Book Review: History of Nairobi 1899 – 2012: From A Railway Camp and Supply Depot To A World-Class African Metropolis by Prof Bethwell A. Ogot and Prof. Madara Ogot
This book is not only about the history of the Railway Camp that turned into a world-class metropolis. It documents the politics, governance, cultural life of what Nairobi was and…
Phasing out
Sometimes we prolong our suffering by choosing to live for things we never intended to live for in the first place. Sometimes we prolong our suffering by choosing to live…
Q1 2021 Report: TikTok removes over 61 million videos for violating community guidelines
TikTok has published its Q1 2021 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report as the platform continues to bring visibility to the critical work of moderating content in order to keep TikTok a safe and…
Nixau Toma: The brief & fascinating story about the ‘God’s Must Be Crazy’ actor
Most kids who were of age in the 1990s enjoyed the screen exploits of Nixau Toma. Below, the article is based on the tweets of Mandoid (@Bigbounce01). Nǃxau ǂToma was…
Book Review: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness by Morgan Housel
I bought this book because of the spontaneous influence of cryptocurrencies in my life. Am not an early adopter of Bitcoin or Dogecoin for that matter, but I first heard…
Book Review: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How America Really Took Over the World by John Perkins
I actually read the first version of this book in 2014. I don’t know what the new one adds really. The new version, by the same author titled, The New…
President Biden drops Trump-era ban on TikTok
President Joe Biden has revoked an executive order from his predecessor Donald Trump banning Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat in the US. The ban faced a series of legal challenges…
Book Review: The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange
Havoc of choice is a book written by Wanjiru Koinange, also the author of Africa Voices The book revolves around the choices that people make and later have consequences in…
Livestream TikTok: Ed Sheeran set to perform at UEFA EURO 2020 Show on June 25th
Ed Sheeran announced today with help from sporting icon David Beckham, that he will be performing at TikTok's UEFA EURO 2020 Show. Available only from Ed's TikTok channel @edsheeran, the special…
Book Review: Parliament of Owls by Adipo Sidang
This has come late but I must have an opinion on this book that I was part of the launch in November 2016. Indeed, Parliament of Owls is a poetry…