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Generational shifts

By PAUL MASIBO WABWAYI NGOME
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  A generational shift refers to the gradual transformation of attitudes, behaviours and societal norms as one generation succeeds another, often leading to changes in culture, technology adoption and workplace dynamics.    Generational shifts are driven by various factors, including geopolitical events, technological innovations, digital transformation, economic trends and cultural changes. These shifts have a profound impact on the workplace, influencing communication styles, leadership approaches and expectations regarding working conditions, benefits and career development. Commonly recognised generations include Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials (or Generation Y) and Generation Z, each of which has distinct characteristics and experiences that contribute to generational shifts in society. History of generational shifts Generational shifts have been a recurring phenomenon throughout history, shaped by the unique experiences and influences that each generation fa...
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The Bukusu Oratory

By PAUL MASIBO WABWAYI NGOME
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                            Chimbakha nambakhaani  – Good tales bring social ties.               In my father’s land, you don’t just get up in a gathering, and words find their way into your mouth. Leading a public is an art that requires prowess, experience and confidence, for people need to chew and choke on your words.  And so it is in many other African communities. A public speaker is a court poet who involves words full of ancient wisdom in proverbs and riddles, jokes, and metaphors that appeal to commoners. The Ashanti of Ghana call this court poet Kwandwumfo, griot in Mandinka, the Rwandese call him/her an umusizi while the Zulu of Mzansi calls him Imbongi. In Bukusu land, such a person has no specific name, depending on the type of gathering that one speaks. For instance, in Khuswala Kumuse (a rare and an elaborate ritual in honor of a respected Bukusu elder), he i...
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Nandakambilwa alikona Khumwanda Kwenjoli -Respect the advice

By PAUL MASIBO WABWAYI NGOME
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Nandakambilwa alikona Khumwanda Kwenjoli (An inadvisable one would lay his life on a damned path)      This proverb comes from the story of a young man, Nandakambilwa originally called Silikhaya from Bang’ale clan, a tribal fold within Bukusu sub-nation. His father was Wamafwi, strict and principled. He was a former blacksmith and wealthy man, well-endowed with cattle and other livestock. Despite being brought up in a well nurtured home, Silikhaya grew rude and obedient. One day, he bade farewell to the family and told his father he will set up his own home in a land far away. He felt he could live in peace and do anything just like his father.  He travelled for many days and nights, covering a huge span of distance. He arrived at a certain place and erected a blacksmith’s hut (lirumbi), right in front of a path that ran down the river. No sane person would build a hut on a path that elephants (chinjoli) passed by to go drinking. His smithery nevertheless flourished ...
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PROVERBS OF THE ELEPHANT IN BUKUSU COMMUNITY

By PAUL MASIBO WABWAYI NGOME
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  1.         Enjofu efutara bakikhoma mumania (It’s only the elephant has turned its back that the ugly behinds are abused; A backbiter will wait until you leave then descend down upon you). 2.         Nandakambilwa kakona khumwanda kwe enjoli (The one who refused advice slept on the path frequented by elephants; At times people stubborn to advice should be left to be taught a lesson by life’s experiences) 3.         Enjofu seria lusambu lwo mwana ta (The Elephant fears not a child’s garden; One with an arrogant character is destructive and knows no limits) 4.         Enjofu yasena omusindikhe (The Elephant trampled over he who pushed it; Do not sit on the way of danger and not expect to be harmed) 5.         Walekha enjofu wauna sichakha (You’ve missed the elephant and stabbed the thicket; Don’t miss the real...
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BUKUSU COMMUNITY BELIEVES ABOUT UNITY

By PAUL MASIBO WABWAYI NGOME
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  BELIEVES ABOUT UNITY       Today, isn’t a lesser sin not to have well-written accounts of Bukusu culture and heritage than having few existing accounts having been written by outsiders? So, the Bukusu Sub-nation suffers from self-inflicted pain. For every elderly man or woman we bury, the further away we move from the pride of our heritage preservation. We have fallen short of writing poems, songs, stories and even pieces of performing art that would tell accurate stories about our way of life.    Karl Marx’s notion of consciousness was that of making political sense of life and self-awareness from which enormous pride of a people stems from. And we got to stop defining political identity in terms of voters but embrace a wider understanding of the Bukusu identity. A typical millennial from Western Kenya in the city street gets embarrassed in replying to greetings in the Native Bukusu language. Is the adoption of Western Culture (and language) the new norm...
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My main agenda is adopting a Gramscian theoretical framework, the five parts of this volume focus on the various ways in which the political is discursively and materially realized in its dialogic co-constructions within the media, the economy, culture and identity, affect, and education. We focus at examining the power instantiations of sociolinguistic and semiotic practices in society from a variety of critical perspectives, this blog focus at how applied political linguists globally is responding to, and challenge, current discourses of issues such as militarism, nationalism, Islamophobia, sexism, racism and the free market, and suggests future directions. No peace, no unity, no coexistence hence all becomes vanity...! It's why the world is oval.