TRUTH OUTS KENYA

  Happy New Year everyone. Yes I know, it’s a bit too late for that but it is still the beginning of a new year. So where have I been all this time? I have been working on lots of things including my weight. Anyway, that is a subject for another day. There is something going on in advertising and marketing globally. Sex isn’t selling. Women are not sexy enough for brands. It is time that things were shaken up a little bit and what better way to do that except by being racist. Let us face it, the market is overpopulated with brands and every business wants to make huge profits. So the best way to be noticed is to make noise. This noise should be relevant enough to get you trending for weeks if not for a month. This noise should see you in hashtags and YouTube blogs for free. You should be saving the marketing team money as everyone who seeks attention rides on your ill-gotten fame. This noise, of course, is not targeted towards your buyers; you already know you...

Currently there are a lot of people who have and are being arrested for sharing things on social media and when they are arrested the first excuse they give is that the message did not originate from them. In media law there is a topic on defamation which covers both libel and slander. Many people are committing libel online unaware /PHOTO/juntariman.files.wordpress.com  Now one thing stands out very clearly and which most people do not know. Any person who spreads, shares a message or picture or caricature etc that makes the public question a person’s, reputation separately meets the requirements  of committing defamation and will be charged separately from the originator. There is a hashtag that is trending on Twitter today, Hastags are powerful but kindly only retweet or tweet when you know what you are doing. When someone shares a picture or statement or comment, please think before you regret. Anyone who shares, retweets, reposts, resnaps and all the sha...

It was a busy Saturday afternoon for Nakuru residents this past weekend when #JukumuLetu initiative was launched. Good music from the Sarabi band led by one talented vocalist, Nelson Mandela Akello, was really what you could say refreshing while others were simply making noise and that is the real truth. JukumuLetu Launch in Makueni/PHOTO/CHARITY NZOMO Wait, there was this artist from Makueni, he was not all swaggy but he was the real deal and he brought the house down, ok he brought Nyayo Gardens down. The way he played that guitar was fabulous and for once I danced to ukambani music thinking that Carlos Santana was the guitarist. Residents were informed on how it was important for them to get to know what their constitution says since ignorance is bliss for those in power. If they sleep on the job you cannot hold them accountable without being knowledgeable. Various issues affecting the county were showcased through puppets for example the recent fighting among MCA’...

Well it is Friday and as Larry Madowo says, you know what it is. Well today he will be hosting one of the best bands in Kenya, Sauti Sol as they launch their new single, Nerea. Nerea is a song about a man pleading with his girlfriend not to abort his child and the song has raised a lot of concerns. Sauti Sol, Kenya's leading band/PHOTO/pbs.twimg.com Why would a girl want to abort? Well the answer is that obviously the man must have rejected the pregnancy and so she sees the only way out as abortion. Yes it’s true that children can grow up to amaze us but men need to stand up. Sauti Sol, Amos and Josh have really done a good job but they left the song hanging. Nerea does not want to abort; she wants someone to assure her that if she carries the pregnancy to term, then the man responsible must be ready to help her through the thick and thin. The man says bring my child, I will bring up the baby on my own. Truth is most men cannot without involving another woman w...

There is no such thing as utopia, this is the real world. God is good but the world ain’t fair. So you are in a difficult or unfriendly environment and you feel like you are going to throw in the towel the next day? Well sit tight and buckle up because I am going to share some practical things that have worked for me and I made it. 1.     Watch your tongue You came there and found them so they know better than you. This simply means that you keep out of the cheap politics. Simply agree to everyone who calls you aside but keep your comments to yourself. Judas was with Jesus even to the last meal and had to betray Him with a kiss simply because he looked like Him. The person to betray you looks just as you. 2.     Follow the rules Yes the rules give you a pain in the ass but who do you think is having it easy. Toe the line. It is better to be told that you are sucking up but truth is rules rule. Difficult situations can take a toll on anybod...

