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THE SWAHILI NOVEL "UTENGANO" IS A CLASSIC PICTURE OF THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN. BY DR.MOKAYA ONSASE

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UTENGANO IS THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN. By Dr.Mokaya Onsase The Swahili novel Utengano  'UTENGANO' is a novel that widely addresses social issues like divorce, plight of women in the society, male chauvinism, politics and forgiveness. Its uniqueness lies on how Said A. Mohamed uses language easily, simply and figuratively. Kazija, a mistress to the rich politician and businessman, Bwana Maksuudi, plots to antagonize Maksuudi and his son, Mussa. She succeeds when she invites both father and son in the house. Maksuudi and Mussa fight, leading to their separation. Kazija does these to avenge her friend's daughter, Biti Sururu, Bi. Farashuu's daughter. Maksuudi had once married her daughter, battered and divorced her later, making her end up poor and helpless, drunkard and later dies. Shoka and James, are two characters used to express how the poor folks work so hard to earn a living, but instead of using their income to make change in their lives, they indulge in

RUTH KAMANDE AND THE GROWING CRISIS OF CRIMES OF PASSION COULD BE EXPLAINED BY PERSONALITY DISRODERS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MUST GUIDE STUDENTS SAYS MOKAYA ONSASE

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RUTH KAMANDE AND THE GROWING CRISIS OF CRIMES OF PASSION, LOVE CAN BE EXPLAINED BY PERSONALITY DISORDERS. BY DR.MOKAYA ONSASE. Ruth Kamande who was convicted of murder for capital offence.            There comes a time in our lives when our desire for each other could have led us to an asylum or prison had it not been sanctioned by mutual asset. During her mitigation hearing, Ruth Kamande said she was a model prisoner who never got into trouble,but during her sentencing the judge described her as manipulative and controlling and showed no remorse during the court process. Ruth Kamande represents a culmination of a case that has gripped the attention of the country since 2015 when the 21 year old kamande stabbed her boyfriend Faria Mohamed to death after a quarrel at his home in buru buru. She is a beauty who won the Ms langata women's prison title in 2016 and is articulate and we'll spoken, able to authoritatively address the court and give her side of the story. To many