Heaven is No Longer Appealing

Growing up i  was constantly threatened with ‘going to the devil’s place’  anytime I did anything the community considered wrong.  For instance to deter me from telling a lie like I did not eat the sugar , I would be told all liars will go to strange place called hell or devil’s place. This place  was a big lake of ever-burning fire and  located many kilometers under the earth surface. A figure of a horned and ugly creature with a long tail toasting and turning people with a fork in a barbecue manner was  the picture created by people shaping my upbringing : parents, siblings , relatives, teachers and the clergy

I was told of  bad legacy the devil has had since the beginning of the world , it tricked the first people to commit sin and that why I had to go to school and  do the chores.

But there was an alternative, a very beautiful place called Heaven . I was told all ‘good’ people go to heaven, somewhere above the clouds. It is place they will spent the eternity  with the heavenly creators singing and placing their creator. Heaven was so hyped by the clergy of the past that people fancied the place.

Times have changed , our world is now  shaped around the information and communication , the statement that  the ‘world is a global village ‘ is more vivid than ever. We are either on our Smartphone chatting , calling ,texting , tweeting or reading something online, else we are watching tv or listening to the radio. Imagine of a place where there will not be any internet connection, no parting over the weekend or the premier league? Am not looking forward to such a place.   It is time the clergy changed their lines from a place furnished with gold where a chosen few will entertain their master forever and instead tell us of say free wi-fi, cirocs, politics-free and the mysterious technology.

It is sad that my religious beliefs were shaped by the fear of hell other than faith and believe of a divine power. Am not alone majority of Christians are being guided by this fear in their actions instead of basic human morality.

I know someone has already condemned me to the burning of hell for talking ‘ill’ of paradise. But some questions are mind bogging: How on earth  are you supposed to enjoy yourself in heaven while your entire lineage is crying because of the  torment in hell. At least according to Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man, a sibling will be begging for a drop water to cool his or tongue from you.

No Peace Between Israel And Palestine Anytime Soon

     The so called international community an acronym of the US, UK and their puppet the European Union and the UN  will continue ignoring the massacre perpetrated  by the Israeli on innocent citizens in the Gaza Strip. Then after the situation escalates they will now  emerge  from nowhere looking as if  they were in Mars the entire time and pretend to push for peace while in essence they  playing to Israeli terms.

 So far thirty or so  Israelis have been killed while over 700 Palestine’s have been killed in the twelve.

Hamas has sworn not back down yet in fact their spokesmen statements are that they will fight to the last man in Palestine.  A state  like Shujaiya  is a real hell on earth , the populous have literally nowhere to go ,the Israeli tanks are omnipresent. Hypocritically the Israeli Against the  laws of war the Israel military has been targeting the civilians and not legitimate  military sites of the Hamas.  In response to this accusation the Israeli term t this as propaganda talk  and say the Palestinians are victims of circumstances.

The Israeli Foreign Affair in an interview with Aljazeera ,said there are many safe place  the people of Gaza can hide. It is  just one of those stupid statement leaders make ,when in reality you cannot hide from the shelling. The Israelis have been hitting even ambulances.

Israel have been nagging about the number of rockets launched by the Hamas targeting them. They put the figure in thousand for the last five or more years but am yet to hear them state the number of people killed as a result of these rockets. I bet there aren’t any.

From the kind of force unleashed by the Israeli on Palestinians  it a fact that the three Israeli teenagers killed in Palestine were nothing but catalyst . Israel uses any possible  pretext of  to expand its occupation on Gaza. And why would  anyone expect their BFF the US to intervene where they bear the  same character and play the same . How many countries has the US destabilized in the name of terrorism when in reality they are after oil and other valuable? The Arab Spring is their latest of their treacherous hands.

For the last seven decades there has not been peace between Israel and Palestine . And even if this current situation is solved lasting peace will not be achieved. Why? How will there be peace if the terms that everybody backs are those of Israel,   unimplemented treaties. 

