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  • Am I right to think of me as a soaring eagle?

    First of all, I am among those who are fans of Punch the Monkey. And this is why I relate to Punch: Like Punch, I have a circle of love around me. One without which I would not have survived the onslaught thrust upon me post my papa’s death by two narcissistic psychopaths – one…

  • Letter to my 100 years old self

    My dear, I pray that you still have all your teeth. I pray that you are still able to read and write for yourself and do not have to rely on others to do so for you. I pray you are sitting at your Alinga Farms farm house surrounded with fabulous nature with all its…

  • Power of my middle name Alinga

    ALINGA, technically, is my first name. It is the name I was given first when I was borne and which roots me within my parent’s household and my paternal lineage. ALINGA, appears third on my birth certificate, after my two ‘Christian Names’ of Biblical origin. ALINGA, appears nowhere on my academic documentation and my other legal…

  • Legal rights on paper can be meaningless …

    The emphasis of the official United Nations International Women’s Day theme for 8th March 2026, rings true for me at a personal level and overall too for my motherland. “Legal rights on paper are meaningless without justice in practice.” While I continue to fight on, the battle is uphill. In keeping with the International Women’s…