Wam Literature

WHY THE UNITED STATES OF FRICA WILL REMAIN A MIRAGE        It all was conceived by the Pan-African movement of 19thC with like minded individuals outside Africa like Marcus Garvey, Booker T.  Washington, W. E B Dubois and George Padmore.  The movement was later joined by African contingents’ led by Kwameh Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Haille Sellasie and many others. This shows one thing, our brothers whom we sold to slavery, never forgot their origins and if they tried to, they were reminded by racism, and other kinds of ‘–isms,’ where they belonged; in Africa.        Pan-Africanist movement aimed at uniting Africans from Diaspora and those who remained. It showed that we were not only united by the colour of our skins but by the suffering we underwent.  Just like anything that begins in the West, Pan-Africanism took ages to suffice or be conceptua...

As we set and plan our tools for 2012, the air is going to be filled with noise unimagined. We are going to shake hands and even dined with the mighty and the down. We are going to listen to stories and songs. The sophisticated are going to be simple and behold, they shall even hold mud to prove their simplicity! THIS BLOG, is going to politicise all that. It's going to let you know what a common mwananchi, with his transistor radio has evaluated the presidential candidates. One by one they shall be graded and scrutinized! Keep reading and watching The Africa Cup of Nation! Thanks for your support. 

In 1963, The Union Jack was lowered and the Kenyan flag with its magical colours was hoisted. This marked the end of external rule and ushered in a new African revolution. She looked a promising country with enterprising citizens. Just after independence, the country has struggled under poor leadership and mega corruption scandals which have left the country reeling under the precipice of a failing economy. This year alone has seen the country’s main currency, Kenya shilling, and trade at a high of 107 Kenya shillings per dollar. This is a little bit arm-twisting on a country whose imports ($4.49 billion 2009 estimates) exceed exports ($9.215 billion 2009 estimates). The stable level of the Dollar is Kshs.75 to the dollar. Given that the country’s estimated stands at a magnanimous 7.729 billion Dollars the common mwanainchi has had a pinch not to mention. The pinch mentioned above and the skyrocketing food and fuel prices have sparked massive protests from the public. This h...

KENYA: It has been raining heavily all over Kenya for several days now. This is rather unusual given that the short rain season, runs only for a period so defined, but nature can be amazing. The extension of the rains to December is quite a blessing. As Kenyans brace up for the festive celebrations, lets celebrate Green. This should be in honour of those who lain struggling for the environment and wary of the impact climate change has on us. As we usher in the Christmas celebrations, let us all go out there and plant trees. Climate talks in Durban South Africa will only have an impact if we Act now. By Acting means A tree as we celebrate, A tree as we protest, A tree as we share the joy of Christmas, A tree as we Usher in the new year, 2012. Statistics reveal that if we plant each 13 trees a month, take care of them. Kenya shall have A forest cover of 40% in a period of 10 years! Let us go and plant trees. 

Technology has become a important tool of our everyday life playing literally a vital role in our daily life. The youth have become associated with this trend and would do anything to be associated with the current trends in technology. Problem is the rising trend of technology only emanates from the Western world and slowly pours its way in Africa. Africa being on the receiving end explores these avenues in the manner and theme that has been developed, therefore putting Africa on the verge of being an integral copy cat, not being producer but rather a consumer. If well customised, technology could boost Africa’s production in all sectors of the economy, predominantly, being an agricultural hub. Africa should look on the way to boost or capture all this immense treasure to escalate production. Problem is the hub technology has just taken into marketing and promotion especially the internet and other electronic media. Our youth are shunning the jembe and slowly switching...

For years, Kenya Women Finance Trust has been uplifting the women of Kenya’s lives to heights hitherto unheard of. It has lived to its motto of providing Banking services to women, a gender for years which has been marginalized in Kenya and world at large. Since its inception in 1982, it has grown from strength to strength and now serves the following regions; Nairobi, Rift Valley, Nyanza, Mt. Kenya, Coast, and Western. The organisation offers loans on individuals and groups. It also offers savings on women. Loans on individual are given according to the amount one has saved within a specified period e.g. having a saving of kshs. 2500 warrants you to a loan of kshs. 10,000. This makes cash easily available to women in need. Loans offered are basically geared towards women empowerment through business ventures but on some occasions these loans can be taken for health purposes or education. Through this organization Kenyan women have heard a voice and even financial audacity to equal ...

Ladies have just become too much to bear. They have the zeal and the strength to go on. You spot them gracefully spotting the streets as if they belong. Gyrating, they wobble across the city streets embellishing cheap tops turvy expensive cologne and hiding behind a mask of makeup. Are they up to something? No one knows. Just wait when they empty the contents of their hand bags, which they rarely do, that is when you realize that our ladies have more on their sleeves than one could hold. Oh! Sorry, they never have sleeves nowadays, it’s sleeveless. If you were waiting for bottle of soda and some tattered tissues and maybe a sanitary pad and an extra panty or in that case a neckerchief, you are mistaken! Hey! Their hand bags now contain something else, several classy phones, an iPod, earphones, several ATM’s, credit and debit cards and other expensive accessories. Yea, you guessed it right, just like soap opera ladies. The manner in which they gestulate with several handcuffs, oh! B...