There will never be peace without addressing the underlying issues like illegal Israeli occupation, control of Palestine waters and other rights. For instant the predicaments of people living in Area A, B and C . I mean an unconditional ceasefire proposed by Egypt and US  will Never work.

Maradona:Messi Did Not Deserve The Golden Ball

Immediately after the World Cup finals and players were awarded ,i questioned  why Messi got the Golden Ball award. Apparently am not alone,football superstar Deigo Maradona shocked World Cup fans after he announced that he believed Lionel Messi did not deserve to be named the best player of the 2014 tournament, adding that the Argentina forward won only for “marketing” purposes.
Messi received the award after Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final match on Sunday. However, he did not look happy, but rather embarrassed when he went to collect the Golden Ball for most outstanding player.
Though he had scored four goals in the group stages, he failed to excel his performance in the knockout rounds, where he scored none. Especially against the Netherlands in the semi-final, which Argentina had won through penalties.
Maradona, the winner of the Golden Ball when Argentina won the World Cup in 1986 said he could tell that Messi did not want to go up and collect the trophy. "I would give heaven and earth to Leo, but when marketing people want him to win something he didn't (deserve to) win, it is unfair," he added.
Maradona said Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez deserved to win the Golden Ball award due to his performance upto the quarter finals and better still scoring a total of six goal in the whole tournament.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter also expressed his utter surprise, "Shall I be diplomatic or tell the truth, OK the truth...I was a bit surprised he was the choice but his goals were decisive at the start of the tournament,"  

Why Our Security Personnel is Chasing Shadows

I feel let down,if you do not you should be. The security  of the citizens of this great nation Kenya is in jeopardy , that a fact that we have been forced to come to terms with.Folks residing in the former Nairobi ,Eastern,Nyanza, part of Western and Central provinces may feel safe. But that is just a feeling ,nobody is safe.From the foregoing you may never whether your resident is the next target.
You may play this down,but let me inform you that a poor people is a venerable people.
We are living in a nation where the citizenry security is only assured but not guaranteed. The Coast is no longer a tourist destination but a place where villains have field days. In the last three or so months we have lost a reportedly more than a hundred innocent lives in the hand of  a militia.From eye-witnesses' account this bunch of sadists is armor that mocks our security personnel.
Truth be told there are real and imminent issues that deserve immediate address.I may not be certain what the real cause of these heinous acts is but i have watched accounts and read from the residents to know land either is the issue or among the issues.
 The response to the string of attacks is what bothers me. The aftermath of every attack,the government makes so tough talk and then tens of security personnel are deployed to 'beef up' security. The irony is that the wake of deployment and tough talks another attacks is made. After this another troop is deployed  in the new area  and the cycle contineous.
I am not  a security expert and i do not need to be one to realized the number do not count ,it is the strategy that does. The paramilitary, the regular police, the administration  and the police reservists are just chasing shadows in Lamu.  These folks do not know who or what they are after.It is a case of waking up grabbing a fishing rod and just ending to the river. It is such a person you find at a water fall 'fishing'. I mean without a strategy  cut the crap.
Let me advise the security chiefs; A war is not won by brawn but it is won by the  brains and strategies.The presence of combat clad men in say M16 will not deter or scare away the militia.It is a shame how much finance and time we have spent on Somalia yet we cannot replicate that in our very backyard.
It does not take a genius to have known the attackers start off by paralyzing the police stations before proceeding to the unarmed populous.
If the brains behind the security system in Kenya have run out of ideas,let them be relieved off their duties. It is only in Africa where clueless folks are swinging on chairs in big offices while experts are only found in lecture halls, media interviews or rotting somewhere in the village. Blame it on Nepotism,Tribalism,Corruption and 'rewards' that we have some persons filling certain positions that they have absolutely no idea of running them.
I don't care who is killing Kenyans ,whoever it is the constitutional duty for the government to protect each citizen from real and perceived danger.

Is Governor Mutua A PR Guru?

