A Welcome Party with a Diflerence

A Welcome Party with a Diflerence
By Joe Archibong
7l <co,ding lo St Vincent De Poul,'All beginnings ore
,l^1 somewhot stronge; but we must hove potience,
ond liltle by little, we sholl find ihings, which ol first were obscure, becoming cleor.'On Fridoy, 8'h Septernber 2006, the
new sludenls tor 2006/07 become fully initioted members of
the renowned Tongozo Fonrily. Three
weeks ofter lheir exciling orienlotion,
they finolly underweni the lroditionol
onnuol Rites of Possoge during whol I
coll the best welcome porty
held in lhe college. lcon soy this
-rery
confidently os o Fongozo Veteron.
The doy begon with o fine lunch. l
wos inspired to see even the likes ot
Fr De Jong ond Sr Poolo stonding
poiienlly in the protrocled lunci
queue. The true Tonsozo Spirir yo,-, sYmbol ofthe 2006 initiation
might soy. Afler o colourful curtoin
roiser by the Koyombo Africo misicol group, the TANSU Executi.re were inlroduced ogoin ond the show begon. Suddenly an
errtlrralling vorce lhat seemed to
Co tinucd on Pqge 3
1|ruld
And os llwriie this piece the bosketboll field is under
consiruclions. Lor'rg l:'ve Toirgozo College odmininstrotion!
Thoi e not oll, we now enioy free inlernet services in
rhe'-ollege.',^y'lro sr.rys Tondozo iS nor greotl
Yes, there is olso new monogement in our forhous
Pomoio; Hill Crest, their services is indeed fontosticl
We see why our school fees wos increosedl Surely, it is
difficull lo roise it but we ore hoppy thof it is being used well;
hoppy to see lhe Jevelopment oround the compiound. lhe College odmifhirotion war,h the besl for us, ond we soy osonteni
sono. Lei Ine end with o remrrrk one of our visiting lectureas
once rnode, she soid " Tongo;.:r is ihe only conrpus where when
YoLJ poss o loilet you don'i rer-llize you hove possecl one", This
.onfirms thot Tongozo is weli kect; courtesy of the grod odninlslrotion, oble domestic :loff qncl iesponsllle st!denfs. L!'f s
keep the Spir)t o1;ve, lei's ..rtilize thir .)pr)ortur iry o,rcl ;,r,vilsg L
Poem-Gift of Gifts
A New Year for Tangaaa
By Kamau Alex Ribiro
If I was a gift like the one I see in you
Then I would be there to lift spirits just
the way you do
warming hearts with a dazzling smile
Putting some joy where it is dismal
Being there as an example to see
That loving God is something we
should enry
For it shows in your quality, your sim-
plicity, your charity
Who wouldt't want to be \vith you
when you emit such dignity
Present is the gift ofgifts in you
Jesus Christ tloly and True.
A youth rninister nn
answer t0 post-modernity
education
By Paulo Edonga, lYM, 3rd Year
/here is a general complain among
I the old that. the current youth
generation are "spoiled" ofsports, music and tourism fads, on the other hana
th€ youth think that the old are still
"back ward" that is the tradition gone is
"local" hence the youth culture is a
global culture 'pop' that goes with the
new trends the world is experiencing
hence the society is.at a cultural quagmire, During my 2no year research at
the institute ofyouth ministry I have
come to see the need for a ministry that
is geared towards these realms that is a
minister and surprisingly youth minis-
try is doing it. This is because the
ofidentity, lose ofculture, lose of
lose
meaning in life and lose ofselfawareness is the out come ofthe unsystemetized informal educati0n. Do you
think you can support this ideology? lf
rve suppon music, spo s and tourism I
think there will be a change rhat is why
I call you allduring lhe sports and social events in Tangaza to participate
with a willing heart. I thank you all
who participated to make a success the
welcoming party.
Our eondolenees
Tangaza Update use this opportunity to
\ympathizc wirh the Instirute ofChariry
(Rosminian) community, Theology
programme and the Indian community
in Tangaza over the death ofAntony
Sammy Stephen who died in -fazania.
on hrs $ay to his pastoral work. A great
soldier ofthe Lord he was; to have dled
doing the Lord's work. May hc enjoy
perpetr:ll happiness. We also cxtend
slmpathy to all our bereaved mernbers.
