THE AFRICAN SAGE

00## – 1400s: From the Congo basin, from the Middle East and from wherever, migrating communities settle in what is modern day Kenya and start to develop nations. Some recognizable nations included western Bantu nations, eastern Bantu nations, plain Nilotes, river lake Nilotes, other Nilotes and Cushites. Each nation had a system of governance. Some had council of elders, others chief priests and others royal kings and queens. Some farmed, some herded, and some fished while others survived on craft and trade. The geography and topology offered only two challenges i.e. diseases and warring neighbors. Therefore, most communities developed only a number of trades i.e. medicine men to deal with disease, blacksmiths to makes spears for wars and tools for farming and hunting, craftsmen who developed decorative items for celebrations and for fun. The dense forests and rich lands had abundant provisions and our people were satisfied. In satisfaction, idly theories were developed

In this life everything depends on social capital. It is aptly put that one’s net worth is dependent on one’s networks. Actually, happy the man and woman who builds enough networks compared to the one who develops his or her other abilities. One can have all PhDs in Rocket Science but without the necessary connection will live a miserable life and die poor. On the other hand, a class one drop out who has nurtured relationships and created networks of trust will have a full life. In Kenya, people like Njenga Karume did not come to rub shoulders with the might because of their education but because they had social capital. What is social capital? Social capital answers the following questions:- Who are my friends?    If I needed help right now, whom would I reach to?    If something were to happen to me right now, who would leave everything and be there for me? Who thinks of me on a daily basis?     Who would go to any length to promote, safeguard, encourage and suppo