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Mututho was right. Road accidents have been rapidly increasing due to uncontrolled use of the lion's tears. When one is drunk, he/she often loses control to the alcohol consumed causing tragic accidents that have claimed many innocent lives and left many disabled. Implementation of Mututho laws has however brought sanity to our roads. For ages, reduction of road accidents has been a mirage that is gradually coming to reality. However, the new laws were not received with excitement as it had intruded into their amenity and some to their businesses. The law even saw some legislatures in support of the law lose their seats during the last general elections at the hands of the people on the tall stool.   Individuals Necessity is the mother of invention. This popular saying rang bells in the affected and infected people. Here, Kenyans had to prove their creativity and innovation skills. Several thoughtful strategies have lately been set to evade the law. This does not ex

Dear Mum,  You mean the world to me. If I were to decide on the mother’s day, I would choose on today and all days that end with ‘Y’. Mum, not even these words from a poem in the early 1900s fully define who you are in my life. M any things she gave me O nly that she grows old T ears she shed to save me H eart of purest gold E yes with love shinning R ight she will always be   Usually, it is said that mothers are a blessing but for me, the blessings have always come in twos. You are a testimony that indeed God created families and gave mothers a special place in the unit. You woke up the earliest and went to bed the latest. Despite the busy days you had, you always found time for your two sons. You have been a mother and more of a friend. You have been the strongest pillar that has propped my life. I know I’ve been stubborn but you never gave up on me. I disappointed you on several occasions but you still smiled and called me your lovely son. Mummy, you des

How well do you know your roots? Luhya as a tribe consists of about 22 major sub tribes that include. Babukusu , Abachoni Kabras, Abanyala ba Magero (Busia), Abanyala ba Ndombi (Kakamega), Abanyala (Uganda), Abawanga, Abamarama, Abatsotso, Abisukha, Abitakho, Avalogooli, Abatiriki, Abanyole (Kenya and Uganda), Abakisa (Abashisha), Abamarachi, Abakhayo, Abanyole, Abagweru (Uganda), Abasaamia (Kenya and Uganda), Abasonga (Nyanza Province), Bagisu (includes Bamasaba, Babadiri, Babuya and Bakhiende) of Uganda. Bukusu is the largest sub tribe among the Luhyas and is further divided into various clans (about 105) that include; Baschongoli Bailifuma Batura, Bamalaba, Bamwale, Bakikayi, Basirikwa, Baechale, Baechalo, Bakibeti, Bakhisa, Bamwayi Bamwaya, Bang'oma, Basakali, Bakiabi, Baliuli, Bamuki, Bakhona, Bakoi, Bameme, Basombi, Bakwangwa, Babutu (descendants of Mubutu also found in Congo), Bakhoone, Baengele (originally Banyala)

Sons and daughter of Mwambu and Sella have lived in peace and harmony from time in memorial. However, in any house, there are expected divisions though many might not be recognized. The Bukusu community too has two major divisions though not based on clans. The division traces its roots from   pre independence where paramount chiefs were the rulers. The Northern Bukusu land was reigned by Amutala and the south by Sudi, who was the father of the late Kenyan ambassador to Brazil and the late cardinal Maurice Otunga Amutala’s region stretched from Webuye to Kimilili to Tongaren  to Bokoli while Sudi’s was  Bumula to Kandui to Sirisia. These segmentation was basically administrative which latter arose political and  other social economic differences where the Amutala’s are deemed to have most of the elite, most educated and people who own large tracks of land as compared to the Sudis. Most of the prominent leaders of Bungoma came from the northern Bungoma. Former cabinet ministers like

                                                                           Corruption has since become a poison to economic growth and development. News on corruption has never exited our dailies. We have heard of the Anglo-Leasing, Goldenberg , free education probe and even the latest mega scandal; Railway project. These scandals have not only caused the country economic problems but have also ruined our reputation on the global scale. The global corruption perception index 2012 released by Transparency international, Kenya was ranked 139 out of the 176 countries. This has lowered our pride as Kenyans.   Fig: EACC HEADQUARTERS NAIROBI http://www.eacc.go.ke/contacts/nairobi.asp “The mystery of the disappearance of the free primary education funds” The disappearance of Millions of dollars donated by the UK and meant for free primary education remains a mystery. The donors halted the aid over corrupt government claims. The scandal saw over 4.2 billion Kenyan shillings gre