Introduction Going through Kiingati (2022), on addictions, mission and social transformative agenda, gives us the definition of addiction and its components. It then goes on to discuss the types of addictions namely behavioural and substance abuse related. After that it enumerates and discusses the common types of drug abuse, the causes, as well as […]
Origins of the Term “Emotional Intelligence” In 1985 the term “emotional intelligence” was first used in a doctoral dissertation by Wayne Payne. The term “emotional quotient: was later used by Keith Beasley in 1987, and later in 1990, psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer published the first article on “Emotional Intelligence” (Impellus, 2020). There is […]
Workshop presented to the administration and the teaching staff on 26th February, 2025 Presented by John Bosco Kiingati Introduction The human being is endowed cognitively (Decety & Wheatley, 2017), emotionally, and behaviorally (Gupta, 2023; Bawa & Sharma, 2025). Similarly, the human being is a social being, and with this comes the economic, psychological, cultural, environmental […]
Jere alirauka asubuhi huku akijivuta na kujinyoosha. Alienda mwayo mnene ukikiacha kinywa wazi kwa muda mrefu. Bila shaka alikuwa akihitaji kila chembe cha oksijeni kilichokuwa kwenye mazingira yale. Mikono ikarefushwa kwenda kulia na kushoto huku akipiga kite na kuguna hata kuku wa jirani waliokuwa mle wakajikusanya baada ya kumkodolea macho, wakapuruka. Kweli kujinyoosha huku hakukuwa […]
Wakati mmoja palikuwa na tajiri mmoja kwenye mji mkubwa. Tajiri huyu alikuwa mtu mwema na mkarimu. Aliwapenda watu sana na kuwasaidia kwa mambo mbali mbali. Kwake, kulikuwa na mfanyakazi mmoja wa umri wa katikati. Huyu naye alikuwa mwema sana na walipendana sana na tajiri wake. Siku moja huyu tajiri alimtuma mfanyakazi wake kwenda sokoni kumnunulia […]
What a pity that counselling (also referred to as therapy) remains incognito and a no-go-zone to many! Of course mental health for decades has remained in the metaphysical realm. This is an unknown world of the dead, of spirits both evil and virtuous. The mystical nature of this world, has for long been appeased and understood only through […]
Communication in marriage is an essential component. Through communication, friendship is built, leading to intimate relations, and into marriage. No matter how good communicators we are, and no matter the favorable environment, guard against discussions on gender, parents (as well as family of in laws), body size/shape, disability, religious affiliation, and ethnicity. Statements such as “women […]
Earn as much as those of the first world after producing as little as those of the third world. Live a life so lavish as those of the developed world, after producing as little as those of the developing world. This is the sure way of entrenching poverty. Indeed, this is the unquestioned principle that […]
On such a touching day, weekend and week when we join our parents, spouses, children, brothers, and sisters as well as friends who have fought and continue to fight cancer, deep emotions reign. Fresh memories of a statement for a pastor appealing “May God take her home.” ring in my mind. Though a young pupil, it was […]
HAS THE BEHAVIOR BECOME A KENYAN CHARACTER? I was driving towards work against the heavy jam that had tens of cars attempting to go the opposite direction. I guess I was doing 40 to 50 K.p.h as I was about to arrive at my destination. Right behind the fifth car of those on the oncoming […]