NEW GENERATION KENYANS

There is a new generation of Kenyans blooming. In this generation kids are learning to use I pads before they learn how to write.They are learning to speak English  before their mother tongue.Something i have noticed in church,in town.You over hear conversations between mothers and their kids and all you can  hear is  "mummy can i go get candy from the supermarket?" while a while back it was about KSL sweets and tropical.Anyway am not her to talk about sweets but to bring my readers to the reality of the change in our social life mostly.It has really diversified and become so dynamic.Yet the change is made my simple gadgets like smart phones. we are in a social world that is becoming more virtual than real.We are embracing all sorts of social media without really thinking about it. its all about trends. our generation is spending more time on the phone than on restaurants and family gatherings.Its easier to start a group on whatsapp with friends and chat all day long than meet up for coffee or lunch. we love trends and the fashion   world is becoming a huge part of us.Let me speak for Nairobi, we care about what we wear.Women are careful n they are giving a lot of thought to dressing.That explains the numerous pages on Facebook with fashion trends and  fashion blogging that is becoming popular.This is the different Kenya,we diet and care about what we eat.We rave and care about what we drink no wonder we are so eager to instagram our drinks.I love that we are embracing a new culture but i fear that we are loosing the old ones. my only hope is that we will cling to our old culture,our mother tongue, our heritage and social media will become not only a platform to interact but also a place to cement and remind ourselves of who we are really are.Lets not forget our mother tongue not as a tribal divide but as a uniting factor.This new generation should not let down the great history that makes Kenya.