The trouble with holidays is that they come to an end. One minute you're lying on the beach, the sun on your skin, thinking about which cocktail you'll order in the evening; the next you're back home facing a mountain of dirty washing, dead houseplants, 786 urgent emails and nothing to look forward to. So how can you get through this wall of post-holiday misery? As the holiday season comes to an end, so, too, does the high octane way you've planned, shopped, traveled, and socialized. The holiday momentum of go, go, go, going screeches to a grinding halt.
Read more ..... Spitting in public is not an uncommon habit. Walk along Nairobi streets and you are more likely to encounter lots of spit filth on the streets. And if unlucky, some unruly Nairobian may just spit in your direction, with full disregard of the social indignation of such an action. Should public spitting be equated to public peeing which has recently become punishable by law?
Read more ..... That drugs and alcohol abuse are a major problem in our urban populace is not in doubt. We even have a National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), whose vision is to free our nation from the effects of substance abuse. And the media has recently been awash with news about drug barons, and even presidential decrees on deportation of suspected foreign traffickers.
Read more ..... That drugs and alcohol abuse are a major problem in our urban populace is not in doubt. We even have a National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), whose vision is to free our nation from the effects of substance abuse. And the media has recently been awash with news about drug barons, and even presidential decrees on deportation of suspected foreign traffickers.
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Traditional medicine is a holistic discipline involving herbalism, spirituality, beliefs and experiences of indigenous cultures that are used to maintain health and prevent, diagnose or treat illnesses. There is no doubt that lots of Kenyans make occasional choices between traditional and modern medicine. In fact, WHO estimates that about 80% of the population in some African and Asian countries depend on traditional medicine for primary health care.
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