The C World...

The first time Beyoncé’s Best Thing I Never Had sailed through my speakers and registered in my mind, I had an unexpected amen moment right there. The girl has always had the ability to drop gems that have turned into girl power anthems. Remember her hit song Irreplaceable? This was a song that not only empowered women, but was also a wake-up call for men, telling them that they are dispensable. After listening to the song, women everywhere found the guts to make some tough decisions. I don’t know how she does it, but Beyoncé always gives me timely perspective on my relationships. Best Thing I Never Had took me to the ugly, dark place I was stuck in two years ago when I was broken, crying and angry with a man I loved for walking away from me. We had broken up at a time when I thought we shouldn’t have. We’ve all heard it happen a million times. You’re dating a guy, weaving your life around his, day dreaming about a future together, the home and children you’ll share, when suddenly...

My pal has been dating this guy for a couple of months now and has been talking no stop about the guy and how happy she is. I was definitely very eager to meet the guy that was making my pal go crazy unfortunately she was a bit secretive with him; apart from his name, we knew nothing else. Unfortunately her secretive behaviors was only piqued our interest and made us very curious about the guy. We were so eager to meet the guy that we invaded her house when he was there. I know she is going to hate me for this but I hope she will take me seriously after reading this.The guy was handsome and all but truth be told he was definitely not her type and you will see why when I explain. My pal, let’s call her Sara- is a marketing executive at a leading company in town, she was educated in the top schools in the country and abroad and is very cultured . I don’t mean to be rude but   this new boyfriend is complete opposite of her. He owns a mechanic shop (where the two met) hasn’t been to U...

Nowadays I dread watching, reading and   listening to news; there is hardly any good news anywhere. Being a scribe I should know that good news is not news but being human I know that bad news is not welcome, especially if the bad news is that of death. Just a few weeks ago, the world mourned the demise of two great visionaries who have made great contribution to our generation. Loosing Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai and Apple founder Steve jobs in one month was a great blow. Today I would like to take time to reflect and appreciate the lives of the two fallen great minds and   commemorate a great man whose visions helped shape African politics, Wangari’s death was a great loss not only to the conservation world but to the entire human race. She was a great visionary who linked the health of environment to human wellbeing.   By fighting against degradation of forests, Wangari protected food and water security. She tirelessly fought against the reigning regime calling for...