Nelson Mandela’s Top 10 Quotes.

1.      “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

2.      “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

3.      “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

4.      “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

5.      “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

6.      “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

7.      “There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”

8.      “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

9.      “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

10.  “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

The Splendour of Kenya

Kenya remains in the lips of many people around the world, both for the good and bad reasons. One thing that has kept many yearning to visit Kenya is her wild animals, the culture of her people, the beaches and beautiful scenery. Yet still some love Kenya for her top of the range tea and coffee, as well as for her high-speed athletes.

What has surprised many is the fact that Kenya managed to pick herself from the 2007 post election violence that claimed about a thousand lives, and had hundreds of thousand displaced; through the grand coalition government negotiated by Africa eminent persons and five years later managed to have a peaceful, free and fair election in 2013. Isn’t it amazing that this happened when the world thought Kenya and Kenyans would drown forever in bloody ethnic violence, never to be saved!

It’s difficult for the world to understand how these people with diverse culture have managed to coexist harmoniously, among themselves as well as with their wildlife, but as they put it; Kenyans have their way, the chemistry that glues them together even after adversity such as the post election violence! That’s why perhaps one needs to visit Kenya to enjoy everything that she has to offer and probably get a feel of the Kenyan communities, from the Maasai to the Abagusii, to the Samburu and the Turkana people and even the el moro, the smallest tribal grouping in Kenya.

Why do you really need to visit Kenya? What would you enjoy most? Kenya’s beautiful sceneries include: the superb beaches along the Kenyan coast, the Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kenya (Gods territory) as referred to by the local Agikuyu community; with its craggy peaks covered in snow, with worlds of forest, wildlife and unique vegetation; Mt Kilimanjaro that borders Uganda, offering interesting peaks for climbing with plenty of wildlife to discover and caves to explore; and Mt. Longonot Imposing over the shores of Lake Naivasha are just but a few of the compelling features and stunning scenery.

Being one of the most famous tourist destinations, Kenya boasts of her over forty parks and game reserves where you can view wildlife and have a feel of the country. You will take pleasure in watching; elephants, black and white rhinos, the flamingos, endangered bird species, butterflies, buffalos, the puff adder, the black mamba, bush buck, the leopard, dung beetles, rock python, reedbuck ; giraffe, zebras and a variety of other big game, de brazza monkey,  dik dik ,the lion, the hyena, the cheetah, black and white colobus monkey; vervet monkeys, and the impala among others all in their natural habitat, and not in adopted home; the zoos! at the malindi marine park you will enjoy the dolphins, turtles including the loggerhead, green, hawksbill and the olive ridley, over 300 species of fish including the barracuda, sharks, angel fish, and surgeon fish, lobsters, crabs, clams, octopus, star fish and a variety of other invertebrates as well as various species of algae including coralline algae, fleshy algae and algal turf.

While in Kenya, you will have an opportunity to have a glimpse of one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the annual wilder beast migration at the Maasai Mara. Watching this breathtaking experience will indeed impress upon you lasting memories of Kenya.

One last thing; when you Visit Kenya, remember to savour some of the most popular traditional foods including; Ugali, a semi-hard cake made of maize meal that is a favourite meal for all Kenyans and is consumed with fish, nyama choma (roast beef or goat meat),  meat stews, sukuma wiki(kales) or other greens. Kachumabri is a must taste and is a micture of chopped onions, tomatoes, some pepper and lemon juice. Other great meals include chapati, githeri, Mursik (fermented milk with traditional herbs) and kienyenji.

I am not ashamed

I am not ashamed,
When I say that you,
Must care for the environment,
For the environment,
Takes care of you!

In God's Image

Made in His Likeness,
To recreate with God,
Revamp the earth
Mind the universe
And protect all creation.
 
Multiply, fill the world,
Watch over all plants,
Birds, animals and fishes,
For you are a special being,
Made in Gods’ Image.

The Rain

Clouds gather,
Up in the sky
Grow heavy and darker,
Then break up into tiny
Droplets, showering the earth.
 
Storm water flows
Into drains and ground,
Recollecting into streams.
Thus rivers and lakes,
Seas and oceans are made.
 
When the sun shines,
Over the tress and shrubs,
Over the water bodies,
Evaporation takes place
And the droplets rise back unto the sky,
 
So if we need rain,
To water plants for our food,
We must protect the forests
The water bodies and the land,
We must conserve the environment.

The City

Welcome to the city!
 
 where huge industries are to be found,
 
Producing garments, food staffs and detergents
 
Making cars, shoes and all sorts of bits and pieces.
 
Look! The heavy black smoke
 
That is Industrial Area,
 
It’s an Indication, the Factories are active…
 
 offering employment to our sons and daughters,
 
and generating revenue for the government
 
Wealth creation, it is!
 
 
 
This pollution is titanic, and to a greater extent than we can see
 
As they burn the fuels, and carry out their manufacturing activities,
 
They release to theatmosphere Ozone depleting substances
 
In form of refrigerants, carbon dioxide, SOX and NOX
 
To the water and land too, they make discharges
 
That harms all the more, our planet earth
 
See, that is a dump site,
 
Where all the solid waste generated is deposited,
 
Hoping it would vanish
 
And yet not all is bio-degradable!
 
 
 
Oh no brother, it’s not that industries close down,
 
But that, they stop the business as usual path,
 
Assess their significant aspects and impacts,
 
put in mitigation measures to control them,
 
identify  where energy is used and where it is wasted,
 
practice energy efficiency and use renewable sources of energy;
 
Stop the use of ozone depletion substances,
 
and embrace green manufacturing,
 
for the green revolution MUST begin!
 

Time

The chronometer ticks steadily
Seconds, minutes and hours,
As time flies,
And before you know it, a day is gone.
 
 
Lose a second a minute,
You lose a minute an hour,
Twenty four minutes a day
And half a day in a month.
 
Save minute an hour,
So you gain twelve hours a month,
Six days a year,
And your year shall have, 3-7-2 days!