Youth Blog

Handsome guys, “ugly” ladies. “I promise. I will never date any lady anywhere in this world where I will give the whole of my heart to that lady. I know I deserve this. My friends warned me about ladies infidelity and fickle minds, but I never listened to them. From today, even if I fail my exams now, I will file for re-sit. I know this is my fault for investing my future in a lady who claimed she loved me”. These were the texts of my very close pal in examination hall. I lamented over this hurdle he has to overcome before starting his paper. I said to myself, if a lady can ruin a guy’s life through a relation in the name of love, then all guys are not saved. We must run for “everlasting” shelter perhaps to preserve over heart for “miss right” or better still for God. I have known this guy for years. This friend embodies the qualities fidelity, religious, sincerity and very intelligent both in school and home. What happened? Ladies curiosity, curiosity, th...

Kenya holds inter-faith mall prayers Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are attending multi-faith prayers for the victims of the Westgate mall attack. Hundreds of Kenyans from the Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities are at the service in the capital, Nairobi. Officials say 67 people died after militants from Somalia's al-Shabab stormed the mall on 21 September. On Monday, Kenyan MPs called for camps for Somali refugees in the country to close in the wake of the siege. Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamist group, said the attack was in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia. Kenya is host to the largest refugee camp in the world, Dadaab - home to about half a million people - while it is believed that more than 30,000 Somali refugees live in Nairobi alone. 'United in prayer' The prayers are being hosted by Kenya's Inter-Religious Council with clerics from different faiths, who are sitting together on...