Culture Beez Issue 10

The Two-in-One Edition! 2014,Photo Album Edition

& 2015, Quarter One Edition

the Global Youth Voice Magazine Issue No. 10

SEP 2014 - MAR 2015

Culture Beez

Changing Lives with AIESECEveryday Today Tomorrow

MISSIONPromote the AIESEC way.

OBJECTIVESShow off AIESEC UoN.

Explain and enhance leadership.Influence fun and youthful experiences.

Enable and elevate cultural exchange. Maximize potentials.

For more information please contact:

Samuel Kinyua

Local Chapter [email protected]

Whitney Mwangi.

[email protected]

Emma Serrem

Vice President Marketing and [email protected]

Write to us:[email protected]

The Editor’s Note Whitney Mwangi

Some days we forget who we are. Other days we accept our dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that we are wonderful.Insecurities and fear cloud over some seasons. Consequently, we struggle to either fit in where we do not belong or do things we arenot equipped to do or just settle in positions that do not challenge us at all. Well, 2014 unravelled the remedy: CLARITY. Thisawakens you to your purpose in life. It allows you to understand the importance of self and identity. Then your values and goals begin toroll out smoothly.

On December 19th, Radio Maisha and other local bigwigs visited the Kenyatta National Hospital Children’s Ward for an event dubbed Konnect Na Mtoi.They donated neccessities and entertained thechildren.This is what AIESEC UoN has been doing every Fridayafternoon for years. And to see the society follow in our stepsin bigger ways is elevating and a huge boost to our identity as an organisation.At the end of the day, we can face life with boldness, appreciate ourselves more and thus not settle for mediocre.Thephoto album section illuminates how we set the record.

This is a special issue that marks transition from 2014 to 2015. Itis specific to those who rose even an inch higher in life in 2014. And relevant to those who made mistakes in 2014 but are making things right this year. Here at AIESEC we opened the year with new leaders, new thoughts and new ideas. So far...success reigns! May the magazine represent!

September 2014 - March 2015

LAMU

Diani Beach Resort

Mt.Kenya Region

The Incredible Kenya

Above everything else that AIESEC is about, sits Exchange Programmes. Benefits?

Wider circle of exotic friends. Horizontal gain of ideas and experience.

Cross-border dating. Intellectual and self-growth Shopping....AND MORE!

Interested? Please Contact: ANDREW ONDIMU +254 774 095 074

[email protected]

The Incredible Kenya

2015 will be an amazing year for those brave enough to take the opportunities available.Remember that success is deliberate and it does not come without hardwork

and consistency. Samuel Kinyua

The Local Chapter President

The year 2014 was a successfulyear in AIESEC UoN.Thisobviously sets a higher benchmark for 2015 .Our vision being to be the most outstanding student organisation in East Africa. through exchange.

In my opinion the secret to achieving this is focusing on member experiences. Students join AIESEC for the experiences!The experiences in AIESEC are built onleadership growth. We thrive to grow in leadership .Encouraging exchange by discovering cheaper yet worthwhile experiences and explaining why exchange is key.

Clear Job descriptions also encourages their participation .

LC synergy should involve member and protfolio synergy which means working together Many LC team buildings. Team buildings are vital for building trust and unity of members.

Norbert Lupamo FnA

Wise Up Section

September 2014 -March 2015

The year will be a great year for me and it should also be for you.This is the year we should strivefor personal growth,get to achieve our AIESEC goals and align them with our life goals.This is the year

we make it happen.Duncan Magana

TM -& BDMarketing & Communication

I believe that everyone is a leader in one thing they love most so findthat one thing that you love most and let it kill you let it kill you .Let’s

make it happen. Emma Serrem

Vice President Marketing and Communication (VPMaC)

In life we tend to regret not those things we did but the things didn’t do. 2014 may have been many things to diffrent people But in2015, we can rewrite history. Let us make it a story about social impact

Andrew OndimuVice President ,OGCDP

Wise Up Section September 2014-March 2015

because it is always pointless to argue with an inebriated person. He loved his Muratina and was always under the influence. Njeri prayed for better days and her man’s drinking habits. But one night, God must have been busy elsewhere. The old man slept and never woke up.

