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For many years, I read about reincarnation. For those many years, I have doubted anything to do with reincarnation. In those many years, I have only trusted and believed in my own Christians doctrines, which were, a year ago, replaced by Muslim doctrines. Today, I will tell you why I am considering to shifting my belief Muslim to reincarnation. But before I do that, let me remind you about reincarnation. Reincarnation is the philosophical and religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death. It is part of doctrine of cyclic existence and a central tenet of all major Indian religions. In different words, we also refer to it also as rebirth or transmigration. Starting today, I have a tough decision to make. A decision on my religious stand. I have today wiped off my doubts about reincarnation. Its a tough decision that I will tonight involve and have a lengthy discussion with my daughter, my sons ...

Decades ago, probably three decades, as far as my ageing memory can recall, we painfully and remorsefully buried a young high school girl back in my village,  Ntimene Ya Muturi , amid remorseful cries from her family members. Burial that brought mourning to the entire village.  Mercy*(not her real name),  was the darling of the village, a model to the village girls, who envied her early success. Mercy  out shined  all the village girls in her academics to emerge the top village girl in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. She was the first girl from the village to join a national school. Her sudden death was a huge blow to the community that even  necessitated  the village elders to conduct a traditional ritual to spell out the would be evil spirits.   The cause of her death was immediately  neither known  to me nor to the mourners. We were all in a vacuum of uncertainty. The mourners, with their hands rested on their ...

"Age is just a number", a common saying by an anonymous writer that we commonly use to defy our wrinkles and the age factor. I indeed agree with the anonymous writer that age is absolutely a number. That was a saying that never got erased from the lips of one old man we will live to treasure; an icon of peace, love and unity- Paul M'Ikiugu Muriorema.  A hero has gracefully fallen. A hero to the society and a foundation of success to many has fallen. A well of wisdom has dried. Paul M'Ikiugu Muriorema, 105 year plus defied the age factor to live a life of success against all odds. He is my grandfather, our grandfather and a great-grandfather to many grandsons and daughters. Your fall was a strong fall that has left positive impact in the lives of your generation. We therefore, celebrate, rejoice and make merry of the positive impact that now rubs across the shoulders of all your descendants. Rest in Peace Cucu Pauru. You were a bright and intelligent man who...