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  LIKONI TUKTUK BUSINESS   T uk-tuk means of transport is among the major transportation means in Likoni providing a relatively larger percentage of employment among youths as drivers. Mohammed Abubakar who is a tuk-tuk operator along Likoni-Ng’ombeni and Ujamaa- Mtongwe routes reveals the story behind tuk-tuk transport specifically in Likoni.   Mohammed Abubakar is a 32 years old father of two who has worked for over eleven years as employed tuk-tuk driver. “Many tuk-tuk owners tend to employ drivers who operate on different routes here in Likoni so most of these drivers you see around here are not the real owners of the machines” says Mohammed.   He further explains how this journey of tuk-tuk driving has been since he was first introduced in the race to date.     “This work has many challenges because every day you wake up knowing that you have two sides depending on you at the end of the day; that is your own family and the boss. The boss ...

  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...