“The witch has finished our leader.The Witch must go! The Witch must go.” There was no proof that Chabot was responsible but everyone made her carry the cross. Christie knew that this was her only chance to get rid of the intruder. She called a group of people who planned to burn her house while she slept.

The fateful day came and Christie lay on her bed imagining how the following days would be full of change. The smack on her face proved how devoid of remorse she had grown to be.

“My dear, I am going to visit a friend. I will be back in about two hours. There is a lot of food in the house. Fix something so you don’t sleep hungry,” Njeri said and left.

“If I do sleep!” She replied in her mind. Chabot would be no more after the two hours. Thirty minutes later she left to join those hiding in the bushes around Chabot’s house. “The Witch has finished our king. The Witch must go! The Witch must go.” They sang as they approached the house. The scene was of lit torches, smoke and chants.

Tears clouded Christie’s eyes. She blinked in a bid repeatedly to keep them trickling down her cheeks. Everyone had said that time is a healer. She had only gotten worse. The guilt and bitterness had taken over

what was left of her personality.

That night, 15 years ago, her plot to get rid of her step mother was deployed.Chabot Ayabei was the second wife to the Chief Murabi, her father. Theirs was love at first sight. She was the modern woman; with elegant beauty and extraordinary intelligence. Christie’s mother, Tiwa Njeri, was as simple as can be but age-appropriate for the chief. The new marriage was met with intense rejection by the villagers and Christie as well. The chief was intimidatingly rich. They thought Chabot was in it for the money.

“Enough is a word for the stomach, not the heart for a generous man like me,” chief said to justify Chabot’s presence in their family. No one challenged his decisions

By Alice Munga

Revenge Imprisons

because it is always pointless to argue with an inebriated person. He loved his Muratina and was always under the influence. Njeri prayed for better days and her man’s drinking habits. But one night, God must have been busy elsewhere. The old man slept and never woke up.

“The witch has finished our leader.The Witch must go! The Witch must go.” There was no proof that Chabot was responsible but everyone made her carry the cross. Christie knew that this was her only chance to get rid of the intruder. She called a group of people who planned to burn her house while she slept.

The fateful day came and Christie lay on her bed imagining how the following days would be full of change. The smack on her face proved how devoid of remorse she had grown to be.

“My dear, I am going to visit a friend. I will be back in about two hours. There is a lot of food in the house. Fix something so you don’t sleep hungry,” Njeri said and left.

“If I do sleep!” She replied in her mind. Chabot would be no more after the two hours. Thirty minutes later she left to join those hiding in the bushes around Chabot’s house. “The Witch has finished our king. The Witch must go! The Witch must go.” They sang as they approached the house. The scene was of lit torches, smoke and chants.

Little did they know, Christie’s mother had left that night to visit Chabot. She wanted to call a truce for the sake of their future after the death of their man.

Her efforts had turned tragic.Christie returned home and slept. George’s phone call woke her up.

“I just heard about the fire at Chabot’s house. Sorry for the loss, ”he said.

“I heard too. But I chose to stay away till the police are done with the scene!”

“They found two bodies inside though. Any idea who the other person could be?”He seemed frantic.

“Two bodies? No way!”They spoke for hours. Typical of a young couple who are still so crazy about each other. Later, she decided to go to his place.

Ma!Ma!” There was no answer! She tried calling her but her phone was off. She left anyway. In his arms,

Little did they know, Christie’s mother had left that night to visit Chabot. She wanted to call a truce for the sake of their future after the death of their man.

Her efforts had turned tragic.Christie returned home and slept. George’s phone call woke her up.

“I just heard about the fire at Chabot’s house. Sorry for the loss, ”he said.

“I heard too. But I chose to stay away till the police are done with the scene!”

“They found two bodies inside though. Any idea who the other person could be?”He seemed frantic.

“Two bodies? No way!”They spoke for hours. Typical of a young couple who are still so crazy about each other. Later, she decided to go to his place.

