Uhuru Kenyatta’s maiden flight to Kingston, Jamaica aboard what was the first direct flight to the country happened after the death of the Late Hon Ken Okoth who championed for the legalization of marijuana caused Kenyans to open up on whether legalization of marijuana could be beneficial to the county’s economy.
Results according the poll conducted on the question of legalization of marijuana was met with different reactions by voters. While some thought the drug should only be legalized for medical purposes many others thought it wise to legalize the drug both for medical and recreational purposes. A handful of other voters also thought it did not matter the legality status of marijuana, people would still use it whether it was illegal or not.
Kenyans aired their views on various social media platforms some supporting the idea and others going against legalization of the drug. Marijuana use has been legalized in many county’s for both medical and recreational. Scientific outlook on the drug however is not clear with certain experts agreing that marijuana is harmless compared to tobacco and others arguing that marijuana abuse is as bad other drugs.
"The lords of poverty are the people who refuse to think well. Get rid of cane farming. Grow marijuana. Sell it legally. Tax it. Raise money. Why is tobacco any better than 'weed'?"
One thing is certain though, Kenya has a long way before marijuana is legalized for any reason. Kenya as we know is a conservative country where leaders have “better things to do” i.e. loot and steal public property.
The above video show the story of young Keziah who can “see blindfolded”. The condition is called mid-brain activation. This goes to prove Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution might be true.
Interviewer : Kindly introduce yourself. Njoroge : I am Wanjiru Njoroge and am a third year student in Multimedia University pursuing journalism. Interviewer : Njoroge, what do you think about the merger proposal for universities. Njoroge : Am at a standstill where i both agree and disagree with it. I agree with it in the the perspective of students will be able to specialize in different courses in a specific environment where they’ll get a great education system where they will get a specialization. But i don’t really support because how do you implement such a thing in a short period of time. This is not something you can wake up today and make over a lapse of a short period of time. You have to consider things like monetary issues, distance issues, their are some students who you cant tell that because Multimedia University is a school for journalism they should get out of a place like Mombasa where they can get like a technical university to teach teach the same course and move them to Nairobi. How will you cater for all that? You know education is not free. Dorm systems are not free in Kenya unlike other countries so its still a hustle i do not believe that can work out. Interviewer : Do you think they’ll achieve this feat anytime soon? Njoroge : Not really, unless the implementation of a long period of time you have to consider the fact that people are still studying you cannot pause education and say that y’all stop at 1.2 move to another place so you can start you education system again from that specialization area, like maybe from Kisumu you move to Multimedia University to pursue journalism that is not really possible and another thing i don’t think it will be fair to the workers this is cutting on jobs for people, once a university is closed people will not be able to get normal jobs where they used to get. Interviewer : OK thank you fro speaking to me Njoroge Njoroge : You are welcome.
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) July 24, 2019
The little know Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Labour and Social protection has been appointed as the acting Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and planning. The CS has replaced Henry Rotich after he was caught up in the Kimwarer and Arror dam scandal involving billions of shillings. A full statement from Statehouse dubbed ‘Reorganization of Government’ that was released today in the afternoon showed how various CSs were shuffled.
Below is the Full Statement From Statehouse
“In order to ensure smooth operations and continuity at the National Treasury and in line Ministries following the Court Order affecting the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning Mr Henry Rotich and the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury Dr Kamau Thugge, His Excellency the President has made the following changes to the organization of Government:
(I) Hon. (Amb.) Ukur Yatani Kanacho, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, assumes, in Acting Capacity the Cabinet Secretary responsibility for National Treasury and Planning.
(II) Dr Julius Monzi Muia is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury.
(III) Mr Torome Saitoti is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Planning.
(IV) Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Gordon Kihalangwa is appointed as the Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Defence. Kanze Dena-Mararo State House Spokesperson
Picture showing how preserved meet with chemical is fresh Photo: COURTESY
An investigative report compiled by Dennis Okari of NTV exposed supermarkets for using sulphite chemical preservatives dawa ya nyama that might be harmful to human beings. While holding interviews with a supermarket attendant, Okari unearthed the unspeakable act done to make meat appear fresh and juicy in the eyes of an unsuspecting customer.
“Every
morning before the doors open for customers, we take packaged meat that stayed
overnight, remove the cling film and change the date labels to reflect the
current date. If the packaging is stained with blood, we change it and put a
new wrapping,” said the attendant.
