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Dr. Isaac Kalua Green In this third instalment of the serialization of Dr. Isaac Kalua Green’s tell-it-all book; Green for Life , we focus on the environmentalist’s first business trip to Osaka, Japan, at just 22 years old. It is a trip that changed his perspective on life after he nearly blew up his entire profit fortune on alcohol. Here is the excerpt. Enjoy. ... I strode down the Boeing plane’s aisle with a swagger, as if the plane actually belonged to me. Spotting my seat, I noticed a neatly wrapped blanket lying in the middle of it. An elderly, bespectacled white woman sat in the seat next to mine. “Remove your blanket, madam,” I said, my tone more commanding than I had intended. She gave me an amused look as she reached out for the blanket. A few minutes after takeoff, when the plane cruised smoothly in mid-air, she turned to me and smiled. “Are you going for studies?” she asked gently. I bristled, taking offense at her assumption. “I am a businessman,” I declared, my voice jovia...

Dr. Isaac Kalua Green  In our second sterilization, an excerpt from  his book; Green for Life , Dr Isaac Kalua Green, a reknown environmental icon and the Chief Steward of Green Africa Foundation, details his life's story in such a gripping detail.  In this excerpt, Dr. Kalua documents how his father's solid faith in God and resilience landed him a job at Statehouse during president Daniel Arap Moi's tenure, following a period of struggle and biting poverty after he resigned from his Prisons job. Enjoy! .... The following year, yet another weary matatu rattled to a stop just outside Nairobi city center. Just like the previous times, I was the first one to alight. But unlike those times, on this occasion, Nairobi had truly become the Promised Land, the landscape of possibilities. I was about to start living one of my wildest dreams. “Just follow the flags until the place where they end,” the police officer told me in a kind tone that reminded me of my grandmother. I was at...

Dr. Isaac Kalua Green Today, we start the serialization of an explosive and tell-it-all book; Green for Life, an autobiography of Kenya's iconic environmentalist and the Chief Steward of Green Africa Foundation; Dr. Isaac Kalua Green, who is also an entrepreneur per excellence. The nerve gripping book captures his childhood moments which includes venturing into crime as a school boy, smoking bangi but later finding purpose in life.  The book documents Dr. Kalua's life's journey in passionate detail, the struggles and his father's unwavering faith in God.  This here is our first episode. It's a direct extract from his book - Green for Life . Enjoy!  ......... “ Welcome to Nairobi Mūnene,” my father told me, his smile reassuring. He was stretched out on the mattress, a Bible resting on his chest. He had been calling me Mūnene — the elder one — since I was a toddler. It was a name that carried the weight of responsibility and hinted at the pivotal role I would later pl...