The Daraja Times

The Cry of a Woman

By Dorcus A. (Form 3) God created a woman to be a helper to a man in their efforts of making God’s creation beautiful. The fact that a woman was created after a man does not make her subordinate to the man. Women have been experiencing several

August 21st, 2019|

The Evolution of Man

By Ruman S. (Form 2) Back in history, a scientist known as Charles Darwin discovered that man evolved and developed from a very simple form.  In 1859, he published his ideas on the theory of evolution in a book titled The origin of species by natural selection.

August 21st, 2019|

This Was Our World

By Brenda N. (Form 2) Being the only girl in the family, her father really loved her. She was not only beautiful but also clever. She made us laugh with the way she used to compete with her brothers in almost everything, she was a very joyful

August 21st, 2019|

What a Good Job

By Perpetua M. (Form 3) In Africa, we have fifty-four countries and every country has a leader who represents them in terms of everything. Being a leader takes courage and self-awareness. A leader is defined by his or her character and how he or she behaves. Not

August 21st, 2019|

Crowning a New Miss Daraja

By Christine C. (Form 3) At Daraja Academy, we have an annual contest to choose the next Miss Daraja. Ten beautiful ladies believed in themselves and had so much poise and confidence for this competition. The competition was tough because all the contestants were such vibrant participants,

August 21st, 2019|

A Brutal Experience

By Martha O. (Form 2) I went upcountry to visit my grandmother for the holidays. As usual, my cousins and I got so excited when it was time to go fetch firewood. We loved telling stories as we fetched the wood. As soon as we got there

August 21st, 2019|

Enough is Enough

By Perpetua M. (Form 3) The cries of the youths of Kenya goes unnoticed and ignored worse of all is that, the corruption praise is a huge menace to tomorrows generation and to the future leaders of this country. The character trait we adopt are from our

August 21st, 2019|

Social Injustices: Discrimination

By Stacey A. (Form 2) Discrimination is treating people differently based on grounds such as sex, gender, age, and even social status. The common example of discrimination is bullying, there are two types of bullying cyberbullying and direct and indirect bullying. Cyberbullying is actually one of the most

August 21st, 2019|

In The Spirit Of Kofi Annan

By Dorcus A. (Form 3) When the 2007 election violence crosses my mind, I realize that peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of understanding. This incident was a shame for our country. Several lives were lost, a lot of property destroyed, many of our

August 19th, 2019|

Born To Become

By Ester N. (Form 3) God gave you a gift of who you are and where you are, but who you become and where you go is your gift to God. It is through your process of becoming that God will be glorified and God will receive praise

January 3rd, 2019|

People with Albinism

By Brenda N. (Form 1) Albinism is a genetic disorder that causes the skin, hair or eyes to have little or no color, and it is also associated with visual problems. Albinism is caused by a defect in one of several genes that produce or distribute melanin.

December 31st, 2018|

Who I Am

By Silvia M. (Form 3)  I am blue which represents calm, water, sky and love A heart that loves and cares about others Being joyous and spreading joy to others I am like a lioness that looks for food to feed her family Being so precious like

December 27th, 2018|