May our departed rcst in peacc. Amen.
ANEW PAMOJA
By Anastasio Nyagah, sdb Theology
The Hillcrest
Group of Compa-
Evenls come ond poss! Some evenls
become bygone history while others
become o living history, Bul ihe focr thot
some evenls leove behind memorobre
nies which is now
running the cafcteria is certainly
t.oces, is yei onother timely trufh.
Such wos the 2OQ6/2OO7 fongozo
inqugurol moss thot took ploce on the
2l 6 Aug, 2006. Someone would rightly
cloim "this wos iust like ony other Tongozo onnuol event!" Sure it wos! But I
believe there ore sonre ospecls oI trujh
in whot the ourhor of Animol Form
cloims, "oll onimols ore equdl bui some
ore more equol thon others". This could
opply to evenls like the one we de5cribe here.
The doy wos groced by d bright
sunlight since we hove noi hod rhot kind
of
sunny doy since obout two months.
By 8.00om, srudents from vorious insti.
fules begun to orrive. Yes, oll looked
cheerful; indeed it wos o meeting otter
o long breok. Indeed the inougurol
function begon with exchonge of news
ond views from oll corners of the world.
To the first yeors especiolly myself,
everybody seem fomilior ot o point,
ond this mode me ro tell myself ihol
Tongozo will surely be o home for me
in the next 4 yeors, keeping in mind the
words of the DPA, "study ond sociolize
in Tongozo".
the opex of the doy wos the Holy
Euchorist. by 8.30 om the procession of
more lhon 30 priests opprooched the
oltor. Fr Tim Redmond the Principol welcomed Fr.Mourice Schepers, O.P the
Choirperson of the Soord of Governors,
who wos the moin celebront. Everythrng
wos reolly well prepored, thonks to the
school choir. Their melodious songs were
lively ond odded life to rhe hole lirurgy.
The student body olso porticipoted very
well in the whole celebrotion.
At the end of the celebrotion mony
heoded towords their vorious closses ro
colch ihe first lesson of the yeor which
begon by I 0.35om.
Fist impression they soy, losts longer,
ond lhe good impression I got the firsl
doy will linger in me. There is o common
soying "leove the ploce better thon you
hove found it" this is my wish for you.
The second wish is to leove o legocy
behindl Roberr Shormo in his book,,who
will cry when you die" expresses more
beoutitully "when you were born you
cried while the rest of the world reioiced, live your life in such o woy thot
when you die you will reioice while the
wo o
cry.
Moy oll who dwell here become procloimers of ihe mystery of foith.
''fangozo Fun6o /o i,noni' through their
lives.
!
good. The staffare
very couneous and the menu has bsen
improved while the prices remain the
same. Though services delivery is kind
of slow it is worth the wait. The increased sining capacity is a great imlrovement, the interior is nor.v bigger
and the provision ofclean hot and cold
water is definitely an added plus.
Whether the services is going to improve or go down only time u ill rell,
but we do hope for the besr. mean while
Bon appetit!
C.N.K.- Social Communication
New Lecturers in
the Collece
ongozo Updote wishes to ocknowledge the new lecturers in vorious
instifr-rtes. We ore blessed to hove good
ond well experienced men ond women
whom we hope will be generous wiih
their knowledge. In Theology we hove
I
!
Fr. Mulcohy Eomonn, C.S.Sp
Fr- Epoolet Dunsion
Fr. Ndemo Aloysius, C.S.Sp
Fr. Dunne Victor, 5.P.S.
Mr. Dovid Ndegwoh
Fr. Sontulino Ekodo, O.C,D.
Fr. Guido OIiono, M.C.C.J.
Fr. Joseph Enorri, l.M,C.
In Sociol Communicqlion we hove
Prof, Tom Okoyo
Mr. .,eff Ariko
Ms. Noncy Achieng' Booker
In Youth Ministry we hove
Solome Nyomburo Owinyo
Sr. Joyce Ndegi Nieru, F.M.A.
