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Development: change at any cost?
(Opinions)
27-11-2008
by Norma
Primitive man was for many years limited in his ability to explore and exploit his environment. So he hunted close to home and had a limited sphere of influence. With time he learnt to explore and exploit his environment as he overcame many...
I had a dream: Haiti will rise again
(Poetry)
15-02-2010
by Norma
I have been to Haiti
Through the papers, TV channels, radios and even by word of mouth.
I have been to Haiti.
I have been to Haiti, that land of proud Africans, in my dreams.
Rotting bodies struggling to rise amidst wafts of smells.
I have...
Male Circumcision And HIV: a Necessary Evil Or a Red Herring?
(Opinions)
31-03-2007
by Norma
I come from Western Kenya, which is populated mainly by the Luhya group of Bantu. These people circumcise their male children. Most of them, like the Tiriki and Bukhusu (sub-tribes within the Luhya) hold very elaborate circumcision ceremonies...
The "middle-class curse" among Africans
(Opinions)
5-09-2009
by Norma
I have received several questions concerning the “middle-class curse," as cited in the book, A HEALTHY YOU: Tame Africa's Child Malnutrition . The book, available at www.nutritionafrica.com , documents the feeding dilemma caused by a...
The Spectre of Cannibalism in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Opinions)
24-09-2009
by Norma
The era of AIDS has birthed strange happenings in Kenya and across the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region in general. Earlier during the epidemic, it was rumored that a sexual encounter with a virgin could cure one of HIV/ AIDS. This helped to...
What Exactly Makes us African? Is it Solely our Skin Colour?
(Opinions)
25-02-2007
by Norma
An article in the February 22nd edition of the 'Daily Nation', one of Kenya’s leading daily newspapers caught my attention. The article, “Too much ado over 'Ugali', yet it's recent addition to our menu”, by Charles Onyango-Obbo, made reference to...
Why is Haiti so poor? Lessons for Africa
(Opinions)
15-02-2010
by Norma
Picture, Cité Soleil Earthquake 6 , by Marcello Casal Jr., licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license .
The Island of Hispaniola in the Western hemisphere is divided into two countries: the western one third of the...
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