By Dr Paul Bundi Human beings are endowed with remarkable resilience, which can only be broken when they choose to give up. Says Viktor Frankl in his seminal book, Man's Search for Meaning; ''it is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future-sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in thd most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.'' Man's life is primarily driven by the desire for future, the unshakable belief that the future holds promise. We invariably cease to live when we think we have hit a dead end, or that there's nothing more to be had by living. Theoretically, there is no limit to man's achievement, and that is what drives men to wake up and strive day after day. The opposite is spiritual, psychological death, which manifests way ahead of physical death. Lesson? Losing today doesn't mean losing always. You can lose 10 times and win the 11th time. Or, you
Police arrested blogger and former NTV journalist Yassin Juma on Saturday night. Juma, who has over the past week blogged about the Al Shabaab attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia’s (AMISOM) El Adde base, is currently being detained at Muthaiga police station.
Sources privy to the investigation have confirmed the arrest, adding that Juma will be arraigned in court on Monday.
Shortly after the news of his arrest hit social media, the hash tag #FreeYassinJuma shot to the top of the trend with many social media users asking for his immediate release.
When we bury the TRUTH and continue dancing around it in falsehoods, it will eventually germinate and catch up with us. #FreeYassinJuma
— Dennis Onsarigo (@Donsarigo)
January 23, 2016
What happened to freedom of expression?
#FreeYassinJuma
— Zamzam Billow (@seynabey) January 23, 2016
Just one day after the Friday attack on the El Adde base, Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Nkaissery has warned Kenyans against sending alarming pictures and messages about the El Adde ambush.
Speaking in Mombasa, the CS said that those found sharing such images will be arrested.
The retired Major General stated that posting alarming images and content served to further the Al Shabaab’s fear-mongering agenda.
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