Ma!Ma!” There was no answer! She tried calling her but her phone was off. She left anyway. In his arms,

Days on end, the roar of the raging neighbors that night replayed in her mind. It traumatized and maimed her wholeness. Nightmares kicked in and depression followed. George noticed the changes and tried what he could but with time, being in his arms was not as magical

The revenge took a different turn. The villagers came clean about Christie. She was sent to Wamumo Rehabilitation Centre for 15 years. Over the years, she grew closer to God. She felt redeemed and accepted her mistakes. It became clear that revenge is never an answer. Moreover, when digging a hole for your enemies make it big enough because you might go in there with them.

When she got out, in 2014, she visited the village, at night not to draw attention of those who might have known her.The land is bare. The memory felt recent but it did not sting as it used to. She did not mind the tears. She took them with unshakeable strength. She had killed the last of family she had.

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“My past will not define me!” She murmured

with conviction,...walking away.

Days on end, the roar of the raging neighbors that night replayed in her mind. It traumatized and maimed her wholeness. Nightmares kicked in and depression followed. George noticed the changes and tried what he could but with time, being in his arms was not as magical

The revenge took a different turn. The villagers came clean about Christie. She was sent to Wamumo Rehabilitation Centre for 15 years. Over the years, she grew closer to God. She felt redeemed and accepted her mistakes. It became clear that revenge is never an answer. Moreover, when digging a hole for your enemies make it big enough because you might go in there with them.

When she got out, in 2014, she visited the village, at night not to draw attention of those who might have known her.The land is bare. The memory felt recent but it did not sting as it used to. She did not mind the tears. She took them with unshakeable strength. She had killed the last of family she had.

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God wants more from you than just going to church and getting entertained for a couple of hours.Then going back to the world to be likeeveryone else.He doesn’t want us to blend in but to stand out. Be:

Positive. Good to people.

Manage your emotions. At work and home as you are at church.

Stable. A happy believer.

Careful with what you say. Trusting in God rather than trying to figure

everything out. Have a patient attitude.

Give your opinion only when needed or requested.

In 2015, be the one who turns the light brighter wherever you are!!!

Joyce Meyer

Take Up Leadership. Be the Difference.

Seeing beyond the label: The Travails of Students With Disabilities in Kenya

By: Rosemary Wanjiru

Quite often we look at handicapped people and conclude that they need help in completing a task at hand. Commonly, when we meet with a PWD we unconsciously develop an inner attitude of empathy and rush to help them out. Recently, they held a forum to voice how perceveing them as helpless beings injures their ego.

Some time back, students with disability (SWD) from the University of Nairobi held a forum to express their issues to the relevant authorities within the main campus. During the forum, Solomon Odhiambo, a Second Year Medicine student emphasized about the need to sensitize the public about SWDs.

“Since, I am partially impaired I have encountered many people who are very quick to help me even without me asking for assistance,” said Odhiambo.

“For instance when I am filling a simple form someone will come and pick it from me even without enquiring if I need help, of course I know it is entirely goodwill but this such acts hurt our ego!” Lamented Odhiambo.

Kelvin Kioko, a student from UoN, shared the same opinion saying that when a person succumbs to a disability they are taken to special schools where we are taught to be independent persons. We are treated as if we are normal so we adapt to it but the society has withheld myths about us.

Seeing beyond the label: The Travails of Students With Disabilities in Kenya

By: Rosemary Wanjiru“Since, I am partially impaired I have encountered many people who are very quick to help me even without me asking for assistance,” said Odhiambo.

“For instance when I am filling a simple form someone will come and pick it from me even without enquiring if I need help, of course I know it is entirely goodwill but this such acts hurt our ego!” Lamented Odhiambo.

Kelvin Kioko, a student from UoN, shared the same opinion saying that when a person succumbs to a disability they are taken to special schools where we are taught to be independent persons. We are treated as if we are normal so we adapt to it but the society has withheld myths about us.

“We heal from the trauma of being disabled but the society never heals,” said Kioko.