Sr. Eleonor Gibson, F.M.A.
Fr. Mothew Puthumono, S.D.B.
Anlony Opiyo Ogutu
Denis Oluoch - Oduor
In Sociol Ministry we hove
Dovid Ndegwoh
In CTIE we hove
Dr- Thomos Kibutu
Dr. Colmbo Muriungi
Mr. Peter Mbuguo
Dr. Dovid Molonzo
Mr. Doniel Okun
Dr, Alex Mochocho
Dr. Wycliffe Wonzolo
Dr- Josephe Niogi
Ms. Adeloide Mutune
Sr. [ucy Nebukonde
Sr. Condindo Mukundi
We say karibuni sana to Tangaza. Wc
are open to share fron the rvcalth of
vour knorvledgc. lour reward begrns
here in Tangaza and surely in heaven.
The unique welcome party
Continued from Pege I
come from the heovens, introduced JULIE who wos going to
onimoie o lolk show obout initioiion. lf you were not olert, you
would hove thought you were wotching gproh Winfrey or
Fyro Bonks live on stoge. After the tolk show, the octuol initiotion process begon. ASHI, who
needs no introduction, oppeored on stoge in his flowing
Houso royol gorb
to leod
the
iniliotion os the KING for rhe
The 3rd year Radio Students in the Institute ofsocial Communication will soon be on air; all you need to do is tune in to
FM radio Waumini. The frequency is 88.3 Different serious
social issues will be discussed. you can't believe the talents
we have got in Tangaza.
No rvonder, most ofthem who rvere on atlachments during the
long vacations nearly gor retained by the respective medii
houses.
welcoming porty of 2O06.
'.{ith }hot, he ioined the disrin-
guished line of few privileged
Siudent-Kings/ queen to perform this onnuol initiotion. To
everybody's surprise, Bibion
Julie the talk show host
the Secretory of the
DPSL
listens to Sr. Agatha
wolked up the isle, corrying
her odoroble three-month-old boby boy John poul. John poul
wos going lo be ihe centrol symbol of the initiotion ceremony.
According to Ashi, John Poul represented
ihe newness, hopes, life ond continuity
the new
students
brought to the college. He honded over the boby to be corried in lurn b)r o new representotive of eoch insiitute. Every
body got rolher emotionol to see the Reverend Sisters olso
corry John Poul, it wos o feeling not eosy to describe, The
high light of the rituol were lhe words of wisdom given by King
Ashi. He reminded the freshmeo, both religious ond loy, rhot
Tongozo is one fomily ond so there should no' be segregotion
omongsl fhemi lhe peer counselors were
ovoiloble Ior those who needed to tolk
oboul
Wateh out! !!
issues, sociolizing wos on essentiol
port of the Tongozo dreom os weh os
extro-curriculor octiviiies. He goi ihe
crowd ecstotic when he cloimed ro
Tangaza Update uses this opportunit_v to acknowledgc lha( a good number of students who graduared last year
from different Institutes in the College have got good jobs. We
congratulate them and pray that they be good ambassadors, to
make Tangaza proud. And for some who are still searchins for
jobs, we wish them well.
OVen
Day in tie femafr .1{ostef
In America, the date I lth September (9- I I ), brines to
mind rhe tragic demolishing oftall buildings by terrorisrs.
However, in Tangaza College, on that same date in2006, a
beautiful tall building was opened to the public. yes, the
TANCAZA WOMEN'S HOSTEL, had its Open Day during
which members of the public were welcome to tour it and ei_
perience its beaufy.
At l2:30 pm, many Tangaza students and staffbegan
pouring into the hoslel grounds for the day. Sister Ccrrrude
DDL gave a word of welcome after which our DpSL, Mrs
Edel Ebalejoined hands with Sr petronilla DDL in ofllciallv
culting lhe tape. After thdt. people were free fo walk into thc
beautifully decorated hostel, take a snack and a drink. and
shown round by courteous residents. The open day l.rsred
until about
4 pm.
