Communication on the prevention and management of COVID-19 needs to borrow a leaf from the lessons learned in dealing with HIV, eschewing fear-mongering and stigmatization and instead focusing on the social and behavioral change that will help

Chemsha Bongo Episode 6: Patriotism In Relation To Climate Change and Meeting Spaces.

Oct 24th, 2022 13m 39s

In this 6th episode of Chemsha Bongo, Oby starts us off with a look at patriotism, specifically caring for our resources. Next Kigara Kamweru addresses why we need more spaces for meeting up in our urban areas.The last part of the podcast featu

Chemsha Bongo Episode 5: Are They Truly African Cities And What Identity Do These Cities Have

Sep 23rd, 2022 16m 33s

Oby Obyerodhyambo looks at our cities and whether they are truly African cities. 60 years later can we say that our cities are Africa-centric and remnants of colonial designs? Are we making efforts to Africanize these areas?Kinara's piece on th

Chemsha Bongo Episode 4: Freedom To Offend & Designing For Happiness.

Aug 31st, 2022 14m

In this episode of Chemsha Bongo, Oby Obyerodhyambo looks at the freedom to offend. Expressing ourselves freely is usually encouraged but are we careful not to offend? When do we cross the line? The second part which goes by the name Tama Taone

Chemsha Bongo Episode 3: Climate Crisis & Protection of Commonly Shared Resources

Jul 15th, 2022 14m 22s

The first part of this edition is voiced by Oby Obyerodhyambo who addresses the climate crisis and most importantly what can Africa do and how Africa is affected. This second part in this edition is voiced by Kigara Kamweru and looks at the pro

Chemsha Bongo Episode 3: Africities & Intense Thoughts

Jul 13th, 2022 10m 53s

Episode 3 starts with Oby looking at the disconnects of the climate crisis. This is followed up by a short poem by Bonyo Buogha which features under his poem series Fikira Zangu. Lastly, as per the norm, we get an excerpt of Not Yet Uhuru which

Chemsha Bongo Episode 2: Who won with the BBI Ruling & a look at urbanization.

Jun 8th, 2022 13m 59s

A few months back we had the BBI ruling. Who emerged victorious? The first part of this edition is voiced by Oby Obyerodhyambo who addresses this. The second part goes by the name Tama Taone. This is derived from the Māori language meaning City

Chemsha Bongo Episode 1: BBI Ruling, Infrastructure & Dealing with Kenyan Traffic

May 23rd, 2022 15m 36s

Welcome to a new series. This podcast aims at transforming how you look at issues. We will have a variety of topics but mainly focus on societal issues.For this first episode we look at decolonizing ourselves, order in relation to infrastructur