My research findings for a magazine article on extravagant wedding ceremonies had me floored. Wealthy Kenyans are supposedly sinking Kshs 40 billion annually into the wedding industry. The country earns roughly the same amount from flower exports to Europe. Makes one wonder why we need foreign aid? But, I cannot dictate how other people spend…
Year: 2012
Stealing In God’s Name
In a relatively religious county like Kenya, priests and pastors are revered. Those men and women who serve in the ministry of deliverance from earthly burden are a privileged class who are lavished wherever they land. Most are just regular professionals in the religious industry but among them are a special category of faith healers….
A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot
Those who know, rarely feel the need to tell. Perhaps this is the secret of success, the ability to keep your mouth shut when you are having it good. It is a lesson you never forget. My old man would pose this dreary question over and over again until it eventually seeped into the subconscious,…