For thc
hove 30 credit hours this semeseter,20
in the closs room ond l0 ot Pomoio
house! Without being notionolistic or
congregotionolistic, I would like to give
ASHI the fult
80/80 score for
his srerling,
etoquenl ond profound performonce thot
1}Joyl The BABY effed will live long in our memories thonks to
creotivity of the Sociol Welfqre Committee of TANSU ond
-thethe generosity oI Mother Bibion who wos proying oll the time
lhot her boby not be dropped os he wos being possed from
on initiote to onother,
Loter come presentoiions by lyM, the Jusiice ond
Pecce group, the IYC group, French Club ond o fontosiic physicol_ disploy by ihe Korote group. With the Korote group in the
college, I thought to myself, we don,t need the services of secu_
rily men. I ogreed wirh the DpSL, when she soid during the
porty, thot this group of first yeors hod ihe record sho est time
in settling down. The principol, on his port, hoped thot the
freshmen would be truly hoppy in Tongozo. And so this beoutiful porty, coordinoted by two brilliont MCs, Sixtr.rs ond Kosuku, eventuolly come to o thrilling end with lots of well_loved
music
by Koyombo Africo.
Finolly, I musr suggest, inspired by the BABy effect,
ihot our college hove o speciol doy when oll rhe stoff brino
their children for o doy of proyer, entertoinment ond socioliz-_
ing. Moy ihe new students, like St Vincent De poul proyed,
hove the potience to see things get cleorer for rhem in the col_
lege, in their iniellecis ond in their souls.I
past year,
this imposing 3storey
bu ild
ing
had been
under con-
struction
behind the
Edel Beatrice Churu {DpSL)
Sr. Pehonilta Kpanah
officially cuts the
and
(DDL)
ribbon
Imani House. lt is acces_
sible, not only ro Tangaza
College but also to
CUEA and the Jomo
Kenyatta [Jniversity oiAgriculture and Technoloqy. lt con_
tains ubout 80 rooms. some of which are self-coniaincJ. .l hcrc
is a standard conference hall; the chapel and computer room
will soon be ready. lhe toilet and bathroom facilities are arn_
ple and spotless, witlt hot water all day long. Meals are provided by experienced kitchen staff; securily around thc prcnrises is excellent. Standing on the balcony of the 3'd floor reveals an overwhelming view ofthe Langata area. The solidness. beauty and cleanliness ofthe host€1, together with its
serene, peaceful and friendly nature, are just ideal for young
ra'omen studying or working in the area. It is also available lbr
retreals and periods ofrest to non-residents. We hope that the
fangaza Women Ilostcl, managed by the Daughters of Di\ ine
Love, rvill attract and house many residents. Karibuni Sana.
I
From the Sports Representative's Desk
Polycarp K'Otieno
yeor's footboll tclrnomenl for the
communities thot form Tongozo College is
olreody in progress, with "Sports for speciol growfh" os lhe lheme. Teoms hove
been odding some ospecls of growth in
their live since 7th Sepl. And slill burning
with the spirit of sporls in them, they intend
lo corry it on, until finols scheduled for
This
27th Oct. The ieoms which hove ployed so
for hove very much impressed us; os o
moiler of foci il is hord to predicr which
teom will cloim the rrophy. Will it go bock
to the Spiritons. or will the Si. Potrick s
bring il home? h could be the turn of the
loy sludenl's leom or ony other teom. 27th
Ocr. sholl rell!
Sport is o fundomentol inslrumenl for the
.eleose of ocodemic siress, sociol growth
ond physicol fitness omong other things.
The sports office is hoppy to corry on with
ihoi moilo, ond invites yov to the interinstilutes Sporls Doy scheduled Ior 4th
Nov. Be on lhe wolch so thot the sports
flights do not leove you stronded ot
Tongozo Airstrip.
said. Lord. 1 was so wrong to think my wil'c did nothing, please ti)rgivc me, let us
trade back. The Lord in his infinite wisdorn rcplied, my son, I feel you have learnetl
your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. But I'nl
afraid you rvilljust havc to wait nine months. You got pregnant last night.
