by Benard Makaa | Aug 12, 2019 | Academics, Education
Standardized education has had its role in the history of human kind. I am a beneficiary of this kind of education and I am still acquiring degrees. For what reason I know not much, but I know the system values credentials and anyway it isn’t that tough to get them....
by Benard Makaa | May 8, 2018 | Academics, Blog, Education, Scholarships
I have been fortunate to win two scholarships so far, one for high school education and another for my MSc studies. I can also attribute my losing other scholarships to my unpreparedness and crafting shoddy personal statements. What I wish I had known when writing my...
by Benard Makaa | May 1, 2018 | Academics, Education, KCSE, Revision
The year was 2007 and I was in a fix. I had tried all techniques I knew then to no avail. I tried to read, cram, read, cram but the grade remained the same, C. Term after term, I barely improved and I almost gave up. You see, I was under Jomo Kenyatta Foundation...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 11, 2018 | Academics, Education
These are some of the websites that can be used to download journal articles. Some are legal, some are in the grey area. Sci-Hub There is an article I wrote a while ago about the science-hub founder, read it here. At Sci-Hub, researchers, students, and other...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 6, 2018 | Career, Education
I got all the Jobs I have ever applied for through the use of speculative cover letters. Most companies may not advertise for positions and they mostly rely on their networks for referrals of possible candidates. Especially small to medium companies. And when you are...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 11, 2017 | Career, Education
DATE &TIME 05TH December, 2017, 06:30 to 07:30 PM Nairobi local time VENUE Nairobi Garage Westlands; M2, Mirage Towers, Westlands Chiromo Road. “Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi. If you truly believe in an idea, you must be prepared to...