Might there still be a remaining ear that has the ability to hear a cry from an aggrieved Kenyan? Might there be the remnant of an eye that still has tears left to cry for a bleeding Kenya? While some may choose to interpret news issues as positive or negative depending on one’s political […]
Am I so ignorant of the state of affairs nationally and internationally, that I expect changes to happen at the twinkle of an eye? Am I so malicious and care so less of this geographical section of the earth that I call home, to a level that I hardly care if all turns into […]
PRESENTATION IN UBUNTU SPECIAL NEEDS & INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CONFERENCE – Dr. JOHN BOSCO KIINGATI (PhD) Event organized by a collaboration between Africa Special Needs Network (ASNEN), Ministry of Education (MOE), Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE), and The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA). A multi-sectoral approach to inclusion, where various sectors collaborate to ensure that […]
What We Need to Know Case A He went for therapy in search of assistance. He was only 17. Client: May I come in? Therapist: Yes, you may. Karibu. Client: Thank you. Therapist: How may I help you? Client: I am here because I feel very low (starts […]
he Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya follows a 2-6-3-3-3 education cycle, which means learners transition through a total of 17 levels, with each level lasting for one year. We are transiting from the 8.4.4. System to the C.B.C. In any transition, unattended populations are very easily sacrificed; either ending it or welcoming it. How best to […]
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 […]
A borrowing from Eisenhower’s Decision Matrix gives a model with which I desire to work. Eisenhower: adopted from www.expertprogrammanagement.com An understanding of one’s personality, irrespective of the search instrument, sheds so much light into one’s inner strengths as well as limitations. If you fall into the category of the know-it-all, shrug your shoulders, and make […]