A Kenyan couple is being held in India along with the body of their daughter due to unpaid medical bills. The
couple had accompanied their daughter Patricia Mwangi who was suffering
from non-Hodgkin Lymphoma to a New Delhi hospital to seek treatment.
Patricia, 29, however passed away on December 28, 2012 while undergoing treatment at the hospital. She had earlier being misdiagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma after she went to a
doctor in Kenya. She underwent six stages of chemotherapy before a
second opinion by a different doctor discovered the misdiagnosis.
The
parents are held in India together with the body and the family
needs Sh3.7 million to pay off bills and secure their release. Patricia’s
sister, Vicky, speaking on behalf of the family is appealing to well
wishers to assist them in raising the funds and is also appealing to the
Kenya High Commission in India as well as the government to come to
their aid. This will enable the release of the parents as well as the repatriation of Patricia's body to Kenya for burial.
Sh.1 million had already been raised by Tuesday evening and contributions are still streaming in. Please help by sending your contribution to MPesa PayBill number 600100, Account NO. 0100002617271.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Welcome 2013
Dear Blog
It has been long. I was gonna post this just after this year kicked in but I thought waiting for some time would bring in something new. Well, did that with #KOT (Kenyans On Twitter) in mind. You can expect a whole new package from these insane people. However, we didn't stop being the usual Kenyans that we are. You know, the ones that are bad with beating deadlines on anything - the voter registration, SIM registration, passing of bills in parliament, posting back of HELB loan forms ... etc. Good thing they didn't terminate the SIM cards' connections.
2012 ended with the obvious end-of-year awards with a few subarus here and there. More fun TTs followed and you can't end the year in a sane or sober mode; that's what I learnt from #KOT. We all remember the tweefs that spilled over to the new year, ones we wished we'd participate in, ones we wished we didn't pepeta and also the ones that we wished #KOT didn't notice because you knew you lost before it even started.
2013 kicked in! Happy new year btw, and i gotta say this again 'new year resolutions are overrated'. Whatever goals you think you'll put up with throughout the year, let me tell you this; you are wasting your ink, paper, notes space and those Notes Apps on your phones. You're just gonna drink like last year, only that it's this year's Bluemoon, Guinness Kubwa, Keg and Changaa. You're gonna get high only that this year's weed wouldn't be as green as last year's because of global warming.
Moving on, please welcome the newest NGO in the streets of Twitter *claps getting louder* #TeamMafisiress aka, TeamFisiress. Unveiled on 4th January 2013 due to gender equality (and a certain hyena family photo), #TeamMafisiress members are happy that they now have a platform to discuss and debate about all their preys spotted on Twitter. #TeamMafisi are proud and ready to share the eyes' cake with you.
Staying on matters of reduction of the male gender cake, reports show that there is a real and credible danger of the human being species going the way of the dinosaur as men produce less and poor quality sperm globally. For reasons only known by itchy balls, I didn't continue with reading that article, so be warned !
Have an awesome 2013 !
It has been long. I was gonna post this just after this year kicked in but I thought waiting for some time would bring in something new. Well, did that with #KOT (Kenyans On Twitter) in mind. You can expect a whole new package from these insane people. However, we didn't stop being the usual Kenyans that we are. You know, the ones that are bad with beating deadlines on anything - the voter registration, SIM registration, passing of bills in parliament, posting back of HELB loan forms ... etc. Good thing they didn't terminate the SIM cards' connections.
2012 ended with the obvious end-of-year awards with a few subarus here and there. More fun TTs followed and you can't end the year in a sane or sober mode; that's what I learnt from #KOT. We all remember the tweefs that spilled over to the new year, ones we wished we'd participate in, ones we wished we didn't pepeta and also the ones that we wished #KOT didn't notice because you knew you lost before it even started.
2013 kicked in! Happy new year btw, and i gotta say this again 'new year resolutions are overrated'. Whatever goals you think you'll put up with throughout the year, let me tell you this; you are wasting your ink, paper, notes space and those Notes Apps on your phones. You're just gonna drink like last year, only that it's this year's Bluemoon, Guinness Kubwa, Keg and Changaa. You're gonna get high only that this year's weed wouldn't be as green as last year's because of global warming.
Moving on, please welcome the newest NGO in the streets of Twitter *claps getting louder* #TeamMafisiress aka, TeamFisiress. Unveiled on 4th January 2013 due to gender equality (and a certain hyena family photo), #TeamMafisiress members are happy that they now have a platform to discuss and debate about all their preys spotted on Twitter. #TeamMafisi are proud and ready to share the eyes' cake with you.