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has been accused of being a PR professional following the exposed pics of the much hyped Kithimani to Makutano ma Mwala road that cost the county a reportedly Ksh.650 million within three months. The road is now all patches . Two weeks ago Dr.mutua was hosted by Julie Gichuru on Citizen Tv's Sunday Live where he said the contract was awarded to eleven contractors. Each contractor doing a stretch of three kilometers of the thirty three kilometers road. During the show Mutua claimed that the road was built through a 'new technology' of using chippings .Feeling like an engineer Mutua explained. " You put a first layer of four inch chippings with bitumen ,then after that you let cars pass on it . Then you put a finer chippings layer ,once that layer sits on it ,for about three to four weeks the bitumen that was on the ground comes up and forms the tarmac layer on top...." He went on to say that what people are seeing are the loose chippings that is meant to be blown away by the cars and after three weeks the road would be smooth.
Kenyans on Twitters(#KOT) exposed the shoddy job by the 'PR Guru' via the hash-tag:
#AsItIs33Km  check out these pics and be the judge:

Dear Kenyans, Ponder These Words

Kenya is always politicking ,amid which lives and properties are lost because of some fueled hate.
Take time and ponder these powerful words of a greater philosopher: The rich demonstrate their priorities by allowing us to starve at home, whilst encouraging us to die in their greedy wars-Mahatma Gandthi

Why The TJRC Report Must Be Implemented In Lamu

Why SabaSaba Is Not an Excuse ,Nor Are The National Prayers A Solution

I have been observing this pro and anti #SabaSaba  drama from a safe distance. From the unfolding it is fair to say both parties are to blame for the fever that ailing Kenyans over 7/7.

To say the least the populous is dreading the so called "Kenyan defining point". The government PR machinery and moles on their part  have branded the Kenyan version of the Arab Spring.
The thing is none of the two are worth listening to leave alone siding with. These are "animals of the same den" ,i mean these folks wine and dine together after casting a circus on the podium we have set for them. Meanwhile what do we simple-minded  Kenyans  do? We slaughter each other,threaten our neighbors do not belong here and they ought to "go back to their home" and the "digital" folks take it to the social media to shamelessly spread the hate.
These events have taught me one thing,contrary to the popular believe, politicians are not entirely to blame, for instance how many people have discouraged you from being in the city on Monday? Or how many of us would report to work on Monday if a memo was not sent to warn us of dare consequences  if we fail to show up? We are our own enemies.

Unless you ail from Mars ,you will concur with me that this nation is facing many challenges,most of which can be averted.Insecurity and rampant corruption(among the CORD dialogue issue) pop out as the most obvious examples.
It has been said that terrorism is a global problem and Kenya is no exception.Yes no one disputes that,but most these attacks that happened in the recent past in our nation can we attribute them to Terrorism or"Terrorism"?Whichever it is what has our government done to show at least we have a government? West Gate attack could be slightly excused since it was a case of first bite,but the later no.
 The government has allowed illegal militia to have a field day in our very land that our fore father fought so dearly to liberate from the colonial bondage. After the West Gate attack the government promised to have a commission look into the matter. Almost a year later nothing no commission No arrest. Then only thing to reckon about the ordeal was the reckless statement from Ole Lenku.
From then on a series of attacks have been executed resulting to loss of precious lives of innocent Kenyans.
These unfortunate events put the government into test,it is an open secret that it failed miserably at least according to me and my likes. This weakness was the opposition's opportunity. Not bad,they ought to put the government to task.

