THE HARSH STREETS

THE HARSH STREETS

BY SUE KWEGAH

It was not until I got to understand exactly what was happening on a day in day out basis on the streets that I gathered up the courage to come up with this article. Well, life is not that easy. Just decide and take a blind stroll on the various streets in Nairobi and you will get what I am talking about.

Put aside the glamorous side of town and base your stroll on the less fortunate. You will realize that the have nots take the bigger percentage of the population. Well, that aside, there was this time I was rushing to my sister’s place from school and decided to pass by town.  What caught my eyes filled my heart with sorrow.

I came across street kids, many who wore tatters, with dry mouths, a noticeable indication that they go for days without a decent meal, say something to eat. I got a chance to talk to some of them and it came to my Attention that most of them got trapped in that situation due to various reasons like the high rate of unemployment and poverty.

For most of them it was evident that they had passed well with qualified grades in secondary schools and even went to universities and colleges, but due to joblessness, they found themselves in the streets. After all that, I took a moment and wished that there were  more job opportunities for these young minds , and probably by that, they would be saved from the harsh streets where they sometimes find themselves indulged in unethical manners like theft, robbery, drug abuse and many other vices.

Therefore, time is up for the Kenyan government to step up and take responsibility.  Our leaders need to include people in the streets in their massive agendas. I wish for a time where the less fortunate souls in the streets will be mentioned in many places and helped. Our leaders need to make a decision to cater for the needs of the people on the streets.                                                                                                                                                 By this, I believe that Kenya will come up with far much better citizens that are independent and of use to the society.  

 

THE ALCHEMIST

 BOOK REVIEW

TITLE: THE ALCHEMIST

AUTHOR: PAULO COELHO

             BOOK REVIEWED BY: SUSAN KWEGAH.

 

                                                  You will definitely not want to start reading a book before knowing what it is about. Well, Alchemy, from my research, is a form of chemistry studied in the middle ages which involved trying to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.

The Alchemist, a story by Paulo Coelho, talks of a young man, Santiago, a shepherd who dreams of travelling and discovering his treasure. Santiago is courageous to walk in the direction of his desires. He moves from his home, travels through various places and into the great Egyptian desert where he is to retrieve his treasure.

He risks his life, experiences love, loses, makes money, learns different things and meets different people. His journey is full of adventure and lessons.

Santiago meets a king, a desert woman and an alchemist, all who help him soar towards finding his treasure. “The Alchemist” is a book which teaches its readers of the power of positivity. One of the things I learnt is about being positive in all we want.

“To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation.” It makes you believe. I, personally, have never been to a desert but this story makes me feel like part of the desert.

The book is so thrilling and educative. Honestly, I did not know how to react at its conclusion but then I realized that the book had managed to solve its purpose, by making ‘me’ as a reader understand that having faith and being positive about your destiny can actually lead you to realizing it.

                                        ……………REVIEWED BY SUSAN D. KWEGAH……………

 

 

TAKING CHANCES

 

                                                      

                                                         BOOK REVIEW

TITLE: TAKING CHANCES

AUTHOR: SUSAN LEWIS          

                 BOOK REVIEWED BY: SUSAN KWEGAH

For the record, I am always super enthralled with anything to do with journalism and journalists ~ish.

When journalist Rachel Carmedi is kidnapped and murdered by a Colombian drug cartel, her partner, Tom Chambers racked by guilt vows to avenge her death.

There close friends, Ellen Shelby and Michael Mcnann want to turn Rachel’s story into their first Hollywood movie. Chambers agrees to track down the killers, but this need for vengeance soon override their desires.

Sandy Paul, who helps to raise finance for the film, still harbors passion for Michael, and aims to do anything just to remove Ellen from his life.

All through Susan Lewis’ story, we find that all through the book, love, lust, jealousy and ambition take the stage with high finance, power, mortal danger, torn loyalties, male pride and female desires turn the movie into a terrifying trap of death threats and destruction.

From my point of view, this book creates an atmosphere of taking chances to get what you want. Just as stated from its title.

………………REVIEWED BY SUSAN D. KWEGAH……………….