The forum was spearheaded by Jamleck Njoka, a placement officer at the dean of students office. It was facilitated by the leadership of the Students with Disability Association. The forum elicited diverse emotions from the students who turned up from different faculties

Mr. Njoka addressed issues raised by the students. David Mtai, The Secretary General of Students Organization of Nairobi University (SONU), responsible for students with disabilities , requested the students to talk openly about their issues by assuring them they were the only ones who can make their felt needs known.“We are not only doing this for ourselves but also for the students who will join this university later. We will pride in ourselves when there is change that extends into the future,” assured Mtai.

Michael Muigwa, the Secretary General of Students With Disabilities Association (SWIDA), outlined the issues as per the disability. He said that there was need for disability sensitization in all campuses. He added that the students who are visually impaired need their course outlines scanned to make it easier for them during revision.He also said that the university should come up with means to ensure that during their registration they are not subjected to the torture of making long queues.However, the students attributed their success to UoN. They emphasized that the institution did not kill their interests as compared to other institutions that limit the courses they should pursue.

SWIDA acknowledged the University’s effort with a ranking of 50 per cent in addressing the students with disabilities challenges. They also mentioned that the university offered students who are visually impaired with laptops and those with hearing disorder with hearing devices. They expressed utmost gratitude for the university’s effort to accommodate them.They commended the University of Nairobi for implementing the law that governs the rights of PWDs under the Persons With Disabilities Act of 2003 by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. The SWIDA Sports Representative, Benson Nderitu, supported his colleagues by adding that the university had plans underway to purchase equipments needed by the students during sports. Wilson Macharia a SWD said that the university means of transport for the SWDs will be ready for use in a short while as it was getting repaired then.

Later, in the afternoon session the students were joined by the representative of Disabilities Mainstreaming Committee (DMC), Susan Oluoch, which deals with the SWDs needs and representation in the institution.She engaged with the students and emphasized on the need for them to register with the committee as part of the SWDs as students were shying away from them. She said that the committee would collaborate with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities through the institution to get financial aid that should cater for their fees and other needs. She said the collaboration will enable the institution to fully adhere to sub article 18, part two of the rights and privilege of persons with disabilities by the council (PWDs Act 2003).

The students’ representatives from the School of Arts and Social Sciences. They also emphasized that the students should improve their interactions with the institutions through them as they reassured them of their full commitment to helping the SWDs to overcome all their challenges.

I must agree that the forum was very informative and educative forum since I met with many SWDs who are independent. In fact they need minimum or no assistance while interacting with the environment provided it is conducive. So may be its time that we let them live life as we live it. Free from unwarranted assumptions and discrimination but help when need be.

“We heal from the trauma of being disabled but the society never

heals”

The thought of cancer stiffens and cripples all of mankind. It is now common knowledge just how much cancer patients experience insurmountable pain. Seeing a serene toddler with no experience and knowledge of the world go through such pain is simply daunting.

Then comes UoN’s AIESEC bright idea in form of a project to help make these kids’ lives way better! Kenyatta Hospital is the every-Friday venue where AIESEC members interact with these kids in the afternoonThis is in a project Crafts of Cure where the members listen to the kids as they share their stories.

I must admit that perhaps for someone who is not accustomed to being in a hospital or around kids, the first time experience can prove scary, or so you think. A minute or two with the radiant young faces smiling through what they may be undergoing and your heart simply melts into a puddle of nothing (if that makes sense).

There sitted on the mats lain on the floor are scores of kids all looking for a brief moment of happiness away from the needles and medication they have grown so accustomed to. Even amongst the seemingly bright faces are a few who remain confined to wheelchairs or are simply unable to do as much as some of the other kids. All these small spectacles seem to make one appreciate the little things in life. What you would otherwise consider a normal aspect such as living free of medication would be more of a luxury to some of these kids.

By Herman Busuru

Crafts For Cure

Crafts For Cure

I must admit that perhaps for someone who is not accustomed to being in a hospital or around kids, the first time experience can prove scary, or so you think. A minute or two with the radiant young faces smiling through what they may be undergoing and your heart simply melts into a puddle of nothing (if that makes sense).

