The Sacred Forge
His Smile is Our Mission: An Urgent Appeal for Baby Joachim
The Father's Heart
Missing Pages: What Social Studies Forgot to Tell Us
I left West Pokot feeling like I’d finally read the “uncensored” version of Kenya’s history. It was a trip that didn’t just fill my camera roll, but filled the historical information gaps that I didn’t know existed.
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Mine Rehabilitation through Tailings Storage Facility (TSF)
Safety and environmental protection in mining is impossible without proper tailings management. Eng. Cyrus Njonde and I unpacked how Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) are key to responsible mining from large-scale operations to small-scale mining.
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From Mining to Rehabilitation
On April 24th, 2025, six months after leaving Base Titanium, I returned, no longer as part of the team this time, but as part of a delegation that was eager to see the progress of the rehabilitation efforts. Of course, nostalgia hit hard right from 'barrier one' as we famously called the first security stop, but nothing prepared me for what I would feel once I stepped in Bumamani. There, my excitement blew the roof off and it honestly felt like stepping into a living memory. This was a mine I had actively participated in bringing to life, both in it's commissioning and operation!
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Between Confidence and Doubt: My Journey of Growth in a New Role
It’s been a whole two months since I occupied this space, and honestly, I’ve missed it. I didn't go silent because I ran out of words (though coming to think of it🤔, I might have been battling a serious writer's block), but it's because I’ve been caught up in the chaos of settling into the new assignment at hand. These past few months, my brain has been taking in the thrill and exhaustion of fieldwork, the attentiveness to detail demanded by office tasks, and the professionalism required when engaging with different stakeholders.
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The Final Salute: Reflections through Base Titanium's Legacy
On 31st December 2024, Base Titanium formally shut down its active mining operations in Kenya with a grand Water Gun Salute - an incredible curtain close to a decade of sustainable mining in Kenya. As I viewed the shared photos of the beautiful water arcs created by the very familiar mining guns, I ended up getting so emotional not just because it was my former workplace for about 500 days, but because it had become a home, a training ground and a place where despite great challenges, my dreams as a young mining engineer had become a reality.
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Faith
View All Faith →His Smile is Our Mission: An Urgent Appeal for Baby Joachim
Every contribution, no matter the amount, is a direct act of love, and is a step toward easing his pain and that of his mom, and, most importantly, giving him a renewed chance to live and to smile again.
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Msalaba ndio asili ya mema, Nikatua mzigo hapo; Nina uzima, furaha daima, Njoni kafurahini papo.
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The Cost of Unfailing Love
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends!
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Home in Every Heart: The Deep Comfort of Christian Fellowship
We can't endure on our own. God brings brothers and sisters in Christ into our lives to help us along the path to heaven. John Bunyan, in his book, The Pilgrim's Progress, reminds us that Faithful and Hopeful are the friends Christian needs, his fellowship, along his path to the gates of the Celestial City. ~John Piper
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View All Travel →Missing Pages: What Social Studies Forgot to Tell Us
I left West Pokot feeling like I’d finally read the “uncensored” version of Kenya’s history. It was a trip that didn’t just fill my camera roll, but filled the historical information gaps that I didn’t know existed.
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Rio De Kanairo
It’s an hour before midnight and you wouldn’t believe how tranquil and relaxed the ever busy, chaotic and noisy city is. The daytime hustle and bustle has died down and the ever crowded streets are now deserted. The few people remaining are hurrying home to get some rest before resuming the next day’s fast paced ‘Shamba la Mawe’ life. Yoooh! Life in Nairobi can drive you nuts, especially for ‘Pwani’ dwellers like us.
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"Love…is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by (in Christian marriages) the grace which both partners ask, and receive, from God. They can have this love for each other even at those moments when they do not like each other; as you love yourself even when you do not like yourself.” (C. S. Lewis)
Read Post →Sweet 16: A Letter to our Princess❤️
I can’t believe you’re turning 16!! The same age I was when pencil jeans were the real deal (yet they were so tight that you had to lie down to zip them up😂), when Facebook was social media King, and when we would watch Papa Shirandula family show on Thursday causing us all to laugh our hearts out! Yooh, those were the days, the beautiful olden days.
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Sisterhood Chronicles
The other day was my (not-so-little-anymore) sister’s birthday and it was exciting to see her turn 15, now a fully-fledged teen, and as tall as I am. I felt the kind of joy that a mother feels seeing her young toddler finally learn to walk after crawling for quite some time. Sijui kama ni kuzeeka nazeeka ama it’s just the big sister syndrome doing a number on me.
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Embracing Life Transitions
Growing up, we never relocated as much as other families around us. My mother got a job and settled in Isiolo way before I was born, so we have called that home for the longest time. This meant that as a kid, I got to establish lifelong friendships and value the gift of frienadship. It would be such a big deal anytime I had a misunderstanding with a friend (I would get so emotional, and enlist my mom as a mediator, hehe).
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A Daughter’s Diary (Part 2)
“The love between a mother and daughter is forever, but the friendship they share is an unspoken gift.” – Unknown
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A Daughter's Diary(Part 1)
As the weeks lead up to my mom’s birthday, I can’t help but reflect on all the different ways she has impacted my life. This is just the first chapter in a series of tributes dedicated to the woman I love so much. Each entry will highlight a lesson from Mom, a memory, or moment that shaped who I am today.
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Adulthood: A mix of sunny and rainy days
It’s Saturday morning, and after such a ghettoed week, I seriously need to mellow out. Guys, when I say ghettoed, I mean the real ghetto! Have you ever had a Friday evening when you walked through your front door, dropped your bag, and just wondered how you ended up in this whirlwind of adulthood?
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