THROUGH KENYA WITH EVE AFRICA

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 9)

• HUNGER STRIKEN KENYANS (31.8.2008)
  

Turkana district since time immemorial has been known as an area that is hunger stricken. Residents of this region have no food due to the dryness of the area. Everyday people die of hunger....CLICK FOR MORE

 

• KARAOKE(31.8.2008)
  

Eva Africa loves Tuesdays the reason is that it’s the day of the week that I make merry. I wake up in the morning with a jovial and party mood . its karaoke night at hotel intercontinental in Nairobi Kenya....CLICK FOR MORE

• MUSIC PIRACY(31.8.2008)

Music industry as we all know is one of the highest paying industries worldwide. The reason being almost everyone listens to music despite the type: secular or gospel. Kenya‘s music industry is the least paying profession due to piracy....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 8)

• KIKOI(17.8.2008)
  

A kikoi is a piece of clothe made from cotton and can be used for different functions by different walks of people since it's a simple easy accessory....CLICK FOR MORE

 

• KENYANS AND ENGLISH FOODBALL(17.8.2008)
  

Kenyans have adapted to another genre of loving English football and forgetting about their basic needs. Football to some Kenyans means so much than you can think of....CLICK FOR MORE

• INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERS(17.8.2008)

Initial public offers of shareholding in most companies in Kenya is done as a way of rewarding loyal consumers by being part of the companies shareholders. These public offers of shares has become ....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 7)

• MARRIAGE LIFE IN RURAL WESTERN KENYA(3.8.2008)
  

In Western Kenya a number of girls marry as early as 16 or even 18. Usually these are school drop outs who leave school due to early pregnancies, orphan hood or lack of school fees to enable them continue with education. The girls are lured into sexual activity with simple gifts like cheap body oil or small monies to buy sugarcane or sometimes money to....CLICK FOR MORE

 

• WHAT MEANS TO BE BARREN WOMAN IN RURAL AFRICA(3.8.2008)
  

Barrenness of Infertility is dreaded condition especially among women in the third world. In most cases the afflictions of the affected cases are made worse by relatives who tend to blame the affected women for the condition....CLICK FOR MORE

• BULL FIGHTING(3.8.2008)

I always looked forward to Sunday mornings. My mother would always remind me on Saturday night to prepare to attend Holy Mass in the Catholic Church situated four kilometers away. I obeyed her until I discovered the fun in a local weekly excitement which culminates into an annual event. Bull fighting competitions in my village-Bwichina....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 6)

• LUHYA SAYINGS(20.7.2008)
  

May I this opportunity to write down what I have collected in the form of luhya sayings and their meanings/I get these sayings from our old folks. My purpose is to have them in writing for the use of present and future generations. This is because they have been in use by oral tradition and yet our very old ones are going away at a fast rate. Yet this is noble and wise sayings in the luhya tongue which should not just be left to disappear with our old folk..........CLICK FOR MORE

• WOMEN FANTASIES(20.7.2008)
  

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There are questions I ask myself each day. Why do Kenyan women sprint after white old men and rich old black men? Is it smooth all the way afterwards or is it money matter. I took time to talk to a few ladies and these are their views as we had our chit chat.....CLICK FOR MORE

• LIFE OF KENYAN CIVIL SERVANTS LIFE OF ENDLESS DEBT. (20.7.2008)

It’s a life crafted and painted in red for civil servants in the group A to L (lower of government job) ranks. They say pay slips just make them paper tigers among the landlords and shopkeepers to whom they surrender all their earnings before they start a fresh round of borrowing. They borrowing spree goes round to the savings and credit groups for whom they are cash cows......CLICK FOR MORE 

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 5)

 

• FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN KENYA(22.6.2008)
  

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a practice by some communities e.g. the Maasai, kisii, just to mention. This practice is done to girls as a rite of passage meaning that after the initiation right one is declared a woman who is ready for marriage and engage in any other sexual related activities.........CLICK FOR MORE

• ASK MY DAD(22.6.2008)
  

The most traumatic experiences for any man are the idea of having to ask a father his daughter’s hand. In African culture before a man marries a woman, he has to first go and meet the ladies parent for the blessings, traditional rites and acceptance in order for them to plan the wedding date.....CLICK FOR MORE

• THE MAASAI MARKET(22.6.2008)

Maasai market started as a tourist centre where tourist would go to the site to see Maasai people from the rich African culture wearing their cultural clothes and jewelleries. This was very enticing thus attracted so many people others just come to see the famous culture while others come to buy the products.....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 4)

• JIGGERS(14.6.2008)
  

Ever imagined having wild animals living under your skin?  The most likely answer is no, never.  In the developed world like the Netherlands, children may never have been exposed to conditions leading to entry and development of jiggers – a form of parasites, in their bodies..........CLICK FOR MORE

• LIFE IN KIBERA SLUM(14.6.2008)
  

Living a complete life without toilets, good housing, stinking sewages and general poor sanitation except liquor. Every day is just another day in kibera slums, you wake up in the morning and what starts your day is feaces and sewage flowing at your door step instead of breakfast ....CLICK FOR MORE

• DRIVING SMALL CAR COMPARE TO A BIG CAR(14.6.2008)
  

When people here about free money they will always spend sleepless nights just to make sure that they are not left out in the money deals.....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 3)

• BODA BODA(8.6.2008)
  

Is name for a bicycle taxi. It is a famous means of transport in most of small fast growing towns in Kenya especially border towns i.e.Busia and Malaba borders.........CLICK FOR MORE

• BE A SUPER WOMAN(8.6.2008)
  

If you be offened I told you that you got the right to aggresive and don't mind being called the B-world. Will it be wrong to suppose you can choose ....CLICK FOR MORE

• THE CORN ARTIST(8.6.2008)
  

When people here about free money they will always spend sleepless nights just to make sure that they are not left out in the money deals.....CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 2)

• POOR EDITH BASARA STORY (8.6.2008)
  

Edith Barasa was born in 1991 to Mr.Aloyce Barasa and Mrs. Beatrice Barasa of little known Madola village of Busia district Western Province Kenya. The presence of ICS in her school is quite a phenomenon in her life as narrated below.........CLICK FOR MORE

• BUSTED (1.6.2008)
  

In the wake of new year one brilliant radio presenter came up with idea of bursting cheating spouses on air in the morning shows .....CLICK FOR MORE

• DUMP THE GUY ALREADY (8.6.2008)
  

Like the sweet for chocolate or deep fried food is quenched by consuming junk, sweet also is the bliss that comes with dumping a loser, who looks at you with those puppy love eyes......CLICK FOR MORE

TRUE STORIES FROM KENYA (part 1)

• MATATU CRAZINESS IN KENYA (2.6.2008)
  

Public means of transport is the commonly used mode of transport in Kenya since not everyone can afford a car. (Matatus are small vans 14seater). Aboard such a vehicle..........CLICK FOR MORE

• BEING A REFUGEE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY (1.6.2008)
  

People wake up and learn to love and fight for yourself not for any other person.....CLICK FOR MORE

• TRUE LIFE STORY (1.6.2008)
  

This God-send well wisher has helped me cross the line of the illiterates to join that of the literates. This is no mean feat and I am very grateful for without him I would never have gone beyond primary education, since in Kenya today secondary school education is quickly becoming a preserve of the rich....CLICK FOR MORE