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  FRAMES OF DESTRUCTION I met up with Michael Murithii, a Third-year student pursuing Mechanical engineering at Technical University of Mombasa. He explains how he almost threw away his future due to drug and substance abuse. Michael was once a strong drug user who used to take Bhang, Alcohol and sometimes Cocaine, he Explains his experience by stating how he first started using drugs as a first-year student when He joined campus.   “It was in first year, and I wanted to be recognized and considered a cool kid by the other drug users and ‘cool kids’”, he explains.   He says he joined a group of young men who used to buy Bhang from local drug peddlers. They used to buy a stick for sh.50, which was available making it easier and affordable to them. After a long time of using Bhang which they refer to as Weed, they got too used to it. When weed was not available they used to go for the strong alcohol and took it in shots. An example of the brand was Chrome, and he expl...

  Begging is a very real problem that most countries in Africa and the rest of the world faces. It is a significant problem in the society that needs to be solved. Many are found begging at roadsides or in front of temples, mosques and churches hoping that someone would help them meet their daily needs. They often disrupt the neighborhood that they beg in and some people drop coins for them not out of pity but to send them away.   Beggars have specific places where they spend their time asking for money from passersby. The main reason for begging is poverty. Beggars have no assurance of getting food daily, much less clothing or any other necessity. They are ever seen walking around in barely old rags. Most often go scavenging in rubbish to get food or anything worth that can make money for them. Spend day and night in streets fighting for their daily survival. Sickness is a worrying threat to these families of beggars. Many have died of preventable diseases such as malaria...

HOMELESS PEOPLE SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO OWN A HOME. Owning a home is a wish to every individual who still breath in this beautiful world. Many have succeeded in this while others are in a total struggle to have a place for at least to lay their head. Some inherited properties including houses while others due to their hard work and savings happened to build a home that fitted their budget. But still more than 83% all over the world are homeless. In Africa, having a family with a home is considered as a big achievement in the society. Long are the days when no one needed to struggle to have a home. A land to a build a house was automatically given to a boychild as gift upon getting married. Those are the days of our ancestors before no one knew of colonization. In today’s world, land as a gift is hard to receive. Most communities in Kenya believe and associate wealth is obtained after passing through education system. To some extent, this sounds to be true but on the other hand, pe...

  O n Saturday of 19th February, 2022 , The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the sudden death of Hon. Dr. Wilfred Gisuka Machage. Hon. Dr. Wilfred Machage/file photo T he Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Machage, collapsed at his home in Abuja, Nigeria after lunch and later pronounced dead at the hospital. T he late ambassador Wilfred Machage was appointed High Commissioner to Abuja, Nigeria by president Uhuru Kenyatta in January, 2018 . P resident Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday of 20th February, 2022 extended his condolences to the bereaved family. In his condolence message, the President eulogised the departed Machage, 65 , as a seasoned politician, consummate diplomat and committed public servant who served the country with distinction and utmost dedication. " I received the shocking news of the sudden death of my friend and our country's ambassador to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Machage last evening with disbelief."  President Kenyatta said. T he President we...

Meet Husna Khan a student who is also a peer educator. Advocates for good morals in the society   Profile: Husna Ismail Khan W ho is a peer educator? What are the duties and responsibilities of a peer educator? Even after completing high school, Husna Khan, 21, never thought she would become a peer educator . Her goal was to join a campus of her choice and pursue a course related to journalism. Today, she works with Kiota foundation, a community based organization located in Changamwe, Mombasa. P eer educator advocates and promotes positive behaviors and provides accurate information to young people in the society. Husna uses most of her time if not in school to do peer talks, acting and video shooting, activities assigned to her by Kiota foundation. The contents created promotes good morals to youths. Some which features her have been aired on Tawala TV and UTV in Kenya. “ A s a peer educator, my main duties are to attend all trainings to teach peer education programs and also pra...

  W hat is toxic relationship. Does everyone have a toxic relationship . Toxic relationship is one that makes someone feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned or even attacked. C ampus students all over the world have been affected with this kind of relationship in one way or the other. In universities, students have time to explore dating. They use social media platforms to express and communicate their feelings. I n these institutions, getting into toxic relationship is very easy due to peer pressure around and other challenges such as unstable financial situation among students. Photo courtesy: Friends' having fun L ess fortunate students gets to admire how others dress well, and decides to use all means so as to be like them. The student finds him or herself in a bad group and feels comfortable when with handsome guys or beautiful ladies. Others tend to seek dangerous groups but authority and power in the institutions. M ost students find themselves into these toxic relationsh...