Fricnds, do['t bc tempred to think you ar€ bettcr than the othcr; they may be
doing eyen morc than you think you are doing. A lesson f<rr you and I.
Laughter,
the Music of the Soul
Ul
end,i,ng.
w
lle,orve,yv
A couple hod o folol occident on lhe woy to the Church on their wedding doy. They
found ihemselves ot the gote o{ heoven ond norroted io St. Peter their ordeol. So they
osked Peter if it wqs possible to hove their wedding in heoven. Peter soid to them to
give him some lime 1o look for o possibility since such o cose wos coming to him for the
first time. Peier left them. A doy possed ond there wos no Peter, o week, o month,
lwo months ond he oppeored in the third month. He told them thot they con hove their
wedding now. They were hoppy but wondered oloud; supposing ihings don't turn out
well for us, will it be possible to hove o divorce in heoven? Peter wos mod, ond soid to
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TllezQrea,tDay
ililffia
A politicion wos lo oddress o group oI people in one of his politicol rollies of becoming the countryt next president- His oble secretory wrote o beoutiful speech for him.
People opplor-rded with greot expectotions from him os he wolked ihe stoge to oddres: the crowd. He greeted the people ond soid to them "Todoy is going to be o
greot doy" ond the people opplouded oll the more with onxiety to heor from him. He
repeoted ogoin, "todoy is going to be o greot doy" os he soid these words, his honds
Food
Thought
were moving from one pocket to lhe other in seorch of the speech his secretory hod
n man was sick and tired ofgoing to work written for him. He spenf seven minutes repeoting the some phrose ,,todoy is going to
every day while his wife stayed home. He be o greot doy". And he concluded by soying "thot is the end of my
speech". Whot o
lvanted her to see what he went through.
big emborrossment! He lefi the speech in the office- you con imogine the disoppointSo he prayed: dear Lord, I go to work
ment his oudience hod. A piry!
Njideka Ngene
cvery day and put in 8 hours while my
object
wile merely stays at home. I want her to
In qn internotionql clossroom of children qged 9-l 2, rhe Englkh reocher osked the puknow what I go through, so please allow
pils to nome vorious Ilying obiects. A Congolese mentioned fly, on Indion meniioned
her body to switch with mine for a day.
bird, o Polish mentioned oeroplone ond the Nigerion kid soid "teocher teocher lknow
Amen. God in his inhnite wisdom granted
o speciol flying obiect, o witchlll (no winch- Pidgin)
KemiAkinleye
the man's rvish. The next morning, sure
Jvlemory
enough, the man awoke as a woman. He
rose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awak- A 65-yeor-old womon gqve birth to o boby boy. When she wos dischorged from rhef
hospitol ond went hor1e, her relotiveJ cqme to visit. "Moy we see the new boby?" one ened the kids. set our their school clorhs,
osked. "Not yet," soid the mother. "l'll moke coffee ond we con visit for qwhile first."
fed them, packed their lunch, drove them
Thirty minutes hod possed, ond.onother relotive osked, "Moy we see the new boby
to school, came home and picked up the
now?" "No, noi yet," soid lhe mother. Afier onother few minutes hod elopsed, they
dry cleaning. took it to the cleaners and
osked qgoin, "Moy we see ihe boby now?" "No, not yet," replied the mother. Growing
stopped at the bank to make a deposir.
very impotient, they osked, "well when con we see rhe boby?'' ,,WHEN HE CRIES!" She
went shopping, then drove home to put
told them. WHEN HE CRIES?" they demonded to know why. "Why do we hove to woaf
away the groceries, paid the bills and baluntil he CRIES?" EECAUSE, lforsor where I pur
MattheW Adetiloye
anced the check book, He cleaned thc
cat's little box and bathed the dog. Then it
was already I PM. And he hurried to make Keep laughing, keep enjoying the music of the soul until our next
the beds, do the laundry, dust, sweep and
inop the kiiclicir. Ran Lo the school to pick
up the kids. Set the milk and cookies and
got the kids organised to do their homeus
work. At 4:30 he began preparing supper.
you
If
have
anything
you
want the
Aflcr supper he cleaned the kitchen,
bathed the kids and put them to bed. At
College fratemity to know about, let
aPM he was exhausted and though his
us kno\^r and we will let them know.
dailV chores rveren't finished, he u,ent to
Jokes, information, afticles etc are
bed rvhere he rvas expected to make love,
vrlry much welcomed. Send to
rvhich he managed to get through $ ithout
cornplaint. The next morning, he arvoke
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"ubfication
MidTerm
By Grace
I don't know qbout
qll.
