Angel Benard:  Bio And Journey Into Gospel Music

Angel Benard née Angela is a Tanzanian-born gospel musician, minister, singer and songwriter popularly known for ‘Nikumbushe Wema Wako’, ‘Salama’, and ‘Siteketei’. The talented singer has cemented her status as a music minister and songwriter. Her songs are a constant reminder of God’s presence in a person’s life and the lengths He would go to … Read more

Drunk with Hope

There’s a certain kind of hope, written on the sky. It’s defiant, never dies out. Men and animals lean on it, the weakest and strongest alike. But its a hope with a thick skin, known to be insensitive – to some. This is the hope for rain. One thing is for sure: it won’t ever … Read more

Dare to Believe the Best, Love People

With an eye for crookedness, a mind distraught by ill will, and a heart inclined to latch onto safety; half a dozen people stand beside the road weighing options: to board or decline. A new arrival hoots and halts into the stage as its door slides open. Barely an eye’s wink later, some rowdy tout … Read more

Strange Aversions

It started as a tweet, then it turned into a strange cultural dissent, and now, here I was, seated across a counsellor, resounding his words in my head, “Hey, you have to embrace who you are becoming.” Once more, the ever stubborn question resurfaced, “Who am I?” It’s funny, a minute ago you felt aware … Read more

Nitakuswop: A Chilly Page from JKUAT Campus Band Days

“Yoh, me nitakuswop!” Translation: “I’ll swop you!” (The Brit’s version of ‘swap’). If words and faces ever made impressions, this would be the textbook definition. Looking back, this chilly phrase made such a profound impression on the campus band crew. So remarkable was the phrase, it damn well deserves copyright. For such kind of impressions, … Read more