Many sat with the fugitive President of Sudan, Omar Hassan El Bashir, who is increasingly taking on the image of a wanted criminal on the run. El Bashir is a real prisoner, he has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over allegations of genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region during an insurgency that began in 2003. He is accused of allegedly using the government-backed militia to carry out atrocities against the local population, including the destruction of hundreds of villages, the murder of thousands of people and the rape and assault of thousands of women and…
Author: David Indeje
David Indeje
David Indeje serves as the community engagement editor at Khusoko, a digital platform covering East African business news. He manages editorial content, engages audiences, and amplifies diverse voices while consulting on digital strategy for brands in agriculture, governance, technology, and health. Indeje explores AI’s impact on journalism and works as a communications officer at KICTANet.
Today marks a great milestone to us Kenyans. A day our country is being reborn, a day that inspires by the opportunities that will make each day afford us to wake-up and live another day striving to reach our goals as a nation.Goals that will make us make strides, in our social, political and economic endeavors; Strides that will raise our education standards to provide opportunities for the youth, homes for the homeless, and food for the hungry.As a youth, I am inspired by the kinds of dreams that motivate us to become leaders in new and innovative ways; because…
Anguished laments I have in my heart Everyday wondering how Vera would carry on Dawn cracks she’s there awake doing chores While Mutethia is busy sleeping and snoring hmmm! Warmth of his bed eating his flesh and engulfing him Vera, busy with chores while Mutethia snoring zzz Mutethia wakes up, eats and drives his sleek BMW to work While she’s there at home sitting and waiting for him in the evening Like a faithful dog, she accept everything she’s given because of being a woman She can’t object because its Mutethia’s belief she’s feeble But how long shall this…
“The forest is running away from us each time we try to move closer to them…” I this was the voice that reverberated across the crowd the year 2008 when the government and private partners came together to launch program to sensitize communities on the need to protect our forest lest we regret the consequences.Many years ago, it was an up-hill task engaging communities to jointly come together to help in the conservation efforts. Consequently, there was limited buy-in from local communities, many of whom remained hostile to conservation. However, many communities have felt the consequences that are being caused…