What do you do?
“So, what do you do for a living?”
We have all been asked this question, and often by people we do not know very well. Some people are able to answer it without a second thought. Others have to choose their words carefully because they know their answer is likely to be met with a [...]
Asia/Africa Earthquake and Flood Appeal
The British Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal in response to the widespread flooding caused by a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra.
It is estimated that more than 22,000 people have died, thousands are missing and millions are homeless as a result of the earthquake . Over 10 countries have been affected. [...]
Accoona Matata…
Apologies to the non-swahili speakers , hopefully as you read on the title of this post shall make sense…
I was at a party and I was talking to a Hungarian-German-Canadian man (I thought I was the only one with a confused sense of national identity!) and he mentioned a new search engine which [...]
Tell It Like it Is…
While most of the world leaders have been congratulating Dubya on his victory I am happy to say our Vice President – Hon. Moody Awori has spoken out and said what most of us have been thinking:
I am a little bit apprehensive because the first term of Bush, he had come in as a lame [...]
Leaving is Not The Solution…
Having read Mental Acrobatics take on what he thought was the best solution for a Kenyan asylum seeker in the UK I feel the need to respond.
The Guardian wrote about Kamwaura Nyogothi’s story and this was Mental Acrobatics’ response:
Although Kenya is not a paradise now, wouldn’t she be better off going [...]



