Hey lovely, so tomorrow there is this event, awesome( in my opinion) that is going down at Kilimani Primary organized by therapiesforkids.org . Some one might be wondering why am so psyched for the day, here are a few of the reasons;- 1. A fun day for kids? sure those happen every other day and corporates know that they just need to organize for face painting, a lot of sweet things and the kids will go home happy, right? Now, this is going to be a fun day for special children. Those often forgotten or given weird looks when they show up for those other fun days. 2. How often have you spent time with someone with special needs. Now, am not talking about mildly restricting special needs, I mean persons with cognitive disabilities which may range from cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum of disorders among others. For me, that was all too new for me some months ago but I've of late had the chance to interact with kids with intellectual disabilities, autism and cerebra...

"Rain rain go away come again another day......" this nursery rhyme must be familiar to most if not all of you. When you are walking in town after a long day of shopping or at the office, then you feel a drop on your forehead, the first signs of a shower that will come down in no time, your first thought is to make a dash to the bus station or the matatu stage before the touts double the fare withing minutes of the rain. However much this might be a worry for any person with mobility restrictions or any form of special need, it is not their biggest worry.  Let me tell you why * When you are running to get to the bus station before the fare hikes, there's a person to whom running seized to be part of what they can do and they may end up getting drenched before they take cover. *Am sure for those who have been in the Capital at rush-hour, you know how crazy it gets with people pushing to get a seat on the next matatu or busy home. We all know it gets worse when its raini...