Thursday, September 04, 2008

Hottest High School Celebs

It's finally here people! The official "Who's Who" in the high school celeb scene. What am I going on all about? The latest issue of The Insyder mag baby. On the cover of the September '08 issue of your favourite addiction are Ian Wafula, 404, (Bush) and Diana Kinyua, 404, (Kahuhia Gee), two celebs who made the cut. Find out which teeniez are rocking the world be it in sports, dance, academics, acting...you name it!
In other September issue news; we delve deep into the School Unrest crisis, where we dissect the issues and find out the true causes of the recent school strikes. We talk to all the stakeholders including teachers, paroes, celebs and even ma-pastor! We truly believe that it is time we ended these unecessary school unrest, au sio?
For those of you with the fetish of layering your wall with your favourite idols (and I ain't talking 'bout the Buckwheat looking dude from Zim), you'll go bezerk to find out that this month we're featuring a mega-zega poster of Luda!
We also go one on one with Gospel group of the moment MOG and their take on the controversial topic of born again Christians dorning dreads...which brings us to our topic of the week:
Should people who are Born Again Christians rock dreadlocks? Holaaaaa...i'm out like a pickpocket on Tom Mboya Street....Zing!!

Friday, August 15, 2008

School Unrest: Charting The Way Forward

Teeniez and everything about ‘em - likes, dislikes, aspirations, interests, role models and other aspects of youth culture is what The Insyder is built on. Yet the vengeance with which teeniez chose to communicate dissatisfaction with issues that were affecting them in their schools came as a surprise.
Sometimes, in a bid to make their presence felt and when seeking recognition as independent people, they can be difficult, stubborn, even defiant, loud, demanding and rowdy - but to become arsonists was a move no one would have anticipated. The scale on which it happened is also worrying: about 300 schools countrywide went on strike. When the smoke finally cleared up, the damage to property was extensive and a student (from Upper Hill School) had lost his life.
Yet life goes on: schools have to re-open, KCSE exams have to be taken and learning has to go on.
Repairing the Damage
So where do we start in setting things up again and in a way that works for the students, the parents and school administrators?
All Parties Must Take Responsibility
Pointing fingers is time wasting and does not resolve issues. Of course, everyone will try and absolve themselves from blame by accusing the other. We need to arrive at a point where we all agree each party had a part in contributing to the pertinent issues students used as 'reasons' to go on strike about. Students have to agree that the way they behaved was totally unacceptable - this would be a productive first step.
We would love to get your suggestions, no matter how outrageous. Please give us a holla and give your opinions and suggestions on how the student body can remedy the