Staying on matters of reduction of the male gender cake, reports show that there is a real and credible danger of the human being species going the way of the dinosaur as men produce less and poor quality sperm globally. For reasons only known by itchy balls, I didn't continue with reading that article, so be warned !
Have an awesome 2013 !
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Obama, Wanyama and The Kenneths
Dear Blog
i really don't know what I wanna post, so imma be random.
OBAMA. yes, the Americans don't know that we, Kenyans, celebrated Obama's victory more than all of them combined. Scratch that! I bet we are the only people that stayed up late just to see him win. The only problem is that we never learn from our past. That guy hasn't stepped near Kenya ever since we "endorsed" him as the president of the greatest nation on earth. I don't think he ever mentions Kenya hata. He's more of "Kinya" and we still cheer on to the 90th minute. SMH. If we did learn from what he has been to us, I don't think we would have been out there in the cold, with the university's WI-fi connection following the polling. Anyway, congratulations Obama. OH! and that Romney guy, he reminds me of that kiddo in class four. Remember him? Yes, the one that you tell him he has something hanging from his nose but he still insists that he has nothing. YEP! him.
WANYAMA. Just proud of this guy as much as Kenyan football ain't really something to talk about. The fact that he's the only Kenyan to score against Barcelona (I'll check my facts later) and go head-to-head against Messi is just enough to put a smile on my face. They won against Barcelona, can't forget that.
PK, AK and AK. Peter Kenneth, Andrew Kenneth and Andrea Kenneth. What's with all these Kenneths? Ladies, please help. I was on Twitter that night and all of a sudden a celebrity is born. Tweets went crazy, flooding with #AndrewKenneth, DaFaq !! (BYE BYE JUSTIN BIEBER). Then Facebook, whoever said "Campus Divas For ... " was an accepted prefix ? This resulted ===> Campus Divas For Andrew Kenneth, 3 pages to be precise.
iOut ! Enjoy your weekend people. (HINT; too many Freshaaz nights happening.)
i really don't know what I wanna post, so imma be random.
OBAMA. yes, the Americans don't know that we, Kenyans, celebrated Obama's victory more than all of them combined. Scratch that! I bet we are the only people that stayed up late just to see him win. The only problem is that we never learn from our past. That guy hasn't stepped near Kenya ever since we "endorsed" him as the president of the greatest nation on earth. I don't think he ever mentions Kenya hata. He's more of "Kinya" and we still cheer on to the 90th minute. SMH. If we did learn from what he has been to us, I don't think we would have been out there in the cold, with the university's WI-fi connection following the polling. Anyway, congratulations Obama. OH! and that Romney guy, he reminds me of that kiddo in class four. Remember him? Yes, the one that you tell him he has something hanging from his nose but he still insists that he has nothing. YEP! him.
WANYAMA. Just proud of this guy as much as Kenyan football ain't really something to talk about. The fact that he's the only Kenyan to score against Barcelona (I'll check my facts later) and go head-to-head against Messi is just enough to put a smile on my face. They won against Barcelona, can't forget that.
PK, AK and AK. Peter Kenneth, Andrew Kenneth and Andrea Kenneth. What's with all these Kenneths? Ladies, please help. I was on Twitter that night and all of a sudden a celebrity is born. Tweets went crazy, flooding with #AndrewKenneth, DaFaq !! (BYE BYE JUSTIN BIEBER). Then Facebook, whoever said "Campus Divas For ... " was an accepted prefix ? This resulted ===> Campus Divas For Andrew Kenneth, 3 pages to be precise.
iOut ! Enjoy your weekend people. (HINT; too many Freshaaz nights happening.)
Saturday, September 29, 2012
The Homa Week
*sigh* It's been a long week :-|
Guess I cannot frown and neither can I smile because the events have left me, once again, :-|. The week started with some sore throat that I thought would leave after I got warm, Didn't! Got to my place and the following day was worse. I looked like a 12 year kid with a hangover. The homa (i'm not gonna say who gave me, or how) was getting worse. I got some suggestions of hot water and lemon from a couple of friends - and some other weird ways to kill homa - but i still stuck to my theory of remedy. You know, the theory that you only need some rum down your throat, preferably Old Monk.
