By JPRApril 8, 20218 min read Tribute to a True Friend, Gifted Person, and Excellent Human Being: Celebrating the life of Catherine W. Kariuki It is with a heavy heart that I received news from the daughter Wambui early Easter Monday morning, 2021 of the transition of Catherine […] Arts Friends Life Theatre
By JPRMarch 11, 202111 min read Rescue of a PhD-My Postgraduate life in Aotearoa (1985-1989) I had deep craving to achieve the very highest levels of education from very early on. Having failed to get […] Academics Career Friends Life Tragedy
By JPRFebruary 7, 20212 min read A real scare… One of the most scariest moments in my life happened around about 2014. The place: Office retreat at Moi South […] Life Tragedy Travel
By JPRFebruary 1, 20212 min read Reflecting on the Life and Times of Hon. Simeon Nyachae The transition of Hon. Simeon Nyachae hurls me back to the 1984. I have read his autobiography `Walking Through the […] Career Life
By JPRDecember 19, 20202 min read African Movie `Citation’ Deals firmly with matters of Sexual Harassment.. It happens to be one of those nights. Sleep does not come easy. Books can be a bore. Hence, I […] Life
By JPRDecember 9, 20205 min read Dave’s Moustache Back to Nairobi after last night’s frantic dash to the airport at Kisumu. The ticket had indicated an 8.20 […] Friends Life Tales Travel
By JPRDecember 9, 20204 min read Leadership Lessons from the Great Fire of Rome: How would Emperor Nero have Managed the COVID-19 Crisis? Hon. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi made an impressive statement at the 2nd edition, a hybrid in-person and virtual KUSI-IDEAS conference, on […] COVID Life Policy Policy Advisory
By JPRDecember 8, 202012 min read I was Moulded by Music… The month of September 2017 will long live in infamy. Two extraordinary gentlemen bade us farewell. For 8th September 2017 […] Arts Life Music
By JPRDecember 8, 202026 min read I Eat Books, Sleep Books, and Wake Books! I am a voracious reader of books. Like a gregarious locust I will gobble-up any book that is well written, […] Arts Life Literature Tales
By JPRNovember 20, 202020 min read Reminiscing on being a Career Scientist – Part 1: Learning the mass rearing of insects at ICIPE Early February 2018, I traveled to the coastal town of Mombasa to attend `Mwongozo’ (Code of Governance for Government Owned Entities) induction […] Life Scientific Research