THE DIARY

The Diary takes us behind the scenes of the working of network of underworld trade in Human trafficking, the sophistication and raw brutality that goes with the trade. 

This is a story of a family torn apart by the ravages of youth. Tumsifu is a young university student full of promise of a bright future. She falls in love with a foreigner who promises a better life for her, takes her out of school and into a foreign country flowing with milk and honey, or so she thinks. There, she is turned into a sex plaything for her boyfriend, his friends and clients. Coming to terms with the reality, she hatches a plot to break the chains of slavery. She records all the events and occurrences in her lifesaving diary, which she mails back home upon her escape from captivity.

The play revolves around the theme of human trafficking and it plays around her entries in her diary, which her father constantly refers to in his mourning. It looks at the role that each of us should play in the society, youths in pursuit of education and honest work and adults in upholding wisdom, paid for in gray hair.

In her death she leaves us with the adage that all that glitters is not gold. Exposed too in the play are the faces of the underworld dealings: Internet sites; tours and travel; promise of good life abroad, so youths, be warned.

Deciding the Best Valentine Day’s Gift for Lovers

Valentine’s Day is a wonderful holiday that brings together loved ones to express their love to each other. Usually, the best way to express love and affection on this day is through giving gifts and spending quality time together. Roses and chocolates used to work back then, but with the changing world, it has become imperative to think outside the box. However, that is not to say that gifts these timeless gifts should be excluded from the gift box entirely. Valentine’s Day chocolates still rein high in the list of great gifts to give your girlfriend or wife.  They come in many different shapes and designs and are highly valued as dessert after a hearty dinner and wine at a fancy restaurant. The favourite shape for these chocolates is heart, which is quite obvious.

Choosing the right Valentine gifts for your loved one takes some research and a lot of hinting. It’s very important to ensure that your loved one feels truly appreciated and loved. Whatever gift you choose should either scream of affection or be accompanied by a note with a sweet love poem written on it expressing your feelings. Valentine’s Day gifts should be memorable and charming.

WHERE YOU WANT TO BE! - KIKAOO

WEDNESDAY: 5.00 PM. LOCATION: IN YOUR OFFICE, COLLEGE, SCHOOL OR JUST AT HOME

You’ve just finished sorting the pile of papers on your desk. You yawn loudly- it’s been a long day. Its time to get out of the office, but the prospect of fighting old mamas and ambitious uniformed teenagers to get a seat in the bus hold no appeal to you. Plus the fare is at an all time high- it never ceases to amaze you how much the fare hikes at the stroke of 5.00 pm! So you consider the weight of your wallet and realize it’s not heavy enough for you to head to your favorite bar for a drink or two for the road as you pass time. Then you remember a friend once mentioned to you a forum where one can just go relax and vent the week’s frustration out. You head to the Kenya Cultural Center, located opposite the Fair Mont the Norfolk hotel, to check it out.

WEDNESDAY: 6.03 PM. LOCATION: KENYA CULTURAL CENTER CONCERT HALL

KIKAOO Regular

At the Kenya Cultural Center Concert Hall, the first thing you notice when you walk into the auditorium that house KIKAOO is the look of utter relaxation imprinted in everyone’s face as they turn to welcome the new comer. Its just starting and you walked in right on time to hear the beautiful hostess introducing herself, in sweet, sultry voice, as Leez. She gives a brief introduction of KIKAOO because she notices quite a lot of newcomers.

THURSDAY: 6.30 PM. LOCATION: R & J BISTRO RESTAURANT

KIKAOO Special

Since the KIKAOO Special was launched, every Thursday R & J Bistro Restaurant (formerly Romeo) has never been the same; the place has been invaded by the Kenya’s finest, undisputed Artists, Poets, story tellers, and musicians. All this experience can be shared only at the KIKAOO Special at R & J Bistro Restaurant, based at Phoenix House next to Simmers restaurant on Kenyataa Avenue, time: 6.30pm-9.00pm

ORIGIN OF THE WORD KIKAOO

KIKAOO is a Swahili word, literally translated in to English as “forum’ and like the name suggests it’s a home and a melting pot for talents, a lab and space for developing, trying out and merging new, unique and different art forms and techniques. Those who are just starting out have a chance to grow with KIKAOO and those who are old in the art scene are not left out. It brings together both artists and art lovers and creates a relaxing environment for all to be themselves and to discover their innermost thoughts. It can best be described as an evening of poetry, story telling, music and all things art. KIKAOO is organized by Artist Forum International, which is a Community Based Organization based in Nairobi.

At Kikaoo, young artists come together to propagate the message of peace and harmony, in a creative way. Majority of its audience consists of students from the University of Nairobi and other colleges.

The founders of KIKAOO saw it fit to have a session where youth could let go of all the stereotypes plundering our lives and just enjoy ourselves regardless of the age, race, tribe, gender of the person seated next to them.

Also as part of KIKAOO, Artist Forum International conducts peace reading tents and Holiday Artistic Children Programs involving pupils and students of different backgrounds who are brought together for a day of fun, reflection and learning. They are trained on using art as a media for communicating peace messages and thereafter they compete for various prizes in various categories.

How to Prepare the Soil for Outdoor Marijuana Growing

Knowing the product that one is involved with as a farmer is always said , is the beginning of his success, thus, the need to learn more about marijuana if only to succeed as a marijuana farmer. Marijuana also referred to or known as cannabis and in other places as ganja, pot, strain, or weed, is a very sacred staff for a number of people, sects and religion all over the world, contemporarily marijuana is used for religious rites, as a symbol of belonging and for recreation to other, and to the authorities mostly seen as a drug: thus, the sale of cannabis, possession and usage is illegal in these countries, though a few countries have accepted its position in the society and ended up legalizing it.

In line with this new development a number of countries and consumers are in need of supply of the same, marijuana, necessitation the need for marijuana growing, transporting and market. to start with one need to develop the source, the farming of marijuana, this can be achieved in two ways, indoor and outdoor marijuana growing or planting, all depending with the country and part of the world one hails form. Marijuana as a plant grows well in warmer weather, but this does not stop it from growing in cold temperatures. Factors to look out for before venturing in domestic or commercial framing of the weed are:

 Soil

Sunlight

Water

Right seeds and

Protection,

 To achieve great success in growing weed outdoors, soil plays a great part to it. Marijuana needs a fertile rich brown soil, with good drainage and not lime, rocky and clay types. Clear the area of all other ‘weeds’ and plants. Plant your ganja in neat rows of lines with distance of one feet by one feet in diameter and two inches deep. Ensure a good drainage for the land and consider adding a little fertilizer, but if your clients want it 100% organic staff then adding fertilizer will not be a good idea. Consider the sun’s direction and other objects that may come between the ganja plant and the sun, your babies for sure are in love with the sunlight. Testing for an ideal marijuana soil, one should first check if the soil compact when squeezed, and easily break apart when small pressure is applied to it, lastly check if it absorb water well. Sure this is the best easy test for either indoor or outdoor weed growing ,  add to the soil a bunch of worms if they adapt and live in the soil then it’s a show of ripe soil, but if die of then it a bad type of soil and not good for the ganja crop.

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