Once upon a time in Africa

With first leg done our thoughts are bent on the second leg, cecafa and other domestic cup competitions. The green army matches on, defiant and unscathed. We can afford to burn bridges because at this point in time we are the ones calling the shots and our aim is to finish the league unbeaten. Football afficionados would tell you that some of the finest clubs you see in the world today are nowhere close to achieving such honours. It takes not only great perfomance in the field but a great deal of discipline and sportsmanship to become unassailable. Many still resonate well with the kogallo squad which went unbeaten in the Kenya premier league back in 1976, so lets just say things can still go according to plan, afterall it's the same league, the same clubs, just a bunch of new players. The local football scene here in Kenya has seen a titanic facelift over the years, the league today is far much better than what it was some years ago, so much that it has attracted attention worldwi...

They say simplicity is the epitome of sophistication, but most times we wander in oblivion with the hopes of getting answers to questions well beyond our scientific intelligence. Mankind has for ages marvelled at  the the universe and funny enough sent craft far into space to ascertain that we are truly alone. Laika the dog sadly paid the price of human curiosity but it just didn't end there, we have had cosmonauts in space and the prospects of space tourism is imminent. What we fail to understand is that we have only covered a negligible fraction of what space entails, consider counting grass in a football field. We found our race in the universe, we have known no other way other than what earth has to offer but with each passing day we endeavour to demystify the modus operandi of this spectacular maze. The only impediment we are seemingly never going to solve is the exit from the maze, apparently we are searching a needle in a haystack. The voyager probe 1 set sail back in 1977 a...

The last piece of the puzzle is certainly lost, for if it were available as expected the game would be sealed, so lets face it, this is a big oddity. The Kenyan football is a far cry from the continental standards and far worse when compared to Standards elsewhere, but why? Some tabloid stated that the problem is not with the coaches but with the entire football fraternity in the country. To begin with, football hasn't been given much attention like the other sports, like for instance athletics among others, the lack of goodwill and support has dented the image of the game. Secondly the country is teeming with vast talent which rules out the excuse of lack of players. Thirdly the country has got the facilities atleast going by the standards of a third world country and lastly the country has one of the best competitive domestic leagues on the continent the kenya premier league. So why can't the national team and top clubs deliver in their continental assignments. This is the si...

Life in some parts of the middle East is far more tumultuous than you could ever imagine, thanks to Isil and it's affiliates. The same cannot be said of Kenya, even though Al shabaab extremist are trying hard to fullfil that. Their sordid schemes of bloodbath and pure horror has only succeeded in their downfall for they have been immensely obliterated in their own backyard. But who or what is Al shabaab, most people would probably still be wondering, even though their callous acts of terror speak it all. It is a military outfit trying to impose the stringent version of the Sharia law in Somalia, it is accustomed to the tennents of sunni islam. Like other terrorist groups, al shabaab propagated amidst the anarchy and disarray in Somalia because they faced no imminent impediment. It became a force to reckon with, amassing large swathes of land, and controlling key installations in the state this would result in the acquisition of weaponry the main ingredient they needed to assert com...

The rugby season is ultimately down to the wire but I'm a little concerned about everything this season. With three more games to the playoffs the table looks all but odd, things really don't add up until you take a keen look.Big guns like Harlequins, Nondies and Impala remain firmly in mid table, so what really happened to these giants? I wouldn't want to imagine that their dominance during their heydays is long gone. Infact these three sides have the bragging rights of success having bagged the championship not once and not twice. They still remain Kenya's most decorated and fancied rugby clubs. Being the biggest most loyal fan of the Quins, I can only sit back with optimism and hope that all will go well next season but it's evident we won't make it to the the play-offs which in itself is quite sickening. Nondescripts have had a torrid season as well, losing most of their matches to more established sides and worst of all to Western Bulls which has been a rea...

Most people today are relentlessly in search of investment destinations, this is a good thing because each firm should seek to widen it's target markets. Most countries have taken the initiative of wooing investors because at the end of the day no one will do that for them. Africa has not been left behind, this is because of it's great potential. Africa has some of the fastest emerging markets which include Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and Kenya among others, however the differences between these states with the others are quite subtle for people who has never been to the continent before. Although Africa has got it's share of misfortunes it still has a very promising future as far as economic and physical prosperity is concerned. We are witnessing the current ebola  menace which has proved a hard nut to crack for Africa, probably because the affected states lack proper framework to counter the problem. Next is terrorism which is actually a global problem, but we have seen such a...

After so much anticipation for Africa's most hyped reality show, I can only switch to other channels and avoid it to the best of my ability, i'm so enraged after spending so much time and money voting. One might think i'm being overly irrational because it's just a contest but i advice such to take a more meticulous approach towards whatever am fussing about. How do you sit down and watch this show when all your countrymen have been kicked out of the house. Sabina was indeed a strong contender and that was so evident right from the day she made her official appearance. She captured the heart of Africa and that was manifested from the short period of time She spent in the house. I highly doubt that people out there failed to save her from the chopping board. Something aint adding up in Biggies's house and it's really only a matter of time before we peel off the mask. Esther from Uganda was also evicted on the second week and that also raised eyebrows. Next was Al...