Seeing as it might be a huge loss, the supermarkets have adopted this practice to make sure their meat have a longer shelf life. In the course of his exposé, Okari conducted his own experiment on two cuts of meat to find out whether the food sulphites really worked. He easily purchased the dawa at Nairobi’s Industrial area and mixed it with one cut and left the other cut untouched. After a couple of day the meat mixed in with the dawa stayed fresh and juicy while the other cut begun to rot and smell.
Dennis Okari interviewing the supermarket manager Photo: COURTESY
Supermarket managers
expect a sale on meats even after they have exceeded the recommended two to
three day shelf life. “Meat, including beef, chicken, fish and mutton,
that negative side effects like nasal congestion, itchy throat, runny nose and
skin rash.
Although this
practice was revealed to be done by supermarkets alone there is no telling whether
butcheries in town use sulphites presevatives or not.
Maasai in kenya are using their love for games to raise awareness of social injustices in their community. They are actively campaigning against practices like female genital mutilation and early childhood marriages. Though some Maasai communities still believe that FGM should be continued because some see it as cultural rite of passage marking when a girl become a woman and can marry. Maasai cricket warriors captain Sonyanga Ole Ngais spoke to KTN News and told them how he and his team mates are trying to discourage the custom by refusing to marry girls who have undergone the brutal procedure.
Captain: Ole Sonyanga Ole speaks to his team mates during a practice session. Photo by: Jane Wasong
They relate the sport to their traditional hunting techniques where the ball is the spear, the bat is the shield and their flowing red robes in full flight are an awesome sight. Even though maasai are male dominated women have fewer rights even to their bodies and so the cricket team are using their new found unity on the field as an inspiration to those off it, attempting to educate and give young people a sense of belonging support and hope. However, they face resistance from the elders of their community who hold maasai traditions practices dear. But then can cricket really bring change to the region?
Shannon Wenani
FATHERLY LOVE
By Shannon Wenani
Diamond Platnum has finally seen his two kids after Zari Hassan bowed to pressure and unlocked him
The singer Diamond Platnum with his two children Tiffer and Nalia Photo by: COURTESY
The singer Diamond Platnum has mentioned several times that he has been denied access to communicate and even see his own children Tiffer and Nillan because they are not in Tanzania with him
Diamond Platnum even decided to sing the song Inama to explain and express his feeling of how he cant see his children because of love and hate between him and Zari Hassan.
Mapenzi imeleta kwa wanangu vita, siku hizi siwaoni, naishia kuwa like insta. (Love has brought beef between me and my childrens these days , I can only like their pictures in instagram but I cant see them face to face) He sing this on the song Inama.
He is seen so happy having fun with his chidren.
Hezron Kute
NTV
exposes chemical ridden supermarket meats
By HEZRON KUTE
The meet that appears fresh after being preserved for days with chemicals Photo: COURTESY
An investigative
report compiled by Dennis Okari of NTV exposed supermarkets for using sulphite
chemical preservatives dawa ya nyama that might be harmful to human beings. While holding
interviews with a supermarket attendant, Okari unearthed the unspeakable act
done to make meat appear fresh and juicy in the eyes of an unsuspecting
customer.
“Every
morning before the doors open for customers, we take packaged meat that stayed
overnight, remove the cling film and change the date labels to reflect the
current date. If the packaging is stained with blood, we change it and put a
new wrapping,” said the attendant.
Seeing as it might be a huge loss, the supermarkets have adopted this practice to make sure their meat have a longer shelf life. In the course of his exposé, Okari conducted his own experiment on two cuts of meat to find out whether the food sulphites really worked. He easily purchased the dawa at Nairobi’s Industrial area and mixed it with one cut and left the other cut untouched. After a couple of day the meat mixed in with the dawa stayed fresh and juicy while the other cut begun to rot and smell.
Dennis Okari from NTV with the supermarket manager Photo: COURTESY
Supermarket managers
expect a sale on meats even after they have exceeded the recommended two to
three day shelf life. “Meat, including beef, chicken, fish and mutton,
that is not sold after a week, is cooked and served to unsuspecting customers
in in-store cafeterias,” the source revealed.
Food experts
advise that sulphites are generally safe if used within recommended limits, but
they can cause negative side effects like nasal congestion, itchy throat, runny
nose and skin rash.
Although this practice was revealed to be done by supermarkets alone there is no telling whether butcheries in town use sulphites preservatives or not.
No Brainer 