It was the candidature class with the lowest entry behaviour in over seven years. It was a class that everyone had written off. I had joined the station approximately six months before they did their first KCSE under my headship. I had left a county school for an extracounty school. This was an academic giant that to an extent had lost…
2020 broke me, it did. Probably it broke you too. It broke me into small tiny pieces.In that year nothing was special in my life. I was just surviving when others were thriving. In that year I was not just sad, but empty. In that year I made bad decisions and wrong choices. In that year I did not want…
I was sitting inside my small office near the staffroom. Alone. I was lost in the gloom. I had cried enough, there was no more tears out of my eyes. I pretended to be fine yet I was bleeding from the inside.Few days earlier I had gotten my transfer letter. I had been delocalised from my station to that school.…
'Honey, it is 11. Let us go to bed now,' Monica said to Nick. 'Not yet, just sleep if you are sleepy. I will join you later because I am finalizing some reports here,' Nick replied. Monica went to bed, feeling empty, low and with broken spirit. In bed, Monica could not sleep. Her mind was full of questions and less…
It's Monday. It's the fifth day of October. It's the international teachers day. It's a day with is marked amidst a war. A war with an invisible enemy. An enemy that came with lightning and thunder. One that came to steal, kill and destroy. An enemy that ruined plans, cancelled flights, wounded hearts, changed lives, bruised egos and raised questions.This…
(Due to public demand, I am writing an article about content mastery. This is a recap of what we discussed on the zoom mentorship meeting on Tuesday 1st September at 8PM) At some point in your life you've heard someone complaining, 'why did I study Mohorovisic discontinuity in Geography, Call of Moses in CRE, Bones in Biology, The Mole concept…
Are debts bad? Is it wrong to be in debts? What level of debts is not condoned? Let's face it, Kenya is a borrowing nation. And the habit of borrowing didn't just begin from our national leaders but it began from the Kenyans themselves. Our leaders are a reflection of who we are. Borrowing from China to pay Eurobond. Borrowing…
It's true that every person has a book within them. We all have a story to tell or knowledge to share. But it's equally true that we all have that inner negative voice that says it will never happen. That no one cares about our stories and our knowledge. You're not alone if you have that voice.The only way to…
Since late 2019 the world has been at a war. The world has been fighting an invisible enemy, an enemy that came with lightning and thunder. An enemy that does not choose nation, race or religion. The war is still on. Keeping in mind that all wars have casualties, the BOM and private school teachers, laid off staff in companies…
When we think about retirement, two things come into our minds, fear and anxiety. How will it be like? How will I live after retiring? Who will I be? The secret to a happy, wealthy and healthy retirement is preparation. Retirement is not a destination, it's transition from one frontier of life to another. According to studies, a staggering 70% of…