Instead of handling these grave issues the government has been busy telling off , painting grey  and blaming the opposition.  Discouraging Kenyans from attending the SabaSaba rally by insisting that we will all go to work on Monday as usual.
 If the government has "information" that  CORD is behind attacks in Mpeketoni and else where in Kenya why the hell don't they arrest,try and lock the fellows in maximum prisons? These gimmicks are intolerable.The government must cut the crap and deliver tangibles and stop investing so heavily on empty PR.
We have been fed with the conspiracy that politics(which in our Kenyan case always means the opposition) is to blame for everything.This is the most stupid excuse i have ever heard. Nowadays it is acceptable to blame CORD after twenty tweeps unfollow you on Twitter.
Let me remind the government that the NARC government was rocked by politics for most of its era after the fail out over the Wako draft in 2005,that did not bar it from achieving some of the biggest successes in post independent Kenya. In short the call for opposition to "let the government work" is pure bullshit.      
CORD may have a point or but i do not think their approach was the best option. This however does not warrant the government to disregard it as a on man's agenda. This one man is the voice of five million Kenyans who voted for him in the 2013's general elections.
And to the NCCK and other quarters including the president who have been telling Kenyans to pray and going to the extent of holding "national" prayers,Kenya does not need prayers! What miracle do you expect God to pull when say the security officers are busy watching some grown ups not to misbehave in political rallies instead of protecting Kenyans at the coast and else where ? The good book says faith without action is dead.

It is surprising that these "men of God" are silent when there an extra judicial killing of a Muslim cleric. This bunch is an item to be bought at the highest bidder.
 They are the same people who "preached" against the new constitution on the ground that in advocated for ABORTION!

Netherlands vs Costa Rica Video

World-Cup

The Dutch proceeded to the semi-finals where they will face Argentina following a win over Costa Rica in a penalty shoot out. Watch it here

A Prisoner Impregnates Four Prison Guards

This is utterly awkward but it is real. 

Tavon White a gang leader and a notorious criminal in Maryland U.S.A has impregnated for guards who are meant to be watching him. 

White is accused of running a scheme to smuggle contraband into prison by persuading 13 female prison guards while behind bars. But for the four women,that persuasion included getting... and eventually getting pregnant.

A federal indictment reads Tavon has been charged with a plot to smuggle drugs,cellphones and contraband stuff into jail, together with prison guards, six fellow inmates and five gang ties who operated outside the jails.

The indictment adds the ring involved sex between the inmates and the guards,that led to four of the officers being impregnated by White.

Tavon is being accused of "corrupting"the female officers through personal and sexual relationships and other bribes. Eventually he convinced them to join his ring. 

The gang members and the officers have been charged with conspiracy ,drug possession and distribution and money laundering. 

So a criminal with no money,no freedom and arguably no looks now has four children on the way and their mothers are prison guards? This guy is a hell of a persuader

China Bans Ramadan Activities

Chinese authorities in the region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim students and civil servants from taking part in all “religious activities” during the holy month of Ramadan.

A series of notices have been issued by schools and government departments that have strictly forbidden Muslim faithfuls from taking part in fasting,and some have even been banned from performing their daily prayers in mosques.

Notices said the bans were designed to prevent the use of schools and government offices to “promote religion”, while local political organisations have been reminded of the ruling party’s officially atheist stance.

But the decision to ban Ramadan is particularly controversial for Xinjiang, coming amid an extensive security crackdown on the minority Uighur Muslim population.

Uighur has been blamed for a string of recent terror attacks on civilian crowds and government institutions, but the group denies involvement and activists have accused Beijing of exaggerating the threat as an excuse to impose restrictions.

A statement to the schools read ,"No teacher can participate in religious activities, instill religious thoughts in students or coerce students into religious activities". 

It went on: “Students shall not participate in religious activities; they shall not study scripts or read poems at script and choir classes; they shall not wear any religious emblems; and no parent or others can force students to have religious beliefs or partake in religious activities.”

The government has run a series of articles through state controlled news channels saying fasting is detrimental to the physical well-being of young students, who should eat regularly

The ruling party says religion and education should be kept separate and students should not be subject to religious influences. That rule is rarely enforced for children of Han Chinese, who, if they have a religion, are mostly Buddhist, Daoist or Christian.

