Demons or mass hysteria
They are at it again – ghosts have attacked another school!
Learning to hate the old
Children’s story like this popular one – The Wizard of Oz – have a witch, who is old and nasty. We had H&G who were tricked into a cake-house by an old wicked
Maltreatment of the elderly
In my tradition, the first girl is named after their father’s mum. I was named after my grandmother (cũcũ). Cũcũ was among the few elderly people left
Who is the criminal here?
Going through the nation yesterday (May 6th 2014), I came across another teenage abortion story – with a title (Crime: teenager’s boyfriend arrested). Have a read.
Mobility matters
I spend a couple of days last week with a relative who has suffered an illness that left him temporarily paralysed from the waist down. Luckily for him, he has recovered from the u
Sex education
This week, I will put the scholarly pieces aside a bit and just talk about what sex education as I experienced it and as I see it now. I will focus on the girl – not because I do
Latrine abortions
I find those small little articles on the margins of papers very interesting…especially because that is where juicy health pieces tend to hide. This Saturday (29th March 2014
Attempted suicide and Kenyan law
Today, 10th of October is World mental health day. In a country like Kenya, with high rates of infectious diseases, were 1.5 million people are pushed into extreme poverty every ye
The crime of denying children treatment and vaccinations
In 2011, there was this story of a couple who denied their kids vaccines and were taken to court. http://allafrica.com/stories/201110250147.html Lucky for them, they escaped prison
Comprehensive health devolution – a really bad idea
Tucked away on page 6 if today’s Daily Nation (3rd Sept 2013) was this very interesting piece. Bodies representing medical practitioners nationally are seeking to stop the gazett