When KCSE results are announced, a nation pauses—but for many students, the clamor outside is drowned out by a single, terrifying question: “Is this all I am?” The release of KCSE results is an emotional event for students, parents, and the nation as a whole. Some people are overjoyed and relieved with their grades. Others […]
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Someone recently purchased my book, Research Made Easy, and expressed deep frustration. They asked, “Dr. Mugo, what exactly is a concept paper—and how is it different from a research proposal?” Their voice held what many students feel but rarely admit: confusion, dread, and the quiet anxiety of not knowing where to begin. To help them—and
I would want to start with a thought-provoking question: if leadership is offered cheaply, how do those who buy it perceive it? Here is a fact often overlooked: Kenya’s by-elections have become a marketplace of influence rather than a forum for ideas. Where leadership is not put to the test, it is traded. Candidates roam
Every morning, numerous employees enter their offices carrying more than just laptops; they carry anxiety, silence, and a hidden tiredness. Behind closed office doors, there is a hidden crisis rather than merely worry. Welcome to the quiet epidemic of workplace toxicology, and take a brief walk with me. Imagine having a knot in your stomach
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A call for honesty, integrity, and respect in higher education University employees nationwide have been on strike for months, not just for compensation but also for justice, truth, and dignity. What started as a pay issue has now exposed a governance instability, disinformation, and disdain for intellectual labor. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is
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A nation stops, not simply to grieve, but to listen, when a voice that once adamantly demanded justice becomes quiet. Now, Kenya finds itself at a precarious juncture, torn between the legacy of Raila Odinga and the uncertainties surrounding the next generation. The question of who will speak for Kenya and what sort of voice
Intellectuals become slaves when they surrender their independence in pursuit of proximity to power. The Fall of the Free Mind Professors used to be the university’s conscience; they were courageous intellectuals who fought for what was right and challenged authority. Many intellectuals nowadays are tamed, refined, obedient, and reliant on the very structures they
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Once strongholds of moral authority and intelligence, many of our public universities are today resounding with strikes, distrust, and silence. This article examines how internal power struggles, politics, and mistrust are transforming enlightened hubs into battlegrounds and what it means for higher education going forward. From Beacons of Knowledge to Battlegrounds of Power Historically, public
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They produce business moguls, judges, engineers, presidents, and CEOs, but they end up dying poor. It is a national failure rather than a case of laziness—the suffering of the enlightened wounds the nation’s conscience. When the people who train business moguls, judges, engineers, presidents, and CEOs end up in poverty, we know something is severely
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Our public universities are not characterized by the silence of learning. It is not the silence that comes when a professor makes an insightful comment or when students bend to learn. No, there is something unusual about the silence. It is the silence of empty lecture halls, abandoned libraries, and unhappy students waiting in despair.
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Dr. Mary Mugo is an innovative academic scholar per excellence who has published many scholarly journal articles and books. She has impressive achievements which have been enriched by her diverse experiences in academia, consultancies, private & public institutions and communities. Her extensive experience encompasses Strategic Management, Leadership, Marketing and Human Resource Management.
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