There sitted on the mats lain on the floor are scores of kids all looking for a brief moment of happiness away from the needles and medication they have grown so accustomed to. Even amongst the seemingly bright faces are a few who remain confined to wheelchairs or are simply unable to do as much as some of the other kids. All these small spectacles seem to make one appreciate the little things in life. What you would otherwise consider a normal aspect such as living free of medication would be more of a luxury to some of these kids.

Those who frequent for Crafts are ever so excited about making time to be with the kids. Their commitment to such a worthy cause can be seen even as they help the kids draw objects and color as well as teach them a sum or two. Not to mention some of the crazy stories these children have to give, they simply leave you in awe. Sure there is the challenge of a few introverted individuals who would prefer to draw on unperturbed by the activities around them but with successive visits by the team, the kids tend to warm up to them and eventually open up.

It’s a rather monumental moment given that some of them never get to see anyone other than their parents or doctors as some end up in hospital for a long period of time.As is often the case, many of the children hail from underprivileged families and Crafts has come up with ways of assisting them.This is through a very beneficial partnership with Faraja Cancer Support Trust, a foundation founded in 2010 that aims at providing emotional, practical and healing support to anyone affected by cancer.They supply the kids with clothing, toys, food etc

Crafts For Cure

Crafts For Cure

They also organize small scale fun days just so the kids can escape to a haven of paradise even for just a while. All this out of sheer love and support for the young ones with a vision of ensuring the children lit up with smiles.

When it iss time to leave everyone gets into a circle for a song and dance session just to leave the kids energized till the next meeting. Everyone indulges in sheer excitement and even leaving becomes a task. Woe unto anyone who gets picked on to take part in a dancing song, they are ultimately faced with tedious challenge of running after a kid in an attempt to win. This fuels the fire of joy in the room anyway. When the “Kwaheri Walimu” line strikes then you know its goodbye for sure.

After every session with the kids, the Crafts’ members meet to discuss and share the day’s experience. You might think that the weekly introductions grow old however it usually helps those in attendance to build a network of friends alongside monitoring the number of people in attendance. A common experience for most first timers is the joy they derive from seeing the kids all active and excited as opposed to their probably fatigued usual selves.

People who have previously perhaps never interacted with kids are moved by day’s events. Somehow with all the hustles and bustles of life, that place leaves you feeling too blessed.to even be stressed after seeing young ones excited yet they face so many challenges.

The very exclusive session follows. It’s mind-blowing, exciting and will have you confused if not amused at the end of the day. There’s a lot of movement involved as well, that is as you jump into crowd so as to appear in a picture. Yes folks, it’s the “Selfie session”. Where all your profile pictures seem so last week such that you need to get a new one. Even with whatever trace of fatigue on hold, the evening somehow finds you refreshed and rejuvenated.

There is “CAN” in Cancer because we can beat this thing. That’s what Crafts is all about;

entertaining the sadness out of those children and improving their lives through all the help they render.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be

done without hope and confidence.

Crafts together with Faraja believe in this as their way of making a difference in

the lives of the children.

2. GLOBAL VILLAGE

DELEGATES ONLY

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Fee: FreeVenue: The Luke Hotel

Thika RoadStart time : 8.00 amEnd time: 10.30 am

Note: meals non-inclusive

Afroxlds 2015 KENYA

DAY 1 - 30th March 2015

1. OPENING CEREMONY

FOR DELEGATES ONLY.

Smart casual , If you have your country’s official african wear, the better.

FOR INTERESTED ATTENDEES ONLY

The opening ceremony is the official kickoff for the event and will feature speeches from the Cabinet Secretary for Youth and Devolution, Ms. Anne Waiguru and the PAI elect, Ana Saldarriaga. This will be followed by the Global Village, where

we will be celebrating Africa’s rich culture and diversity.

