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Kenya, Life, Life Lessons August 10, 2022

By Rose Odengo

Lessons from the 2022 Kenyan Election

Yesterday was interesting. This was the third time I have voted in a national election. The mood was very glum for the first time, and apathy lingered thick in the air. It was the culmination of two successive years of corruption scandals, a skidding economy and hardships, a pandemic and…

Life, Life Lessons July 11, 2022

By Rose Odengo

How Do We Fix It?

A friend of mine is an environmental journalist extremely passionate about climate change reporting. Throughout the year they have been seeing a steady growing tension and hostility towards them. Just last year when visiting the same areas, there was no hostility they experienced. People were open and were more interested…

Life, Life Lessons, Opinion November 23, 2020

By Rose Odengo

Politics: The Destroyer of Lives and Challenger of Friendships

I hadn’t planned to be on email late Wednesday evening last week. I had some work I needed to finish before Thursday. Just as I was logging off my email, an email popped in from a friend of mine in the US. I read it eagerly with a smile, but…

Life, Life Lessons, Opinion November 3, 2020

By Rose Odengo

I Have To Care – It’s Harder Not To

For months I have buried myself in client work and deliberately walked away from writing. Yes, most of the work that I do as a communication specialist is writing, but it was easier writing for others, than sharing my bare thoughts. That vulnerability which I revelled in for years; for…

Kenya, Pondering, Reflections February 12, 2018

By Rose Odengo

The Blind Agenda and the Foolhardy Minions

For six weeks my only source of entertainment was Netflix. It was peaceful, I would get occasional news from friends’ comments on Facebook and Whatsapp, which was easy to dismiss. I also didn’t commute that much and never paid much attention to the newspapers. I built my bubble. I liked…

Corruption, Kenya November 20, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Time to be Honest!

No matter what kind of PR stunts being pulled, the truth is Kenya is not well. After over 50 years of independence run down by greed and unspeakable injustices, the cracks are now gulleys. Since the annulment of the 8th August presidential election this year the rhetoric has changed to a…

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Lessons from the 2022 Kenyan Election

How Do We Fix It?

Politics: The Destroyer of Lives and Challenger of Friendships

I Have To Care – It’s Harder Not To

The Blind Agenda and the Foolhardy Minions

Time to be Honest!

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