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  The Bible. We all know that ‘Man’ and ‘woman’ are God’s wonderful creations. While creating ‘Man’ God created ‘Man’ in His own image and likeness (vide Gen 1:26 Holy Bible NIV).After creating ‘Man’, Bible says that the Lord God said “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him (Gen 2:18)”.Bible presents God’s account of creation of woman in verses 21 to 24 of Gen 2. “So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.(23)The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman’, for she was taken out of man.”(24)For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh. A careful reading of the fore-going account of creation of ‘man’ and ‘woman...

  What is Poverty? Investopedia [1] defines Poverty as a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can't be met. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. World Bank  defines the extreme poor as those living on less than $1.90 a day. The Kenya Poverty Index was at 29% in 2018 (Approx 14.7M Kenyans) and was ranked eighth globally and sixth in Africa among countries with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, according to the World Poverty Clock report, as they consume less than $1.90 (Sh197) per day or Sh5,910 monthly . The average household size according to the Kenyan Census, 2019 is 3.9.  This therefore means, approximately 3,769,230 Kenyan households are living in abject poverty or belo...

A Senate Bill proposes all pupils be given free milk at school to improve their nutrition. The free school milk programme, Maziwa ya Nyayo, was introduced by President Daniel Moi in the 1980s. The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2020 sponsored by nominated Senator Beatrice Kwamboka (ODM) proposes re-introduction of free supply of milk to all pupils and pre-primary learners. The Bill comes at a time when the government-funded school feeding programme has run into trouble due to a Sh500 million budget cut and the exit of the big donor, the World Food Programme [1] . When these proposals are put forward, the proposers never break down the details (numbers) of the bill and the public never get to ask what exactly this bill translates to financially. It is high time we Kenyans get to interact with what our so called Leaders proposals, because eventually there will be a direct impact on the country’s spending which is our taxes. A s at 2018, KNBS reported that there were 8,700,000 pri...

  Am not usually a fan of eves dropping on people’s conversations, but on this one, I didn’t have a choice but to pay maximum attention. I usually leave work at around 5:00 pm and get home between 5:30 -6:00 pm, as a norm. I have taught myself that it is a good thing to interact with people in my neighborhood after a long days work and get to know what transpired during the day while I was away. Well, am sure majority of people would have a dissenting opinion on this and especially the so called “Middle Class”, but there is nothing much that can be done pertaining perceptive reasoning.   So back to my story; as I got home, there is this place that they sell the traditional Meru porridge called “Mukio”. Any Meru would agree with me this is a great delicacy that would leave anyone licking their lips after a mug or two of the same and especially during this weird cold season in the month of September. The owner of the place set up a sitting arrangement that can accommodate ...

Brief History of 8:00 am – 5:00 working Time. During the Industrial Revolution, companies attempted to maximize the output of their factories by keeping them running as many hours as possible, typically implementing a “sun up to sun down” work day.  Wages were also extremely low, so workers themselves often needed to work these long shifts just to get by, including often sending their children to work in the factories as well, rather than getting them educated.  With little representation, education, or options, factory workers also tended to work in horrible working conditions to go along with the bad hours.  The typical work day at this time lasted anywhere from 10-18 hours per day, six days a week.  This all began to change in the 19th century. The first to suggest an eight hour work day for everyone was a British man by the name of Robert Owen, who was also one of the founders of socialism.  Owen felt that the work day should be divided into thirds, ...

The government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced through the NMS that the there will be construction of about 24 level 3 health facilities within the Nairobi City County low income settlements at a cost of Kshs. 2B in a period of 100 days, led by the DG, General Badi. Is this feasible? Well, this is a good question for all of us. It is just a matter of time.  In the Constitution of Kenya-2010, Chapter four—THE BILL OF RIGHTS, Economic and social rights. 43. (1) Every person has the right— (a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care. It is highly imperative for every Kenyan citizen to access healthcare at an affordable cost.  Constructing the 24 level 3 health facilities is a welcomed move, but are Kenyans getting value for their 2B? Are we right to say that nobody is interested in upgrading the housing conditions of these low income settlements (slums) before the ince...