Dresscode: Opening ceremony- smart casual, global village- traditional attire

The Score Conference is the biggest conference in Uganda. So when I got an email inviting me to attend the conference at a delegate fee of $50 only, I knew without a doubt that I would not miss it. I have to admit, at first, I wanted to attend that conference because it was an opportunity to visit Uganda and add it to my ‘countries I have travelled to’ list which was not pleasing at all. I tried to round up some friends to go with to the conference but with no success. This made me have second thoughts about the whole thing because I did not want to travel alone. After some soul searching, I decided to go ahead with it because I was a little bit curious how the AIESEC entity in Uganda handles its business and I was sure that there is something they did better than us that I could apply when I came back home.

Three days to the conference and I still had not gathered the finances I needed for the trip. I have some weird sense of hope because I was still convinced that I would be in Kampala for the conference. I cannot explain how I got the money but in a nutshell, my parents are very supportive of my AIESEC ambitions despite the fact they totally do not understand why I do this at all! I know this is a common challenge faced by most AIESECers; our parents may think that AIESEC is a mere waste of time.Anyway, I arrived in Kampala on February the 26th. The Organising Committee for the conference sent a bodaboda to come pick me up at the stage.

The Score Conference 2015By: Duncan Magana

The thing that beat my expectation was the grand reception that I got when I got La Grand Chez Johnson Hotel in Muyenga, Kampala.I felt like the President of AIESEC International because of the love and care that I received. Perhaps it is because I was the only Kenyan delegate, there were 2 lovely ladies who were Kenyans but they were facilitators of the conference; Ruthie Ndung’u who is the MCVP Business Development and also Lorna Kanyuga who is MCVP Incoming Global Community Development Programme. The conference had a fun start, the Global Village, which encompasses delegates from different countries showcasing their culture in terms of food, drinks or clothing. The funny thing is that we Kenyans won the best showcase despite we were only three guys. I just have to let this out, this conference was the best ever in my AIESEC experience and believe me, I have attended very many conferences.

Three days to the conference and I still had not gathered the finances I needed for the trip. I have some weird sense of hope because I was still convinced that I would be in Kampala for the conference. I cannot explain how I got the money but in a nutshell, my parents are very supportive of my AIESEC ambitions despite the fact they totally do not understand why I do this at all! I know this is a common challenge faced by most AIESECers; our parents may think that AIESEC is a mere waste of time.Anyway, I arrived in Kampala on February the 26th. The Organising Committee for the conference sent a bodaboda to come pick me up at the stage.

The Score Conference 2015By: Duncan Magana

Of course I do not plan to release such a statement and not give any supporting evidence. First of all, Ugandans are extremely warm and welcoming people. I really felt at home and no one treated me differently for being a foreigner. The other thing that caught my eye was the different nationalities of delegates present. There were Ugandans, Tanzanians, Kenyans, Ethiopians, one Nigerian, one German, one Finn and one Somali as well. This is a challenge Kenya should also embrace so that our National conferences can also have multiple nationalities present.

I cannot fail to mention the awesome support system AIESEC in Uganda

has from its sponsors. Coca Cola was the main sponsor providing unlimited water and sodas for the whole conference. Their national partners and other externals were also incorporated in the sessions. This is something I would also like to see in our conferences too, I would like the AIESEC alumni and partners to engage directly with our members. The conference was obviously an educative one, with many inspiring sessions that had me thinking a lot. The facilitators were simply amazing and engaging. And guess who won best male delegate? Yours truly here!!

has from its sponsors. Coca Cola was the main sponsor providing unlimited water and sodas for the whole conference. Their national partners and other externals were also incorporated in the sessions. This is something I would also like to see in our conferences too, I would like the AIESEC alumni and partners to engage directly with our members. The conference was obviously an educative one, with many inspiring sessions that had me thinking a lot. The facilitators were simply amazing and engaging. And guess who won best male delegate? Yours truly here!!

It was actually a shocker that I got this award but I guess my undying energy came through for me. The conference ended on Sunday the 29th but my Kenyan counterparts and I had not had enough of the ‘Pearl of Africa’. We went to the MC house where we planned to stay for the night till the next day. Fortunately or unfortunately, the bus to Nairobi left us. We were busy buying Rolexes when it left us. Blame our Rolexguy, Isaac, who made one hell of a Rolex. A Rolex is a Ugandan street dish where an egg and vegetables are rolled inside a chapatti. It’skind of like a street shawarma. We had to spend another night in Kampala.Long story short, my few days in Uganda were legendary!Kampala has definitely not heard the last of me

So for all you crazy and proactive AIESECers out there, get out of your comfort zone and go to a conference out of your country. You never know how much connections you might get and the little nitty-gritties of life that you will get to learn. What I feel is next for me is facilitating a conference and that is exactly

what I will do.

