Yesterday changed everything. It marked the beginning of a new phase of my life because God granted my father eternal rest. Yesterday, I started my current journey of living without a father after close to four decades of experiencing unparalleled fatherly love, care, comfort and protection. As I chart my path in this unfamiliar terrain, … Continue reading Yesterday changed everything

Human Security and Sustainable Development in East Africa is now available for pre-order via the link below. There's so much to be grateful for and so many people/institutions to thank. But I'll mention just a few here. I'm grateful to my co-editor Dr. Alice Oluoko-Odingo of the University of Nairobi, all the chapter contributors, Routledge … Continue reading NEW BOOK ALERT!

I am a father and guardian. So, I know a thing or two about fatherhood and parenting. But I also have a father - Asaka Snr - whom I hold so dear and regard very highly. Those who know me well can attest to this. Snr has been ailing for quite sometime now. As result, … Continue reading A brief note with a special personal request for you all on this Father’s day. Please read…

Prompted by nobody, a little over a month ago, I consciously decided to start limiting my sugar intake for the rest of my life on Earth (Who knows how long that may be? I guess nobody). I started by reducing how much sugar I put in my cup of tea or coffee. For as long … Continue reading I am limiting my sugar intake. Here are some preliminary anecdotal observations

I recently got a chance to share my thoughts on Environmental Security in Eastern Africa (including the Horn). Listen to the conversation here https://youtu.be/iXgnVgjn48U

I had the privilege of hosting Dr. Chad Briggs in my Climate and Security class at Sam Houston State University on June 22, 2020 for a conversation on the security dimensions of climate change. Dr. Briggs engaged the students about his new book (Co-authored with Dr. Miriam Matejova), U.S. DoD and Climate Change. His new … Continue reading A Conversation with Dr Chad Briggs

Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on patrol at the Meru National Park. Flickr/IFAW Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka, Middle Tennessee State University Wildlife poaching in Kenya may soon be a capital offence, punishable by death. The proposal has surfaced because people believe existing penalties aren’t stringent enough, and because of the huge burden that poaching places on the … Continue reading Why Kenya’s proposal to execute convicted poachers is a bad idea

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Tourism and Wildlife last week announced plans to change the country’s wildlife law to make wildlife crime a capital offense punishable by death. Currently, a conviction of wildlife crime involving endangered and threatened species in Kenya attracts the severest punishment, which is life sentence or fine of not less than … Continue reading Why proposed death penalty for Kenya’s convicted poachers is ill advised

Pastoralist communities, like the Maasai, and their animals live in “bomas” which protect them from wild animals. Shutterstock/Papa Bravo Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka, Middle Tennessee State University Loss of biodiversity is one of the major global concerns of our time. According to four recently released scientific reports biodiversity – the essential variety of life forms on … Continue reading Why Kenya’s new wildlife task force is a step in the right direction

Kenya’s Supreme Court judges preside before delivering the judgment that nullified last month’s presidential election Baz Ratner/Reuters Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka, Middle Tennessee State University Kenya’s 2017 general election has been one of the most litigated general elections since the country’s first multiparty poll in 1992. Just weeks before Election Day the country’s Independent Electoral and … Continue reading Kenya’s fresh election ruling: just another instalment in a highly contested process