How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut. No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut). Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori, salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...
BY MUTAHI MURIITHI Let me add context, and then you can crucify me on my content. In the run-up to the 2013 elections, Uhuru went on a campaign in his electoral strongholds and pushed for suit-voting. That is where you elect the party, not the people you feel will represent you the best. His reasoning was that if he wins, he would have the numbers in parliament and senate to pass what he wants, and crush what he does not want. The reasoning was right and justified. Kibaki had had a troublesome 2nd term due to having less numbers in parliament. According to the IEBC, Uhuru won. He also got the numbers he wanted in parliament and senate. The only flaw in Uhuru's reasoning was that he under-estimated the adversary. Now, Raila's political and leadeership career is borne on the backbone of the streets. That is where Raila and his cohorts thrive. Orengo is a veteran of street demos, Anyang' Nyong'o, Bonny Khalwale etc are all generals of the rough. Raila knows he will not win in the Parliament way. He has taken to the streets where the playing ground is level. What happened yesterday after anti-riot police brutalized protesters has cast a sad mood in Kenya. The ground under Uhuru has shifted while Raila's footing has solidified. That shift will be exploited by civil rights groups, the media, the people, and IEBC as currently constituted will see the door. That is why I say that the son of Jomo has been floored in strategy by the son of Jaramogi. His next strategy should take into account the tactics of the cornered adversary.
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