MACHINES HAVE JUST LEARNT HOW TO THINK The dance between what we can imagine and what is possible is a delicate one. Optimism, no matter how latent in logic, often finds itself wrapped in the shameful garments of hype. Grand ideas appear absurd when measured against what we believe. This is because we comfort ourselves…
This is a response to the article titled Who is an African, written by a dear friend and business partner of mine. You should read his piece first, before relishing mine. Nothing matters more than the present. All we have is now, for it is the only platform upon which we can exercise our agency….
This article follows directly from Part 1: Understanding Surveillance Oppression in Kenya. However, it can be read on its own as a separate self-contained document. Reccommendations The following are some recommendations, which when followed even in part, will inculcate an attitude of defensive security, not only during political agitation but also as a pre-emptive strategy…
Colonial era Political dissent monitoring via spying operations and subsequent repression via government-sanctioned violence and extrajudicial killings have a tragically rich history in Kenya. It started in the 19th century when the British recruited missionaries and mercenaries as porters and guides as they colonised our territory. As they crept into villages and communes, they planted…
The warm sunshine struggled through the heavy fog that hang above the town. The morning seemed calm and quiet, such that one would be led to believe that all was well with the world. From a red Corrado that had just sped into the hospital’s parking lot, emerged a man. It was 7.00 am. The…
As a faithful lover of science, experiments are my prayers, my toil in study is my worship, discoveries are my offering and the laboratory is the cathedral of my soul. I had never imagined, ever since I was a little primary school boy, that I would one day set foot in a Hindu temple. But when…