Religion, Spiritualism and Philosophy

The Archbishop of Canterbury request for the portrayal of Jesus as white is very interesting. There has been a lot of debates about Jesus over centuries. Infact one of the most intense debate was about the Holy Trinity. When I read about the Archbishops proposal, I thought about it and remembered my Catholic catechism. What … Read more

When John Oyona died at Ombo Mission Hospital Migori, about four decades ago, his colleagues at Victoria jazz believed that he was poisoned using a crocodile bile while his Uholo family still believe Oyona was killed through superstition by one of the then renowned Luo Benga artist.Why would someone kill Oyona who wasn’t such popular … Read more

Of Pierre Nkurunziza and Luo Catholics: I am reading with increasing bemusement as my Luo brethren struggle with pronouncing the first name of the departed Burundi leader. For the information of non-Luos the man’s first name simply means someone’s backside. So it happened that when the first Catholic missionaries appeared in Luo Nyanza the head … Read more

Going through the tearful, surprise demise of President Pierre Nkurunziza, from Buya in Ngozi, Burundi:What immediately hits my mind is the lyrics in the song “Yote ni Vanity” by Daddy Owen. This son of a former governor was a horrible human being; heartless, fiendishly clever, and extremely paranoid! Pierre trusted no one and like all … Read more