MTN Leads in Social Responsibility

MTN,Africa's biggest telecommunication provider has forged its strides towards achieving corporate social responsibility.
The telecommunication giant has built a state-of-the-art senior high school at the tune of
GH¢437,000 (about $136 563 or KSh.10 million) in Ghana.
The newly-inaugurated Owerriman Senior High School, located in the Ashanti Region,was overrun by old age and lack of maintenance. But now, it is a modern two-storey building with 16 rooms for the boys’ dormitory, thanks to MTN
The MTN Foundation has spent more than $2.7 million on educational and health projects and support economic empowerment projects.
Many organisations in Africa are parasites that siphon from their clientele,treat them unprofessionally because they enjoy monopoly.    
Kudos to MTN for giving back to the community,such a noble course. 

Last Night Worldcup matches summed Up In One Picture

Obama Watches U.S Lose As Tim Howard Made Super Saves

Photo of the day

President Barack Obama and staff watch the U.S. soccer team vs Belgium in World Cup action in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, July 1, 2014.
U.S lost  2-1. What to reckon about that game is U.S goalkeeper Tim Howard who made 16 saves,. Football fanatics and loyalists are suggesting that Obama appoints Howard  as the U.S Defense Secretary.

How Facebook Manipulated Your News Feed Without Your Consent

 You may not have noticed it but in one week of January 2012,Facebook skewed your News Feeds to either make you  happier or sadder than normal. 

The number of positive and negative comments that users saw on their feeds of articles and photos was altered. People shown fewer positive words were found to write more negative posts, while the reverse happened with those exposed to fewer negative terms, according to the trial of random Facebook users. 

Researchers analyzed the words used in posts to automatically decide whether they were likely to be positive or negative, and shifted them up or down according to which group users fell into.

Since there are an average of 1,500 possible stories that could show up on a user's News Feed at one time, Facebook uses an algorithm that it says analyses users’ behavior on the site to determine which of those stories to show

It found that emotions spread across the network, and that friends tended to respond more to negative posts. Users who were exposed to more emotional posts of either type tended to withdraw from posting themselves.

The experiment was carried out on almost than 700,000 Facebook users. Anyone who used the English version of Facebook automatically qualified for the experiment.

The data showed that online messages influence readers’ “experience of emotions,” which may affect offline behavior, the researchers said. Some Facebook users turned to Twitter to express outrage over the research as a breach of their privacy. 

The research has drawn criticism in that Facebook could use the research to encourage the users to post more and by government agencies to manipulate the feelings of users in some countries.

There have been also criticism also on the legality of this experiment. However Facebook Data Use Policy(part of Terms of Service that you agree to when signing up),reserves the right for Facebook to use information “for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and service improvement.”

According to the researchers this constituted the informed consent to conduct the research hence legal'

Facebook's Response to Critisism Over Secret Manipulation of Users

Facebook has defended itself against a sharp criticism over an psychological experiment  it conducted to manipulate user moods by altering amount of positive or negative content appearing of News Feed. Their defense was that the experiment was meant to "“improve our service and to make the content people see on Facebook as relevant and engaging as possible.”
However technologists and lawyers have expressed fear that the same method could be used to manipulate users for political gain ,academicians on their part have criticized Facebook for failing to acquire the consent necessary   for subjects of human experiment.
A Facebook Spokesperson  said relieved that research was conducted for a single week in 2012 but none of the data used was associated with a specific person's Facebook account.
" We carefully consider what research we do and have a strong internal review process. There is no unnecessary collection of people’s data in connection with these research initiatives and all data is stored securely.”   he added.
Some 689,000 users were drafted into the experiment which manipulated a "small percentage" of content. The study concluded that: "Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our own moods, constituting, to our knowledge, the first experimental evidence for massive-scale emotional contagion via social networks."
Fears have been raised of Social Networks manipulating people emotions on political and other areas using material from their personal lives.
This experiment is particularly  disturbing following the revelations of Edward Snowden that the US plot to create a Cuba Twitter to causes unrest in Cuba