Anyways, I got my a** to hospital the following morning after I realized that I didn't want my nose beating Usain Bolt's 100m record, plus I was pretty sure my whole-night sneezing kept the whole hostel awake. Besides, I always hated handkerchiefs and won't need any strain on my weekend's budget. oh, yeah! There's a rumor that there will be Safaricom Live this today. Hope it will happen. Maybe I'll finally have that Old Monk and a few other drinks.
Away from that, lectures are freaking slow! Sometimes I wonder if this semester is the real long holiday. It's either I watch movies too much that I miss classes or the lecturers are the one's still on strike. I wouldn't mind if they miss on Monday; I might need a day off after this weekend.
Hope i make it to Monday to tell 'bout the weekend. Enjoy yours !!
Guess I cannot frown and neither can I smile because the events have left me, once again, :-|. The week started with some sore throat that I thought would leave after I got warm, Didn't! Got to my place and the following day was worse. I looked like a 12 year kid with a hangover. The homa (i'm not gonna say who gave me, or how) was getting worse. I got some suggestions of hot water and lemon from a couple of friends - and some other weird ways to kill homa - but i still stuck to my theory of remedy. You know, the theory that you only need some rum down your throat, preferably Old Monk.
Anyways, I got my a** to hospital the following morning after I realized that I didn't want my nose beating Usain Bolt's 100m record, plus I was pretty sure my whole-night sneezing kept the whole hostel awake. Besides, I always hated handkerchiefs and won't need any strain on my weekend's budget. oh, yeah! There's a rumor that there will be Safaricom Live this today. Hope it will happen. Maybe I'll finally have that Old Monk and a few other drinks.
Away from that, lectures are freaking slow! Sometimes I wonder if this semester is the real long holiday. It's either I watch movies too much that I miss classes or the lecturers are the one's still on strike. I wouldn't mind if they miss on Monday; I might need a day off after this weekend.
Hope i make it to Monday to tell 'bout the weekend. Enjoy yours !!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Uncertainties
Dear Blog,
It's Monday morning and we all hate the feeling. The worst thing that can show up at the start of a week, apart from Monday itself, is the feeling of confusion and uncertainties. The lecturers' strike is really becoming too much. When will these lecturers notice that they are wasting time. Our money is on the line and so is the timetable considering what's happening at the end of the year.
Away from that, these uncertainties of the heart are killing me. I'll preserve that for another post. Right now we need to deal with uncertainties of whether I should leave school already and just get back home (these expenses can sum up to a fully paid honey moon!) I need to deal with the fact that i have to get my ass to Maseno Police Station (damn it!) ... crap, let's just get back to watching movies, later.
It's Monday morning and we all hate the feeling. The worst thing that can show up at the start of a week, apart from Monday itself, is the feeling of confusion and uncertainties. The lecturers' strike is really becoming too much. When will these lecturers notice that they are wasting time. Our money is on the line and so is the timetable considering what's happening at the end of the year.
Away from that, these uncertainties of the heart are killing me. I'll preserve that for another post. Right now we need to deal with uncertainties of whether I should leave school already and just get back home (these expenses can sum up to a fully paid honey moon!) I need to deal with the fact that i have to get my ass to Maseno Police Station (damn it!) ... crap, let's just get back to watching movies, later.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tuesday Blues
The only disadvantage of hanging out with your friends on a Monday night is not the rounds that you will make in Tsunami J (a hostel in Maseno University) campaigning for the one and only Dj Lorc (Louis Oketch for Entertainment Director). It's also not the awkward angle that you will stay on for 2 hours watching The Cabin In The Woods. The disadvantage is simply the temptation to rave.
I'm not complaining or anything but if you are sure that you will not resist the temptation to rave on a Monday, DON'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS !
I'm not complaining or anything but if you are sure that you will not resist the temptation to rave on a Monday, DON'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS !
Sunday, September 9, 2012
The problem ... I
The problem about my awesome mind is that i cant get to organize my thoughts and put them to writing
The problem about September is that it tries acting tough; like it's in a competition to beat August in darkness
The problem about this Sunday evening is that i didn't have supper and expect to survive through a complete season 1 of Franklin and Bash
The problem about teachers and lecturers is that they are hard nuts to crack when they really need their thang
The problem about the politicians is that they overfeed themselves and still complain of hunger
The problem about ... goodnight
The problem about September is that it tries acting tough; like it's in a competition to beat August in darkness
The problem about this Sunday evening is that i didn't have supper and expect to survive through a complete season 1 of Franklin and Bash
The problem about teachers and lecturers is that they are hard nuts to crack when they really need their thang
The problem about the politicians is that they overfeed themselves and still complain of hunger
The problem about ... goodnight
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