Viola Kosome

Apr 21, 2024 | kpbs.org | Marc Silver |Maya Silver |Viola Kosome

In Jewish homes around the world, as the sun sets on Monday night, the Passover Seder begins. This ritual marks the ancient Jewish exodus from Egypt, leaving behind a life of slavery and heading toward a new beginning. The most well-known symbol of the holiday is an unleavened baked good known as matzo. It's made of only flour and water. It's as flat as a sheet of cardboard. And it's a reminder of how those Jews fled so abruptly that they did not have time to let their bread rise.

Apr 1, 2024 | kpbs.org | Marc Silver |Maya Silver |Viola Kosome

When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, she told ... well, not everyone but pretty close to it. Marsha told me, calling from the car after a routine mammogram prompted the radiologist to (rather callously) say, "Sure looks like cancer to me." (I added to Marsha's dismay by insipidly saying, "Ew, that doesn't sound good.")She told her mom (her dad was deceased) and her two sisters ... and the family grapevine did the rest.

Mar 31, 2024 | k24tv.co.ke | Viola Kosome

By , K24 Digital On Sun, 31 Mar, 2024 22:00 | 6 mins read Stakeholders from several sectors have faulted four Nyanza counties over the lack of transparency in the budget-making processes which blocks journalists and the public from the crucial process. Activists, rights groups, residents, and journalists argue the process is shrouded in mystery and have poked holes in how Kisumu, Homa Bay, Siaya and Migori counties implement the process.

Mar 30, 2024 | kpbs.org | Marc Silver |Maya Silver |Viola Kosome

When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, she told ... well, not everyone but pretty close to it. Marsha told me, calling from the car after a routine mammogram prompted the radiologist to (rather callously) say, "Sure looks like cancer to me." (I added to Marsha's dismay by insipidly saying, "Ew, that doesn't sound good.")She told her mom (her dad was deceased) and her two sisters ... and the family grapevine did the rest.

Feb 4, 2024 | kpbs.org | Marc Silver |Maya Silver |Viola Kosome

Ok, so let's start off by saying that goats don't have the greatest image when it comes to intelligence. In Nigeria, for example, a common insult is: "You're as stupid as a goat."People who raise goats and study goats know that's just not true. Alan McElligott, associate professor of animal behavior and welfare, City University of Hong Kong, has run many studies that show goats are ... well, if not the GOAT, then close to it.