Rose Odengo, Author at Rose Odengo

Drama, Family, Flash Fiction January 29, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Business Unusual

Elizabeth walked into the building. For some reason today, she seemed a bit out of her element. Normally by this hour she would have atleast sold one insurance package. It was 11.30 am and she just wanted to be done for the day. She exchanged her personal details with a…

Life, Life Lessons, Reflections January 27, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Hello BurnOut!

For most, January is the longest month of the year, but for me, it has flown superfast. I got super carried away. My brain was ready to be engaged and I pummeled it almost to pumpkin mush. It didn’t help insomnia was my friend. My brain was on overdrive, then finally on…

Inspiration, Life Lessons, Reflections January 22, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Happy Birthday to ME!

Today is my birthday! Woohoo! Another year, another opportunity to grow and be a better version of myself. I still fight the, “I should have done this by this age” story which occasionally pops up and whispers in my ear from time to time. I can’t allow my age to…

Pondering, Reflections, Slice of life January 19, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Please. Clean Your Toilets

I always judge a place by its bathroom. I tend to find most public toilets gross, just by the mere fact, many people use them. For the most part, I can use them, as long as they are cleaned well. In 2014, I was part of a team that organized…

Life, Life Lessons, Odengo Living January 15, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Efficiency – One Word a Tonne of Difference

In May last year, I went online on to the government portal, e-Citizen, to apply for the new e-passport. Since 2013/14 thanks to a progressive cabinet secretary, the government finally decided to automate some of its services easing the process of acquiring passports, driver’s licenses, visas etc. This was a…

Crime, Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu January 9, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Devastation

Plumes of smoke rendered the city blind, people choked as dust showered on suits completely redefining shape and colour. Neatly coiffed hair rendered dishevelled and grey. Debris showered down like confetti, people coughing violently with dust kicked from pale faces with each exertion. Muffled screams and groans could be heard…

Uncategorized January 9, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Kenyan Life – A National Commodity

The last few weeks I have met some extraordinary people who have challenged me. I was talking to a group of young African ex-pats about numerous things. But there was one conversation which has got my brain running for weeks. This conversation was the cherry on the ice cream of…

Life Lessons, Pondering, Reflections January 5, 2020

By Rose Odengo

2019 reflections – Thinking Out Loud – Career

For a very long time I thought I lacked seriousness in my career path because I kept shifting from one path to another. Still in the same field of communications but I always thought you needed to stick to one, perfect it and become the authority everyone seeks for decades…

Rose Odengo

Business Unusual

Hello BurnOut!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Please. Clean Your Toilets

Efficiency – One Word a Tonne of Difference

Devastation

Kenyan Life – A National Commodity

2019 reflections – Thinking Out Loud – Career

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