By Geoffrey Mbosero Despair Or Hope or Both Indulge me for a moment. A couple of months ago, I had a dream. In the dream, I was falling. Fast. After I awoke, I could not quite figure out whence I was falling. It felt terrible. My body felt light as I whooshed through the dark …
How Kenya’s Politics is Smothering its Rich Culture
Time for the Kenyan DawnCredit: Ewen Bell Understanding culture, in most cases, is a fool's errand. The vastness, dynamism, and variance through time make it difficult to nail down a definition and reference to a specific culture. In Kenya, this task is made harder by the sheer diversity. With 42 major tribes and several sub-ethnic …
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Singles or Albums; Does it Matter?
By Geoffrey Mbosero Credit: The Afrosauce Podcast In the latest episode of the Afrosauce Podcast (@TheAfrosauce), the hosts hotly debated the merits of releasing an album, an EP, or a single. It is a pertinent debate in music circles, especially since consumer behavior in this regard is considerably fragmented. Technology’s influence on music consumption and …
Climate Strike 2019: why the protests should be the beginning and not the end of the climate change debate in Africa
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Credit: DW Climate strike 2019 was a global demonstration of the seriousness and a sense of urgency in addressing climate change as an existential threat to our planet. The involvement of young people – the future of the world – is partly prompted by the ambivalence and inaction of the …
Introducing the ‘Afrosauce’ Podcast: Why it is a timely portrayal of African music through the consumer’s eyes
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Spotify and other streaming platforms curate and present all the music options available on the planet. They have revolutionized access to and consumption of music across the world – making it accessible and friendlier to consumers. Radio and television platforms do their part in presenting a package of music to …
Why the Development of Writing Skills in Kenyan Primary Schools is Abysmal – highlighting the need for a Change of Approach
Credit: Ethos3 There is a reason why we read stories to babies and young children; apart from helping them to learn sounds, words, and language, it helps to spark the kids’ imagination and stimulating their curiosity. It also aids in the development of social and communication skills. The natural step should be to allow the …
Why Primary School Teachers need to be Lifelong Learners
Image rights: news.continuingstudies.wisc.edu Today’s job market is markedly different from what it was 1 or 2 decades ago. Continued integration of technology into the Kenyan society has hastened the rate of change in different sphere of society including the shifting mindsets of young children introduced to technological devices such as smartphones, iPads, tablets, and laptops …
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Bolstering Student-Centered Learning in Kenya: Why Debating Still Matters
Image Rights: Cihan The current education system in Kenya provides a structure within which learners and educators operate. The structural approach ensures that all students learn the core aspects established in the curriculum as well as directives to teachers regarding the overall pedagogical approaches. The upshot of such a well-defined approach is the prevailing rigidity …
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It is a Blue World – Inside Chelsea’s Building Optimism
By Geoffrey Mbosero | @geombos Chelsea and calm do not mix, the only thing constant at Chelsea during the Abramovich era, apart from Abramovich himself, has been the 'chaos' – by design or default – resulting in unprecedented success for the club. The ruthless nature in which the club has been run over the last …
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Artistic Responsibility: How the Kenyan music industry could use some growing up
By Geoffrey Mbosero | geombos Artistic freedom - the freedom to create, imagine, and distribute diverse cultural perspectives and expressions – is at the center of high-quality art and worthwhile discourse in the society. Overall, artistic freedom espouses the extent to which independent artists can freely create art. Unencumbered artistic freedom gives artists license …
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