Brave Actions!!

Passed by Our Rolex Guy

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Snow was born so no one could sleep. Maxine, its mother was howling then our very old, white male neighbour began hurling unintelligible.

By morning, Maxine had given birth to six puppies; one white and five black. We named the white one Snow because she reminded us of Snow White (You know… the princess who decided life was too hard and decided to take a long nap until a prince arrived to save her?)

All these puppies were a mixture of the four breeds of dogs. As expected, we all favoured Snow because she was appealing both in looks and stature, compared to her siblings who were all black with terrier fur and sausage-dog height.

“ ...when it comes down to the basics, personality is the only thing that

matters... ”

By: Candy Muthoni

Beauty vs. Personality

Snow was a noisy dog though .She was always barking. If you drove into the compound and she was in the way, she would just look at you and continue barking. Snow also had a horrid personality. Even after sending her to shags she still came back with attitude, pooped everywhere, ate our shoes and barked late into the night.

As beautiful as she was, we eventually sold her.

What matters most? Inner beauty or what meets the eye? In today’s era of cosmetics and enhancing pills, this is a debate we will grapple with for a long time. Maybe we will conquer it, maybe we will not.

I care about how I look. I care about what I dress or what you stranger or friend perceives about me. However, when it comes down to the basics, personality is the only thing that matters to me.

“ ...when it comes down to the basics, personality is the only thing that

matters... ”

By: Candy Muthoni

Beauty vs. Personality

FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FORUM (FLIT)


FLIT forum is a single day event that aims to deliver talks from professionals in the industries of Finance and IT to University students

Objectives� To connect industry players with the student populace� To deliver first-hand information to the students from the professionals themselves� To create awareness on current trends and career opportunities within the fields� To promote Financial literacy among youth, especially University students

Friday 22nd of May

LOCAL CHAPTER TRAINING AND MOTIVATION SEMINAR (LCTMS)


This is an annually held conference that is tailored toward members who have been in AIESEC for 3months or less.It serves as the induction conference for new members where they get to learn about the History of AIESEC, AIESEC Way, our products and the various portfolios and processes.

Objectives� To induct new members into AIESEC and enhance their understanding of the organisation� To deliver interactive sessions on youth and leadership� To promote partner Brand visibility� To make profit that will contribute to the Financial From the 18th

to 21st of June

IIs it really worth it to let a child into the world when you are not ready for the responsibility?

It is a Monday and I am at the bus stop feeling run down from a weekend full of errands. A noisy matatu comes along and before I sit down, I do one of those split- seconds assessments of everyone. I spot Nick.

I call him Nick because when I was in class one, I had this dream where I fell in love with a guy named Nick. Nick notices me too and by coincidence the seat next to him happens to be empty. I leave the rest to your imagination.

Months later, I find out that I am pregnant.

By Candy Muthoni

The Moral Question

‘This could go two ways. I tell Nick and he assumes responsibility or he scampers his way to the next girl, my number blocked and the memory of me tucked away into the dustbins of his memory. I cannot have a child because I am a young girl with too many dreams. I have to assess my situation before I tell Nick!’ I thought, going hysterical.

Well, I knew the implications of pre-marital sex. We used a condom sometimes and both of us initiated sex, so I could not say it was entirely his fault. Up until the moment when the pregnancy test came back positive, I thought abortion was wrong but at that point, it seemed feasible. I was overwhelmingly disappointed in myself.

‘I will tell Nick about it, but I will still abort it!’ I thought,

In the end of it all, I was left questioning my identity. I was raised a Christian but then… Am I what I preach? Am I who I think I am? Am I just a pawn of society pretending while harboring other parts of who I am?

Culture Beez Issue 10

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