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Cut, Copy, Paste Politics: The Endless Cycle of Youth Manifestos

Grace NyamburaSeptember 25, 2025

A manifesto without action is just literature. And literature doesn’t feed the unemployed graduate, fix the boda boda sector, or create sustainable hustles for young Kenyans. Manifestos need muscles: budgets, timelines, clear responsibilities, and consequences for failure. Without these, every new manifesto is just another lie told loudly.

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God as Energy: A Reflection Through Quantum Eyes

Brian OpiyoSeptember 22, 2025

If we look closely, human existence itself mirrors the laws of energy. In physics, energy is never destroyed it only transforms. The same is true of life: our bodies may decay, but what animates us the spark continues, merging back into the Source. This is what many call “spirit,” but to me, it is simply the conservation of divine energy.

Kenya–Tanzania: How a Friendly Football Match Could Heal CHAN Exit Wounds

Brian OpiyoAugust 27, 2025

Kenya and Tanzania share a love that sometimes manifests as envy. Kenya is admired for its dominance in athletics and financial services, while Tanzania commands respect for its cultural exports, especially music and tourism. This rivalry is not destructive; it is a sibling rivalry, marked by admiration as much as competition.

Welcome to Kenya: What Visa-Free Travel Means for Africa’s Future

Grace NyamburaJuly 14, 2025

Visa-free travel is a step toward a new African imagination where collaboration is easy, culture moves fast, and Nairobi becomes the heartbeat of a connected continent.his is not just a win for policy. It’s a win for people.

‘FIRST BORNS’, LET ME COOK.

Grace NyamburaMay 2, 2025

The ‘first born’ conversation is really trending right now. Its one of those things you can not change you accept and move as is. Having that in mind, with grace and favor we never lack. We hope and move with delusion sometimes that everything will be okay , and for some reason it does. Welcome...

Navigating the Turning 30 Crisis

Grace NyamburaApril 16, 2025

Unfortunately, or fortunately, everyone goes through crisis because God willing we all age and move past 30 years. This is for the ladies and gents who think they are on the blink of death just because they turned 30. Relax or better take a deep breath then go to sleep, you are not unique, you...

We are on our own!!

Grace NyamburaOctober 31, 2024

Opening the socials and the first post says a woman’s body found dumped and mutilated, 97 women in the last 90 days killed, a student found dumped and you sit and wonder are we living with animals, are we actually in hell, which society is this? The one where humans are meant to think and...

Capitalism of ‘Women’s day’.

Grace NyamburaMarch 11, 2024

It is basically to say that there are resources for those who are able to access, if you can not, owe unto you mate!

Wellness Check in.

Grace NyamburaMarch 6, 2024

Finish what you start. I have so many drafts saved, and i have a feeling this is also going to be a saved draft, but who knows, maybe not. We keep of hearing about self discovery, self awareness journey and presume its all about knowing thyself. Well, that is the whole idea for sure, but...

Bumpy Unpopular opinion

Grace NyamburaFebruary 8, 2024

Catching the sunrise and the sunset is my new norm and I like it here. Settling into my new norm has been quite seamless, few bumps here and there but it’s amazing, I’m thankful to my bestie. Talking of bumps let me get cocky a little… This is an unpopular opinion, but there is nothing...

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