A breqk in the
br
Mid te.m
fiink
it should be
supposed b help
week, But in this
the mid term breqk wqs
but in writing
con roy it is s
when ihe leclurers leoYe
line of CATS. I
ltudents to teoch them-
glory. It gives
{
selves,
Lel me iust
whEther or nol il
ri you wlll decide
period. On Fridoy
it wos Yery colourful. I wqi
wqs CUEA's
iery hoppy thor T
The sevEn
Oclober. I hod r
with. I spent sone
mY popers.
course in my
poper thot whole
DAY!
,.
come qnd
,.
holidoy,
"breok". Now
I looked ot ny
qnd foce whot
poring for the
the SECOND
O
un
-a.""ilt"
uFYery strong ond refreshed
cgnit believe I reod oll the
qffer
bookr
lirstiiC-od ing but under-
sbded for rhe work. Hecic
doy so I did oll
though
the iyr
But I thinf,,Oe are each c
DAY.
On
'ti'l
corpoleldly, to give what
!ow..,..Ifie.1
wonders of my
thot l:hoA ,'
mode.
,'li}.,
hoppy I
got very liitle resf. Ihe
I'm
'.
"''
Af r_sid 1
can
I'm found
dozing in the closs. lt is the
To my ledures,
leclures, ond rhe ocqddtiric
ls,itpossible
ocoddtiiic.Qdqrdi
bdqrd: Ir
ibpossible to
hove o BREAK, insteod of o breol? Ihonk you. E4iopthe res{;of the
semerter, \Me hqve corne bock to end the other fiolf of thi ibmi'si6r. I
know you lust con't woit for o well-deserved Chiidrmos holid'oysi 'r
Thsl wos mine, how wos yours?
gan. Let us redouble our effor$
do. I
,-
t
Fr. Tim Redmoiid, S.P.S.
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F{OUSE
NIGERIA AT 46
By Luke-Dominic Onwe
f]f -gu- *ed to be a place where when you
I forget something you will be certain to find
-'r-
On Ociober I'i 1960 Nigerion goined iis independence from the British rule. On this doy, the Nigerion
.green, white ond green flog hohred for fhe first fime ond
reploced the British Union Jock flog. This yeor on ihe ln
October. 2006 Nigerio celebroted her.46h independence
onniversory. But whot morvels me is the celebrotion of the
some independence by the Nigerions in Tongozo College.
As il were, it hos become common thot eoch yeor the sfudenfs ond stoff look forword to it. As o motter of foct,
Nigerions ore the only ones for now in the college who
and how you left it,
or you will find it
at the "lost and
found" desk. But :'
now? The story
seems to be differ:
celebrote their independence in such on orgonized woy
wifh other members of lhe Tongozo fomily.
This yeor's celebrotion wos onticipoted becouse
lhe octuol doy wos o non-school doy. Thus, it wos celebroted on Fridoy 29n September. The celebrotion storted
with q morning moss officioted by Fr. Tony Alonono from
.
.,',Eijfu
,.
qspect of it wos deferred till l.l5 ofter school, The occosion wos honoured by mony Nigerlon: In ihe Nigerion
qttirei to ihe odmirolion of mony people, The celebiotion
.
_
.ilj".l,lfi :";f .i:,I':.J"ffi j',Ji,:,I:T:p
groced by mony people who hove worked in
Nigerio os missionories in the persons of Frs. Tim Redmond
SPS. Rod Crowley CM, Perer Loost CSSp, ond Sr, potricio
Lonigon M.lv\M. There were olso mony who hoye become
Nigerions ot heoit or by odoptlon in rhe likes of Mrs. Edel
Ebole ond mony more, The Nigerion Embossy in Kenyo
wos olso represented by Mr. Shogo who conveyed the
messoge from the High commissioner.
