This issue is an extension of a previous article I wrote about K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E and how both of them have validity and reliability concerns. In this article I will tackle both concerns deeply. I discuss how K.C.P.E and K.C.S.E fail at standardization and how the problems can be corrected. …

An interesting feature of human societies is the idea of decline; that we live in the worst of times, the most amoral, secular, obese, and unequal societies. Decline is applied to countries too where nations like the United States are thought to be in their sunset years due to various…

Every time Kenyan students do their KCPE or KCSE exams, there is always a national conversation centered on the nature and importance of these exams. In this issue, I will share my views about what ails both exams and what can be done about it. Before I begin, here’s a…

When it comes to policing in the United States, emotion more than reason drives the discussion. The result is Americans continue to suffer as good solutions increasingly become difficult to implement. To understand complex issues like crime and policing, evidence based approaches and data are important. However, unbeknownst to many…

Let’s talk about the tweet below. The tweet expresses genuine concern about the state of policing in Kenya and largely the rest of Africa. What should be the IQ of a regular cop and can Kenya or Africa achieve an intellectual police force? …

Conclusive evidence suggests there is a ten to fifteen-point gap in IQ between whites and African Americans in the United States. In the same country, there is a five-point IQ gap between Asians and whites. These results have been consistent globally from as early as the 1920s with East Asians…

I recently wrote an essay based on Judith Rich Harris’ “The Nurture Assumption.” That essay formed PART I of this series. You can read Part I here. This is the second part of the series. In her book, “The Nurture Assumption,” Judith Rich Harris gives insightful pointers to some of…

Coming across a book that fundamentally challenges mainstream ways of thinking and the foundations of society is rare. The Nurture Assumption is a book of this kind; going against the tide to introduce new ways of thinking. The Nurture Assumption sets the record straight regarding how we become socialized in…

It’s not uncommon to come across people or books that try to reduce success into a short formulaic notation. In my adolescence, I tried reading motivational books, most of which promised to reveal the true formula of success. Today, I still see books promising to educate their audience about the…