Onjalazbroz- Testing the Foundation of Knowledge

There is a saying among the devout—one I heard in my early days of marriage—that nothing enrages the devil quite like a strong, loving matrimony. At the time, I dismissed it as mere religious rhetoric. But years later, after witnessing the wreckage of countless unions—some shattered by violence, others eroded by slow neglect—I’ve come to believe there is truth in those words. Marriage is under siege, not by some supernatural force, but by very human weaknesses: ignorance, temptation, and the failure to adapt.   The Illusion of Preparedness Few enter marriage truly understanding its trials. This isn’t due to negligence, but to the simple fact that experience cannot be borrowed . As Tupac once lamented, " Nobody knows my pain; they only see my struggle. " The same applies to marriage. The sleepless nights spent reconciling budgets, the quiet resentment over unmet expectations, the suffocating weight of monogamy—these are battles one cannot fully grasp until they are fought....

In the grand theater of politics, where power is both claimed and contested, there exists a weapon more potent than armies, more persuasive than propaganda, and more enduring than constitutions. This weapon is language—not merely the dry mechanics of grammar and vocabulary, but the living, breathing pulse of how people articulate their joys, voice their grievances, and frame their understanding of the world. Across Africa, where colonial languages once sought to dominate indigenous tongues, a quiet revolution has unfolded—one where the politician who masters the people's language, in all its proverbial richness and cultural nuance, doesn't just win elections but commands loyalty that transcends political cycles.   The election season in Kenya lays bare this truth in vivid relief. After the trauma of 2007's post-election violence—where political rhetoric fueled fires that claimed a thousand lives—one might expect Kenyans to recoil from campaign rhetoric. Yet the opposite occ...

The British Empire did not invent the strategy of divide and rule, but they perfected it with bureaucratic precision, leaving behind a blueprint that post-colonial elites have studied with reverence. The formula is deceptively simple: keep the oppressed fighting among themselves, and they will never unite against their oppressor.  This tactic, honed in the colonies of India and Kenya, did not vanish with independence—it merely changed hands. Today, from Nairobi to New Delhi, political classes wield ethnic and religious divisions like scalpels, performing intricate surgeries on the body politic to ensure that power remains in the hands of the few while the many remain distracted by tribal squabbles.   The Colonial Laboratory: British India’s Religious Fractures Nowhere was this strategy more ruthlessly applied than in British India, where the empire transformed religious coexistence into a tinderbox. Hindus and Muslims had lived alongside each other for centuries, their co...

When Vladimir Lenin predicted capitalism's collapse a century ago, he saw what others refused to acknowledge—that a system built on endless accumulation would eventually consume itself. The 2008 financial crisis brought his prophecy to the brink of fulfillment, as the world watched titans of finance crumble under the weight of their own excess. Yet what should have been capitalism's death knell became instead its most damning revelation. Governments that had pleaded empty coffers when it came to schools and hospitals suddenly discovered endless reserves to bail out the very institutions that caused the catastrophe. The message was unmistakable: in capitalism's hierarchy of value, the wealthy are immortal, while the poor remain eternally expendable.   This betrayal laid bare the crumbling foundations of capitalism's social contract. The myth of meritocracy withered as those who engineered the crisis received golden parachutes while ordinary people lost homes and liveliho...

The great cultural collision of our age has brought many traditions into conflict, but few debates reveal as much about a society's values as the tension between monogamy and polygamy. While Western modernity often dismisses polygamy as a relic of "backward" cultures, a closer examination reveals an uncomfortable truth: the monogamous ideal, as practiced today, frequently fails in its central promise of fostering responsible, committed relationships. What emerges instead is a paradox—a system meant to channel desire into stable unions that often drives it underground into realms of secrecy and exploitation.   The Western model of monogamy arrived in Africa and other colonized regions wrapped in the language of morality and progress, yet its track record tells a different story. Walk along the beaches of Mombasa or Dakar, and you will find European tourists—many wearing wedding rings—negotiating prices with local sex workers. These are not anomalies but symptoms of a syste...

From childhood, we’re taught that children owe their parents a lifelong debt—for food, shelter, education, and love. This belief is so ingrained that many spend their lives trying to "repay" their parents. But this ignores a fundamental truth: children never asked to be born. The decision to bring a child into the world rests solely with parents, families, and society. If anything, it is parents who owe their children—not the other way around. This article challenges the notion of filial obligation by examining: The Unilateral Decision of Birth Parental Responsibility vs. Favors The Unhealthy Reality of Human Existence Part 1: The Choice to Bring a Child Into the World 1. No Child Consents to Birth Biological Fact: Conception and birth are decisions made by parents, whether intentional (planned pregnancy) or unintentional (rape, failed contraception). Social Pressures: Families often pressure couples to have children; societies outlaw abortion, removing bodily autonomy. Exam...

Corruption remains Africa's most formidable challenge—a hydra-headed monster that manifests in police shakedowns, fraudulent elections, embezzled health funds, and rigged university admissions. While corruption exists globally, its systemic nature across African governments demands historical examination. This analysis reveals how European colonialism didn't merely exploit Africa's resources but implanted governance models where corruption became the operating system rather than a bug. The colonial administration's foundational sins—land theft, institutionalized racism, and economic extraction—created behavioral templates that post-independence leaders would replicate. Through literary evidence from Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, government audits, and contemporary case studies, we trace how colonial strategies of control evolved into today's corruption crises. Part I: Colonialism as Grand Corruption European powers established governance systems where abu...