Grey Generation
By Esther Idza; Kenya Grey generation Our elders say we are a lost generation, one with nothing to show for our existence. For our grandparents fought for Kenya’s independence, And our parents laid the...
View ArticleDr James Mwangi, World Entrepreneur of the Year 2012, shares amazing wisdom
Dr James Mwangi & Jeff Koinange, Kenya Just watch; no captions can match this: PART 1: PART 2: PART 3: PART 4: PART 5: Now time to join Dr Mwangi in making a better Africa!
View ArticleA Story about a Woman I Love
By Muturi Njeri, Kenya Story story. Story come. Story story. Story come. Today, I am going to tell you a story about a woman I love. This beautiful woman is a mother: a mother to millions of children;...
View ArticleSophie Umazi, Founder of I am Kenyan Project Speaks to AYJ [Interview]
AYJ: What is “I am Kenyan” project in a few words? Sophie: The I AM KENYAN project is a Kenyan youth led reconciliation campaign that uses photography as a unique platform to advocate for countrywide...
View ArticleA Lesson to Learn from the Nigerian Super Eagles
By Ayodeji Morakinyo from Nigeria When the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2013 commenced, many Nigerians were hoping to see their national team perform remarkably right from the initial stages of the...
View ArticleDear Country, Show me you’re Worth it
By Mayowa Idowu from Nigeria Technically Kayode, Ayotunde and I aren’t related yet we tell everyone we’re cousins. Our grandparents were best of friends, our mothers the same. There was a period they...
View ArticleTrying the African [Short Story]
By Mungai Munene from Kenya Chapter One: The Awakening “When heaven screams and calls your name, scream back, lest the deity leaves you behind.” “They lynched the man,” Cherry said as she stared me in...
View ArticleThank you sir, Mr. President
By Rebecca Njeri from Kenya This is an odd letter, but circumstances dictate that I must write to the soon-to-be retired President Mwai Kibaki. The circumstances, equally odd, are mostly limited to the...
View ArticleThe Story of Africa
Mungai Munene from Kenya The story of Africa takes place along a street in my hometown of Nakuru Kenya. This is a place where each one of us would find themselves, from the lady lying on the unquiet...
View ArticleAnatomy of a People United in Tragedy
Dr. Paul Bundi Karau, Kenya The Westgate mall sits in a rich neighbourhood in Nairobi. To the wealthy, a symbol of power, and to the aspiring and the not-so-mighty, a spectacle to behold. Frequented by...
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