 8.20 […]
Leadership Lessons from the Great Fire of Rome: How would Emperor Nero have Managed the COVID-19 Crisis? December 9, 2020 Hon. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi made an impressive statement at the 2nd edition, a hybrid in-person and virtual KUSI-IDEAS conference, on […]
I was Moulded by Music… December 8, 2020 The month of September 2017 will long live in infamy. Two extraordinary gentlemen bade us farewell. For 8th September 2017 […]
I Eat Books, Sleep Books, and Wake Books! December 8, 2020 I am a voracious reader of books. Like a gregarious locust I will gobble-up any book that is well written, […]
Reminiscing on being a Career Scientist – Part 2: Crossing the Divide November 22, 2020 The pressures on one who has opted for a research career-path can be quite daunting. Ask me. I have been […]
Reminiscing on being a Career Scientist – Part 3: Of Pythons and Sacred Forests November 20, 2020 I was cast into the deep-end and expected to self-learn how to swim! This indeed happened. A flashback of the events […]
Reminiscing on being a Career Scientist – Part 1: Learning the mass rearing of insects at ICIPE November 20, 2020 Early February 2018, I traveled to the coastal town of Mombasa to attend `Mwongozo’ (Code of Governance for Government Owned Entities) induction […]
Peter Ndiba announces: `Another one Bites the Dust’ November 12, 2020 As I regale the eye with a picturesque view of the lake, listening to some old music through TDK earphones, […]
We Wore Turbans October 6, 2020 You must have experienced this.. Occasionally, you come across someone who has an almost magnetic effect on you and thereby […]
Master, Speak! O Speak to me! September 17, 2020 14 Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him… 23 Whenever […]
Adok aTim: Leadership that transforms and gives back to Society September 10, 2020 We need to reclaim `Transformative Leadership’. Urgently. Period It was indeed a great pleasure for me to sit and interact […]
Striving to be a `Man of Shibumi’ August 21, 2020 With the Almighty’s, blessings, at noon 15th day of August, 2020, I turned to be 63 years on my voyage […]
Master, Speak! O Speak to me! August 14, 2020 14 Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him… 23 Whenever […]
Re-visiting Kitui County August 5, 2020 We are told that Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was conceived whilst his father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, was in detention in Maralal. […]
Going Way Way Back… August 5, 2020 I am taking time off to go to Eldi to see my dad who has been ailing with a lumbar […]
Why must artistes communicate boldly on health matters? July 26, 2020 I enjoyed reading Oby Obyerodhyambo recount his experiences with communicating for behavioural change during the early years of the HV/AIDS pandemic in […]
East African integration is alive – even though leaders haven’t been united over COVID-19 July 16, 2020 The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed further fault lines in the workings of the East African Community (EAC), […]
September 13th 2021 is a day that will long live in my collection of infamy. My heaven came crashing down on […]
The story of my life would not be complete if I did not tell you about my foremost love. Theatre. […]
A morning meeting is canceled and hence find myself with time to wander around Mombasa CBD. The junction of Digo […]
Nothing has been so real, and so poignant than that philosophical reflection by Rev. Alfred Apela of the All Saints’ […]
During the last two weeks of May 2021 I made a tour of the Kenya Coast as well as the […]
I was saddened to learn early this year that Prof. Ramesh C. Saxena, a former Principal Research Scientist at the […]
It is with a heavy heart that I received news from the daughter Wambui early Easter Monday morning, 2021 of the transition of Catherine […]
I had deep craving to achieve the very highest levels of education from very early on. Having failed to get […]
One of the most scariest moments in my life happened around about 2014. The place: Office retreat at Moi South […]
The transition of Hon. Simeon Nyachae hurls me back to the 1984. I have read his autobiography `Walking Through the […]
It happens to be one of those nights. Sleep does not come easy. Books can be a bore. Hence, I […]
Back to Nairobi after last night’s frantic dash to the airport at Kisumu. The ticket had indicated an 8.20 […]
Hon. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi made an impressive statement at the 2nd edition, a hybrid in-person and virtual KUSI-IDEAS conference, on […]
The month of September 2017 will long live in infamy. Two extraordinary gentlemen bade us farewell. For 8th September 2017 […]
I am a voracious reader of books. Like a gregarious locust I will gobble-up any book that is well written, […]
The pressures on one who has opted for a research career-path can be quite daunting. Ask me. I have been […]
I was cast into the deep-end and expected to self-learn how to swim! This indeed happened. A flashback of the events […]
Early February 2018, I traveled to the coastal town of Mombasa to attend `Mwongozo’ (Code of Governance for Government Owned Entities) induction […]
As I regale the eye with a picturesque view of the lake, listening to some old music through TDK earphones, […]
You must have experienced this.. Occasionally, you come across someone who has an almost magnetic effect on you and thereby […]
14 Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him… 23 Whenever […]
We need to reclaim `Transformative Leadership’. Urgently. Period It was indeed a great pleasure for me to sit and interact […]
With the Almighty’s, blessings, at noon 15th day of August, 2020, I turned to be 63 years on my voyage […]
14 Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him… 23 Whenever […]
We are told that Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was conceived whilst his father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, was in detention in Maralal. […]
I am taking time off to go to Eldi to see my dad who has been ailing with a lumbar […]
I enjoyed reading Oby Obyerodhyambo recount his experiences with communicating for behavioural change during the early years of the HV/AIDS pandemic in […]
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed further fault lines in the workings of the East African Community (EAC), […]