Mohammed Hersi . A hotelier passionate about Tourism & Governance in Africa

Folks I finally managed to watch the clip where Melinda talks about Africa and the covid19 crisis . It is a long interview but a clip is embedded here . I was initially upset but listening to her again and again I just don’t think she is wishing Africa death. She is worried about the…

Dear MPs , Please get down from your ivory tower and get real. Firstly as Kenyans we are NOT indebted to you if anything we helped many of you find decent jobs and in addition to that a Mheshimiwa title. Please can you for once think and act like real Mheshimiwas. Allow me to educate…

Dear Fellow Kenyans, To defeat this global Covid19 crisis we now need to start thinking of lockdown. It is only a matter of when and not if. For a smooth lockdown we must get a few things right to make it a success more so to help the vulnerable urban poor. Firstly many of the…

This was my prayer corner today with a small mat enough for just one , a Friday a big day for Muslims many of us were left to say prayers on our own. Corona is testing our faith, corona is testing our way of life , corona is disrupting everything . Mosques started to limit…

I have heard more noise than solution on how to control the huge numbers of people crossing the ferry on foot where social distancing is ignored. My simple solution . 1. Let them queue,  maintaining the required one metre gap. The queue can stretch as far back as Pandya Hospital Roundabout. On Likoni side the…

A big NO to set up of Regional Goverments. What is Devolution ? What is the current county goverment ? Is this NOT Majimbo? Why would anyone create another layer of regional representation? If coast is to go that direction then Rift Valley will also ask for maybe 6 regions, Nyanza will follow then Nairobi…

Waking up to Shujaa Team beating South Africa is so refreshing . 36 / 14 is NO MEAN achievement. At Rugby Sevens , we have lost to South Africa most of the time if not all the time . Truth be said , our sportsmen and women really do us proud despite the bad treatment…

Good people I have seen a list of hotels either closing or are under duress on various chat groups. While pessimists love to share anything and everything bad please allow me to shed light as follows . Every product has a shelf life and at some point it plateus. If you don’t invigorate it then…

I have seen friends deactivate their social media accounts because of bullying by characters who feel they own the cyber space. First things first. Your timeline on FB or handle on Twitter is YOUR personal space . You have been given the title deed by FB and Twitter to that space hence no one and…

Last weekend I travelled to Garissa for a family function. A couple of weeks ago I did ask on this same forum the best route to take . I opted to hit Mombasa Road till Kibwezi and took right turn to Kitui. I must commend GOK for the beautiful road and what a pleasure and…