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THE GOODNESS OF STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY TO MOMBASA ECONOMY

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Despite the many problems that the standard gauge railway has brought to Mombasa economy that is the closure of many business like that one of offering bus services has reduced in number and even people have lost their jobs due to this. for example the truck drivers who transport cargos   to Narobi and other places. We can now forget about this and try to see the advantages that it has brought to Mombasa economy. photo by Business Daily The standard gauge railway has provided a fast , efficient and reliable mode of transportation, the standard gauge railway cargo trains have helped in decongesting the port of Mombasa by ensuring goods that arrive in the port are moved to the places where they are needed without delay hence leaving a space for the upcoming ones . Standard gauge railway has reduced the cost of transportation of cargo from Mombasa to the other places. According to the Kenya railway corporation it is costing sh 50,000 to transport a container compared to th...

THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

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 I guess it's high time that the Kenyan government should be serious about this issue of Corona virus. It's better to make hay when the sun is shining. It is not a matter of waiting until we see the problem have arrived then we start running here and there just to find solutions. It have been reported that Corona virus have reached in Africa. Five countries have been mentioned.  This include Senegal which announced that a man came back infected after having a vacation in France. In Nigeria it was an Italian flying in for work who tested positive. This has taken my attention since February 26 when an airline employee was sucked from his job after airing a video online which was showing an arriving southern China airplane with more than 200 passengers taxing to it's gate at Nairobi main international airport. There was no action by the government until when people complained on social media and then later the airplane was suspended by the court. This showed how unprepared we ...

LITTLE HELL FAR AWAY FROM HOME

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When i was growing up i always wanted to be a journalist. And not only a journalist but a successful journalist. This started becoming true when i was placed to Technical Univesity of Mombasa to do my diploma course in mass  communication. Finnaly i was admitted and my university life unfolded. At first life was easy and things were just okey.  Money was there we could party go to the beach and enjoy ourselves. Sleep overs was the order of the day. We could go to our male friends or even lovers drink dance until morning and return to the hostel letter. Weekend was good time for us. As time went by things started becoming tougher. I become broke, money was never enough even buying food was an issue. Mess become my closest friend. This is the place I could afford to buy meals. Mambuzi also a small hotel near the school I could go there and eat cheaper meals. This made my friends to start moving away from me . This is because I could not afford their life style and i ...