I The high point of the celebrotion
wos the shorino
of the Nigerion delicocies - fufu, the egusi, onugbu soupl
.pepper soup ond mony more, This wss o lime of shorino
from the generosity of ihe people os different communi-ties i:nd individuols hod volunfeered to bring some foods
for enlertoinment
enlertoinmenl. h wos q
o reminiscence of fhe qoodies
ooodies
lefl bock home in pursuit of the will of God, Theire wf
orso flme ror lokes ond the dqnces os mony tried thel
expertise in different Nigerion iigs from different fribes. lr
wos o wonderful celebroiion whidr teft mony people
gosping for more fime ond more of such celebrotion. Together let us give 46 hoppy gbosos for, Nigerio,
yos, olso
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long live the Federcl Republic of Nigerio!
Tangaza is ours, let's show some concern!!!
Self Discovery to Listen
By Kiyingi Frank Pio
Life
Invested in
Service
To
Empower
Neighbours
iscovering oneselfin a
helping relationship so as to acquire life
skills for a healthy living.
While others rvere busy with many things
during the mid term break, some ofus
chose the better part. We were involved in
the tluee- day Peer Counselling Training
(l lth -l3th October) whicl was held in
o[:
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pants to get in touch
This discovering is a
that
opened us to prop€r
life. This availed to us
fi'L!r,.,'. ^' ,
An Initatins Cricket
Let us indulge not only in prqcticing the
western fod , but olso mitigote it to top
ByValerian Atieno
ihe forgotten culture by interpreiing this
qJlture In the troditionol one. Let us roise
or two weeks my room had been oworenes! io moke our culture rnorkettumed into ajungle with cricket oble, not only for chums or money but olso
for o reosonqble troditionol pride.
screechiog and bird pecking on
I coll upon oll of you to ioin in the
the windowpane.
upcbming
celebrotion of Tongozo culturol
Who would imagine a cricket inside the
doy, which not only promotes culture but
house?
olso the reconciliqtion ond colloborotion of
I switch;d offthe light, jumped
multiple cultures in Tongozo.
into the bed, settling down to a good night diverse ond
Let us qll show up on thol doy
sleep. Thc fust few minutes are always
wilh our rich cullurol herilcge. The dcy
hard to get any sleep and as I started meltremoins Solurdoy 28lh October, 2006.
ing into thb unknown, the mind was already half way to the land of silence and
Students Leadership Seminar
dreams. Suddenly Ijumped up; some
very sharp piercing sound filled the room.
My ears could not tell exactly where the
sound was coming from. My movements
made it stop. I went back to sleep cursing
the damn thing. This went on and, for one
whole webk I could not sleep peacefully.
One day I got mbd.I woke up looked for
it everywhere and talked to it only if it
could hear my cry. Beat up.things to get it
ftom its hiding place and come out.
There wos o seminor of oll studeni leoders
orgonized by the DPSL lost Soturdoy the
l4th Oqtober. Among the qnimotor/
focilitolo.s of o very fruitful seminqr wos
our
veay
De
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mol
Qontinued.in the next issue.
. : You inn'i afford t9 miss it!!!
care, compassion, love imd empathy in the
lives ofthe new peer counsellqrs. This is
the first of tluee phases oftraining a second batch ofpeer counsellors in the Col-
lege. After discovering the importance
A section ofparticipants during the
Student Leaders' seminar
of
Rooche, SM,A. He shored wiih this yeofs
leoder5 obout the chollenges of leodership
in Tongozo Proper, ond reol hints of how
to ba winners in it oll.
peer counselling, the new peer counsellors
are ready to listen ]r,ith an open ear, heart
and mind in order to touch a wounded,
broken and hurting life.It was realised
that there is no one who does not need to
be listened to, because a fistening ear has
ability to facilitate healing of a hurting,
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oi:lli:*,*ilffi
It
wonderful expcrience;
have.
was a
greatly valued
it.
