By David Maillu Published September 12, 2023 I recently published a question on Facebook asking, “What criteria would you consider best qualities of a wife?” One of the first persons to answer was a man who said, “To me, the first qualification is that she be a...
By David Maillu Published September 11, 2023 Former Chief Justice of Kenya, Willy Mutunga, described Kenya as a bandit economy. Why? Because a lot of what happens up in the sleeves of leadership and engineering economy, is dominated by banditry exercises. The story of...
By David Maillu Published September 4, 2023 In Kikamba language there is a word, “wiu.” You hear in Akamba tradition that no burial in the family should take place during the “wiu” condition. Although the word means “blackness,” it refers to menstruation. That is, if...
By David Maillu Published September 1, 2023 There are people born with special and deadly bodily attributes which qualify them to be given certain names. Stories abound that there are people who are, by fate design, misfortune causers. In scientific language, they are...
By David Maillu Published August 28, 2023 In Africa a diviner is someone with ability to see into the future and into many hidden things. That person is generally referred to as a prophet. Divinity is an inborn gift and diviners are often consulted by individuals and...
By David Maillu Published June 18, 2023 Recognition of the power of ancestral spirits is a household subject in African homesteads. This is why white people accuse Africans of worshipping ancestral spirits. They link ancestral spirits to witchcraft. Africans believe...
By David Maillu Published May 29, 2023 Raila and Ruto on the political wresting ring flagged by bastardized political tunes it’s Railamania no, it’s Ruto megalomania Raila and Martha Karua on the floor dancing to tribal tunes mugithi and nyatiti, flagged by Kalonzo’s...
By David Maillu Published May 18, 2023 It is important for African Christians to celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I did celebrate it from time to time when I was a Christian until the devil of my Christian faith beat that sense out of me. That was, over the...
By David Maillu Published May 14, 2023 In traditional Africa, which is still fashionable in many places, when the family gets a child, like in all families of the world, that child has to be given a name. Child-naming has religious significance. Many communities have...