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THE DARK PHASE OF THE SGR IN MOMBASA

The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), billed as the biggest transport infrastructure project in the country's economic history, seeks to provide inexpensive and efficient mobility of cargo and passengers. As these positive changes were aimed by the government, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has negatively impacted the Mombasa City in the following ways: Market Disruption     With reduced travel time and costs via  trucks and lorries, coupled with safer travelling conditions, the Standard Gauge Railway has now become the best preferred mode of transport for passengers and cargo owners hence taking a huge percentage of them off roads. Despite of the above positive impact, the aspects of the project has now diminished the business and loss of income for those who were working in this transport sector such as; trucks and bus owners, and job loss for drivers, turn boys and truck loaders. Unemployment     For the truck and bus drivers, turn boys and the t...

THE CRY OF THE WORLD

THE PEOPLE'S FEAR BEHIND THE COVID 19 BY SAMSON AMANI  Corona virus (COVID-19), is one of the major topics discussed worldwide apart from politics and other events. It has affected many ever since its outbreak, which began in Wuban China and its cure is yet to be found. People are greatly scared because of the killing pace and how the virus is transmitted from one infected person to the other within a blink of an eye. We can say that the Corona virus is just an airborne infection through how it is transmitted, though some of the theories have been seen to explain the origin of the  this global hazard. The COVID-19 is transmitted via body contacts, coughing, and  sneezing, just like any other airborne disease such as Tuberculosis. This has posed great fear in the hearts of most people having negative thoughts to anyone who undergoes such signs, even if the person is not infected with the virus. From the above believable signs and symptoms, many companies, busines...

THE RISE AND FALL OF CAMPUS LIFE

TURNING OVER NEW LEAF By, Psalmson Amani SHALOM ! My name is Psalmson and welcome to my EYESPOT blog channel. Today I just wanted to tell you about my autobiography as a University student. Here it goes. First of all my life in University have been so amazing, but also challenges have been always on my side, not to weaken my strengths and burrying my dreams, but to make me strong in seeking the hidden golden skills and experience in MASS COMMUNICATION program. It feels like it was yesterday, as I clearly remember when I travelled all the way from my matrimonial home to the city for the first time in my life. Dozens of questions lingered in my mind when my eyes came in contact to a huge billboard of the Technical University of Mombasa. But finally, a single answer satisfied my thousand questions____"I was turning over a new leaf of my life." A cool photo taken after a TV practical lesson in the  media lab My first week in University was too harsh to me as I rememb...