THE AFRICAN SAGE

Kenya’s Historical Timeline: From Pre-Colonial to Present (2025) Pre-1400s: Indigenous Societies and Migrations Kenya’s early history is shaped by waves of migration from the Congo Basin, the Horn of Africa, and the Middle East. These groups, Bantu, Nilotic, and Cushitic peoples, formed organized societies with distinct governance systems, including councils of elders, spiritual leaders, and monarchs. 1400s–1800s: Coastal Trade and Foreign Influence Arab traders established settlements along the coast, integrating with local communities and expanding the slave trade. European explorers followed, bringing Christianity, firearms, and diseases like smallpox. These tools of conquest destabilised local societies and laid the groundwork for colonization. 1800s–1963: British Colonisation and Resistance The British formally colonised Kenya in the late 19th century. They seized land, imposed taxes, and exploited labour. Some Africans were co-opted into colonial administration, while...

In this life everything depends on social capital. It is aptly put that one’s net worth is dependent on one’s networks. Actually, happy the man and woman who builds enough networks compared to the one who develops his or her other abilities. One can have all PhDs in Rocket Science but without the necessary connection will live a miserable life and die poor. On the other hand, a class one drop out who has nurtured relationships and created networks of trust will have a full life. In Kenya, people like Njenga Karume did not come to rub shoulders with the might because of their education but because they had social capital. What is social capital? Social capital answers the following questions:- Who are my friends?    If I needed help right now, whom would I reach to?    If something were to happen to me right now, who would leave everything and be there for me? Who thinks of me on a daily basis?     Who would go to any length to promote, s...