Kenyatta Otieno

Zico never missed a penalty in his career

By Kenyatta Otieno   2023-11-18 15:03:58

Maybe due to competition in the midfield, the coach asked him to move to left back. The coach showed him clips of Arsenal FC right back Lee Dickson to let him know how to play in his new position.

African diaspora is the "third country" after China and India

By Kenyatta Otieno   2023-11-29 02:29:35

The African diaspora is the 'third country' in the world in terms of population. Africans intermarried with other races over time leading to varied definitions of Africans in the diaspora.

How slave trade, Suez Canal hit fortunes of Mozambique

By Kenyatta Otieno   2023-12-11 10:28:36

The civil war led to the extinction of Mozambique elephants, so they began to rear them again. In 2013, the last rhinos in Mozambique were killed by poachers making them extinct as well.

Mathew Ottamax: Harambee Stars keeper who split opinion

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-04-10 09:09:50

Ottamax was known for his ego, for which he doesn’t make apologies, despite many believing it is what came between him and overtaking Mahmoud Abbas as Kenya’s greatest number one.

Teach your children good values at an early age

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-04-12 11:14:53

The emotional maturity of parents is passed on to children through the way they relate to each other. Do not expect adult siblings to live in a way they did not experience as children

Jamal Mohammed: The last playmaker Kenya ever had

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-04-25 16:28:32

Playmakers are great dribblers, and they come in drips.

Want to win? Focus on few things that bring success

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-09 15:28:39

It is good to work towards penetrating the 20 percentile of influential products and people who account for 80 per cent of revenue and wealth

How to work smarter, not harder, for maximum results

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-14 15:37:14

Law of Few requires us to identify key areas that we are good at and put all energy and resources on them

Power of telling our children stories of success, sacrifice

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-17 09:30:13

Stories shape our feelings and perceptions more than facts and figures. Our knowledge is based on stories we have heard before and internalised

Why telling our children stories of success, sacrifice matters

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-19 10:12:34

Grandchildren will not have any idea of the struggle their grandparents went through. They know the life of plenty and ease.

Rise and fall of the flashy Nairobi makangas

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-21 12:29:59

The modern makanga is not bothered with urban culture.

Woman being led by a man is not a show of weakness

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-22 11:57:38

Being a wife and mother does not take away one’s strength. So strength is not a preserve of single women alone.

Be slow to judge, you are looking at different angles

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-24 09:03:48

In this day when data is the new gold and information overload can lead to paralysis, how does one decide what to hold on to and what to leave?

Why judging others hurts you more

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-05-26 11:39:46

Relativism is a philosophical view which looks at everything as relative to the perspective and context of the observer.

Grief vs. Cost: The debate over Luo funerals in Kenya

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-06-04 10:31:29

The big question was how would people grieve and mourn in a way that does not endanger those who come to console the bereaved.

You might do whatever you want, but get married first

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-06-10 09:24:50

I am writing this as a man who as per my society’s standards married late, in my mid-thirties.

Napunyis: The boxing family behind Kenya's ring legends

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-06-24 08:43:16

Robert Wangila, who got the name “Napunyi” from Modest, is remembered more for winning an Olympic gold in Seoul in 1988 than his cousin Modest.

What is American Gen Z could actually be Kenyan Millennials

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-06-27 14:20:34

Generation X follow them from 1965 to 1980 from where Millennials pick up until 1996.

The legendary Lichungus, family of great footballers

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-06-30 09:35:39

Peter Musisi is a former Bata Bullets FC, AFC Leopards’ and national team midfielder in the early 1990s whose memory in the football game has faded over time.

Stereotypes only tell half the story, proverbs the other half

By Kenyatta Otieno   2024-07-08 15:59:23

I know you have heard many stereotypes, and even confirmed some for yourself through a painful experience.