She was only 16 years and had just attended her grandfather’s funeral. On her way back home six men attacked her and raped her. She was gang raped till she bled and became unconscious. That was in June 2013. After finishing their dirty work, the rapists dumped her in a pit latrine and left her to die. Apart from the psychological injuries, Liz now has to use a wheel chair and also suffers from fistula. Justice for Liz/PHOTO/KENYA TODAY What made the world cry for her justice? Well Liz was raped by minors who then after being reported to the police, the minors were told to cut grass as punishment. Really is that really sane, for a police officer in his right mind to be the judge, jury and executioner that a rapist deserves to slash grass? This is what sent many human and women’s rights groups all over the world appending signatures seeking justice for Liz. And the culprits were apprehended and the trial begun unfortunately they were only given 15 years...

There is baby with a great future in Nakuru Town and that is why despite the hospital bill which over a half a million Kenya shillings, baby Jeremy can still afford to smile. The matron in charge has stated very clearly that they are not going to release Jeremy until the bill is cleared. Baby Jeremy/PHOTO/JAMES WAKIBIA. The baby has been in  the hospital since December 18 last year and since his mother cannot afford to pay up, her baby has to get used to the hospital corridors as home. Many Kenyans have taken to social media to demand the release of Baby Jeremy but it seems the matron of this hospital could give Margret Thatcher a run for her money. The matron says that the hospital is a nonprofit institution and they need the money to keep things running. Baby Jeremy’s mum is in the process of acquiring a paybill number so that well-wishers can donate money towards clearing the hospital bill.

I know that Bahati accused Willy Paul of stealing his song but I will say it as it is, Willy Paul is more vocally talented than Bahati and this time around he actually sang a song that has the word. Willy Paul, Kenya Gospel artist who has been accused of stealing songs/PHOTO/Nairobiwire.com   Truth is there is no difference between the 2 singers, they both have commercialized the gospel so when one accuses the other, its the pot calling the kettle black but I still believe that better the devil we know in Willy Paul than the " angel" in " mamaz boy. Let us be fair and not judge, these are 2 young men who need to be moulded by real spiritual fathers like Arthur Gitonga, JB Masinde...... not Music spinning Dj's. I say so because I believe that if Jesus came around when we were all saying how bad Willy is, He would write on the ground and say he without sin, cast the first stone. None of us know Bahati and Willy on a personal level, we  only know them as  f...

The kind of gospel music being played in Kenya today really worries me. Yesterday I had to listen to several songs to confirm that some of the gospel artistes do a remix of secular artistes. I do not think that this is brought about by lack of creativity but love of money. I usually look at Kari Jobe’s, Chris Tomlin’s, Newsboys, Lecrae’s and many other gospel artists’ concerts and one thing that stands out is that none of them takes away the glory that belongs to God. The hunger for God is real but be weary of the junk being served as gospel music/PHOTO/Courtesy Look at Kenya, we start well but before we know it, we want the good life and so instead of singing songs inspired by the Holy Spirit, we sing songs inspired by hunger, pride, greed, fame, the world’s way of thinking. At the end of the day its not Jesus who is Glorified but dancing styles, who shot your video and who produced the audio. Am not saying am any better because I love RnB and HipHop and Rock but when i...

Today we buried one amazing man. I had never met him in person but I had heard of him. During his funeral today, I saw senior government officials speak but I couldn't help but think about the widow. She is so young and he is gone. This people used her last minutes with him as a poilitical dias therefore I have written a poem trying to capture the true feelings of Lwam Bekele today. May God give her the grace to go through this. Photo courtesy of Standard Digital Edition, SDE.   THE SIGHS OF BEKELE          BY MERCY OPANDE Somehow  it felt like you were still around, Baby hasn’t noticed your absence, I was shocked to find myself laughing when people made jokes of how they interacted with you, I couldn’t help but feel like your towering figure was beside me, A son of the land, a father to my son, oh my man, During the day we were so many, right now they are all gone, And you are there all alone, The music, the noise, the sound, ...

By hearing about website internet marketing you may be perplexed for this might be a new terminology that is being introduced to your dictionary. However, the solution has just been provided for you and the great mystery has been demystified and solved to enable you to decode and comprehend it accordingly. There are many channels that can be used to do internet marketing, for instance social media, the search engines and others over twenty million in the world. This kind of marketing involves using of computers, mobile phones and other gadgets that can access the internet and thereafter the user can advertise their goods and services or do the broker of other peoples/companies goods and services online.  This means that the description of the goods and services offered is given, the price, quality, manufacturers and even the location and contacts are provided for as a matter of publicizing hence inviting customers to come for the goods and services. Website interne...