Updates

The school has been moving well and we were lucky to receive some visitors from the USA. We had Andrew, Autumn and mum to Andrew who visited us while we were closing second term and we were also lucky to have an opportunity for Mwaniki to ask us what we had in our minds that we could have for Rafiki link.

One of the students came up with an amazing idea where she could make different items out of plastic bags that people throw away all around Maai- Mahiu. plastic bags look like flowers in our town and no one in the community ever thought of recycling them, this was great idea coming up from a student.
Students made table mats, ear rings and bracelets which were later sent to Andrew and Autumn, we hope to get an order of selling these items to the USA which will help keep our environment clean, support students who are less fortunate in the school and maybe install our school computer lab with internet that could be used for learning and making connection between our school and Bodwell or Free state High school stronger.

We have also learnt how to use computers by the help of Mwaniki who has taught us how to use computers especially on Microsoft office word, we have learnt how to type in data in computer, text formatting, inserting of photos and we will be start using online spaces next term.

We also learn how to transfer photos from digital camera to computer which was really fun.

Some students who were part of the club graduated from four and they were awarded with some certificates which has really motivated other students and there are now many students who want to join the club, there will be recruiting of new members who are going to replace those who graduated.

Before closing the school, there are 32 students from our school who went to help out for the community service work that was hosted by Comfort the Children International where we planted 100 trees in one of the biggest primary school in Maai- Mahiu called Ngeya primary school and also helped out in cleaning of their compound.

CHALK FOR PEACE

On September 21st, a small but energetic group of Bodwell students took chalk in hand and wrote messages of love, friendship, peace and multiculturalism during a bright and sunny lunch break.






His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama optimistically calls the 21st century "The Century of Compassion." How can we further promote this ideal?

NEW INSTALLED COMPUTER LAB BY COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS KENYA

I am very glad that Maai-Mahiu secondary now has a new installed computer lab and has about 20 computers which Rafiki Link club members have started using though it has not been officially opened.

Initially, Rafiki Link students were crowding on one of the donated laptops by Bodwell high school but now they are comfortably using them without crowding, the only thing that the school is now looking forward to do is to get internet access for all the computers. Right now the school has one modem which was donated by Bodwell High school and its used in one computer only and this brings the students back to crowding on one computer to get the internet access.

RAFIKI LINK CLUB

OUR DIVERSITY, OUR STRENGTH

Where are we? Where are we heading to?
How do you feel when you close school, visit your aunt, HIV- AIDs victims only to find that the only thing in that house is your foot step you left when you visited during your mid- term break? And how do you feel when she asks you how is your mum? Only to find out that even her own sister no longer cares.
Kenyans, the world where are we heading to?

How do you feel when your neighbour you trust and loved one day wakes up and tend to destroy your family. Instead of morning? He chops your brother, instead of how was your night, he burns your house. Really tell me where we are heading?

Kikuyu known for your hard work in cultivation, Maasai known for grazing and Luo known for your fishing habits. When we combine this, a successful Nation. But why is it that tribalism is in you? No kikuyu in Kisumu no Luo in central province, no Maasai in western province yet we all Kenyans and one Nation.
Our diversity, our strength. Combine all your hard work and excel as a Nation

Public administration, parasite in the country, members of parliament, empty promises are over known, when did you ever sit down and think of others? Only how to get rich. Ministers, you have really reached the sky for it was your destiny. When did you ever think of those you displaced because of your own greediness? In parliament, I’ m a Kalenjin, so seats are preserved for one tribe to the other yet we sing peace, love and unity why don’t we bring it into real? Our diversity, our strength.

Students in school, leaders of today tribalism is bleeding in you, my desk mate is a Kalenjin, I will change my sitting position just because no common language yet you sing love and Unity calling yourself leaders, then when will corruption end? P.L.O Lumumba, where are you to stop the bleeding of tribalism? Our strength, our diversity.

Our society ranks of richness is the rhythm, my daughter is a Kikuyu getting married to a Kamba not in my presence then what are we learning from you? Our diversity, our strength

By Grace Njeri

THE ORIGIN OF LUO

They believe that they came from the Bahr- el- fihaza region of southern Sudan. This was original homeland from where they migrated to a place known as Pubungu Pakwach in Uganda where they settled and later they moved to Kenya.
First, the Luos were nomadic pastoralists and probably migrated to Kenya in search of green pastures and water for their cattle
Second, draught and famine might have forced them to move in search of food for their own
Third, threats from other communities were another reason for their migration.
Fourth reason that made them to migrate was diseases and also epidemic affliction to both plants and animals and the other one was that they were searching for adventures.
They also moved in search of better fishing grounds
When they came to Kenya, they moved into four groups and they occupied a common area called Ramogi, the four groups were; Joka jok, joka owing, joka omollo and Abasuda.
Joka jok were the first group to move to Uganda eastward and settled on Ramogi hill in Kadimo in Siaya district.
Joka owing moved from Uganda and settled in Sogomo in Alego and another group known as Jaka Ruath settled in Kisumu, Nyakach and South Nyanza and Joka omollo came from Northern Bunyoro and settled in Ibanda and Bukoli before moving on to Igenya and hem, they encountered the Abagusii and Abaluya whom they pushed out of timbo and they spread to Alego in Hem, some of Jaka family groups started moving across the Winum Gulf in Southern Nyanza and Abasuba was the last group to arrive in Kenya.
Abasuba are Bantu refugees from Uganda who intermarried with the Luos. They moved from Uganda up to Kenya and they settled on lake Victoria islands mfangano and Lusinga.
Most of them adopted Luo culture upto now.

