By Eric Wamanji Once upon a time, the raspy voice of grandma rolled out narratives by the crackling fireside keeping the world bubbly and cohesive. Those tales of yore redefined life, gave meaning to phenomena, created and recreated communities. Escapades in the tales constructed legends and inspired triumphs. They captured our imaginations. Not anymore. The…
Eric Wamanji When French President Emanuel Macron came to Kenya recently, there is one wish that probably ran through his mind, though he didn’t utter it- French to be Kenya’s national language.You see, for ages, English has been a dominant language. In fact, the dominance of English is even unsettling folks in Brussels and more…
If you are a corporate in Kenya concerned about your image, better be petrified. Chances are, your crisis communication strategy is pathetic. Indeed, recently a number of top-flight corporates have been helplessly trapped in a surge of crises and received a thorough thrashing.
By Eric Wamanji (@manjis) My buddy Cliff, a.k.a Mapesa, gets heart attacks when I comment on sports. This soccer enthusiast is of the persuasion that some issues are not cut for me, for instance sports. That’s true especially for football. I’m yet to grasp how, as they say, “a whole adult,” gets glued to a…
