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.