THE AGIKUYU

It is believed that they came from Mt. Kirinyaga which is currently named Mt. Kenya
According to their mythical way of creation, God who is referred as ‘Ngai’ took a man ‘Gikuyu’ (from which the tribe got its name) on to the top of Mt. Kenya and showed him all land around, and promised to give him the land if only he could live there. Ngai told then told Gikuyu that whenever he would need something, he should make a sacrifice and God would adhere to his troubles.
He was then given a wife called ‘Mumbi’ (referring to God as the creator) of whom they had nine beautiful daughters (where the naming of the nine clans is derived)
They had no sons and so God provided nine handsome men to be husbands of the nine daughters and it’s from there that the tribe of gikuyu developed and they mainly live around Mt. Kenya.

Social activities of the Agikuyu
Men usually ask for hand in marriage and Dowry is paid.
Boys are circumcised to attain adulthood
Once a boy got circumcised, he was allowed to take part in the community activities
Political organisation
They were nine clans, each with an elder
The elders formed the council of elders from which a paramount chief was chosen
The council of elders decided on matters affecting the community

Economic activities
They were cultivators
They traded with neighbouring communities
They kept livestock (a tradition borrowed from the nilotes)
Women used to make ‘shiondos’ baskets

Happy Canada Day!!!

This is our big "maple leaf". It has all students in our school. Happy Canada Day!

Graduation 2009

This is a picture about graduation 2009, we had graduation on July 10th. That took almost three hours long. Because we have lot of students graduation this year. Congraduation to them again.

BODWELL DONATIONS IN SCHOOL

We would like to take this chace to thank Bodwell for the donations, we greatly appreciate for the willing heart that Bodwell has towards our school.

These donations will be of great importance to the students during their studies.

Thank you Bodwell High school.

My name is Haley. The spot that I been choose is the seaside beside Bodwell. It is a beautiful place in vancouver, and every tuesday we will go to there to see what's the change. On next week, our class teacher Ms. Bain will give us some seeds to plant it, the plant that I been choose was carrot! I hope I can plant them out and grow them up very soon!

My spot

Hi!!
My name is Shogo.
I'm from Japan and a teenager.

I plan to sketch my spot on the next tuesday.
That's it!!!!!!!!

my place.....

an nung! my name is Mary....

I want to make happy to this place on every day...

I am bod well student.....and 17 years old

Also I have special experience

Forexample.... last year i went northpole

I wish make my place a lot of people face happy........

Hey, my name is ........ I am a big tree than produces a little white flower. I have a large scar in my trunk, also, I have pruned lower.

mari's spot

every tuesday I'm checking a spot from apr 28th. the spot is between the school and the beach.
there are a little tree it's has some littele flower.



apr 28th

- it has some pink buds.
- small
- it has some green leaf.


may 5th

-50.o3cm
-it has 4buds.
-only one bud came out.
-midlle of the tree almost dead.
-wet becouse of rain.
-growing up.
-it has more leaf than before.
-top of some leaf is becoming yellow.


may 12nd

- 56.2cm (6cm growed up)
- wet
- the flowers dead totally
- many leaf's are becoming yellow.

Lisaco's Spot @bodwell

i have a scence technology class with ms. Bain and my friends. on tuesday of every weeks, i need to obserb a leaves that i chose about 2 weeks ago. i think it will be grow bigger than now. therefore, i have to correct some information and drawing down on my notebook about that.
still i dont know how it will be, for i checked it only 2 times.

when i observed my leaves at first time, it was really short (around 18cm height, and 2cm width).
the colour was dark green and a little bit wet because of rain.

im going to observe next week also.

Issei's beautiful spot!!!!!!

Hello~
I'm Issei.
I'm from Japan which is the best country in the whole world!
Im belong to TERUMASA FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
well~ the thing which I like is...playing soccer!!

Anyway, I must introduce what Im going to do next Tuesday.
I will sketch one spot where is the most beautiful place in the world. lol
There is a little flower, so I would like to observe it.

please waite for nex Tuesday to see my posting.
see u~

Form four exams are out.

The last year final exams are out!
The first student was Joseph Gitati who scored a mean grade of A- of 75 points.
He had also participated in Rafiki Essay contest last year and was the best student in the school.

Mark's Seeds.

My name is Mark. I planted Radish. Some of my Radish. I put many seeds on number 1 and i put few seeds on number 2. Many seeds are grow more fast and few seeds are grow slowly. My seeds are keep growing up now. I have green thumb. My seeds are growing very fast. I'm very happy.

Manuel's seeds

I like everything: food, animals, and a lot of things.I have dogs and my plant is very good right now, it is veri big.

ruben's seeds

My name is Ruben. I'm from Mexico and I planted carrot. I have two plants one with a lot of soil and the other one with less soil. I tinhk that the one that has a lot of soil is going to grow faster.