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What's Next?
Cultural Dav is
By Paulo Edonga
.:
1-lvhvre
somelimes is omusing, Urboni-
The Plichtof Womens
Are we up to it
By Stephen Muinde
I greotly oppreciqte the lorum
hosted by the Jusrice ond Peqce club here
in Tongqzo on the I 7th 0dober, on "the
plight of women in Kenyo." lt wos o greor
honour for Hon, Prof, Juliq Oiiombo MP
Funyulo constituency. ond Dr. Tom Nomwomboh to toke lheir time to come ond
not only enlighten us but olso orouse ihis
debote. know whot she is up to ond ii oll
siqrts from within" soid Dr. Nomwomboh.
zolion is becoming o threot to the
I q,rlture
\-/
iniiiqtives in mqny societies.
Leoving lhe block drild wollowing in the
despoir of poverty, urbonizotion leqds to
lhe loss of identity ond troditionql inifiotives. The 5ociety is poorer for thot.
This qrlicle continues
It is pothetic to see how the sociely contin. our nexl issue; donrl miss it!
uer to be loceroted, trickling down from
lhe lodder of ideols in cuhurql wisdom.
The chonge in life style is chorocterized by
skepticism ond individuollsm which hos
Peer Counselors Team
generoted follocious cultures coll "Kiosk
cultures". One doy lstood omozed wotching o Moosoi Moron in his usuol red regolio ond o stick in his hond trying fo drive
his cow: ocross the crowded tormoc rood
while vehicles hootied ond the so colled
"liberoted guys" scoffed, "Moosoi, loke
your cows owqy, your ore fotolly behind.,.this is not the ploce for cows".
Prof. Julia Ojiambo
delivering her talk
in
Food For Thoueht
Laughtero
The Precious Present
There was a boy who listened to an
old man, and thus began to learn about the
"Precious Present." It is a present because it
is a
gift," the old man explained. ,'And it
is
precious because anyone who receives.such a
present is happy forever". "Gosh!" the Iiftle
boy exclaimed. " I hope someone grves me
the precious present". He began wondering
what could possibly make one happy forever.
The old man told him" When you have the
precrous present you will be perfectly content
to be where you are, the wealth ofthe present
comes only from itself, the precious present is
not something that someone gives you; it is a
gift that you give yourselfl'. The young man
was confused but determine; he resolved to
find the precious present himself. And so he
began the search. After many liustrating
years he grew tired ofsearching. Then he
staned recalling what the old man told him ,,
when you have the present you will be perfectl) conteni ro be where you are, the iichness ofthe present comes from its own
source, the present is not something that one
grves to you; it is something you give to
yourself'. The old man had now grown very
old and the young man was nol growing any
younger- He had grown so tired of trying rhat
he simply stopped trying. And rhen it happened! He didn't know why it happened and
when it happened. Itjust happenedl He realised that the precious present wasjust that:
THE PRESENT, not the past; and not the
futurc, bUt thC PRECIOUS PRESENT. IN AN
instant the man was happy. He realised that
he was in the precious present. But then, just
as quickly as he had discovered it he was
unhappy again, because he started regrefting
all the years he spent looking for what he had.
But at once he observed he was trapped by
his guilt about his past. When he became
aware ofhis unhappiness and ofhis being in
the past he returned to the present moment.
And he was happy. But then he began to
worry about the future. How long would this
joy last, will it be forever? Again he caught
himselfand remembered that the gift was the
present.
It is wise to think about the past and to learn
from my past but it is not wise for me to be in
the past, for that is how I lose mysell lt is
also wise to think about the future and to prepare for my furure bur it is not wise for me to
be in the future, for that too, is how I lose
mysell And when I lose myself I lose what
is most precious to me.
I can choose to receiye the precious present
whenever I decide to; I can choose to be
happy now. The present moment is the only
REALITY we ever experience.
Supervisor
Edel Ebale (DPSL)
Sr. Vivian Atime
!,. NIary Nligichi
Ii
Stephen Muinde
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