Charles Juma Watanga

Passions And poisons presents a world where the only thing which is permanent is change. The rest of the things keep on alternating between good and bad , joy and sorrow , passions and poisons….. Juma Watanga was among the guest poets during the widely publicized poetry 94 Festival in French Cultural and Co-Operation Centre (The Alliance Francaise) in Nairobi in 1994. “You are among the few people who daily ensure that the world of literature turns on its axis”.That was the citation during the awards giving ceremony whenWren Theatre Ensemble awarded him 1997 Kenyan poet of the year senior category award. He attended Bar Muofu Junior school, Mwer and Ambira senior schools between 1977 and 1989. Upon graduating with BED(Arts) degree from Moi University in 1994, he studied for a diploma in educational administration and management with Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI), ICT cert in office package and photoscape –with Gangwon -Republic of Korea,, polished his writing skills with The Writers Bureau of Manchester, underwent Bible studies with USA Louisiana based Bible Skills Institute, was a mentor with Antioch University Bible Institute-Siaya Christ the King Community Church (CTK) chapter,is a minister with Christ Ordained Ministry of Evangelism(COME) and is a roving online Minister in several WhatsApp walls under the banner Your Inspiration For Now. Hailing from Bondo, Siaya county,Kenya, he has taught at Hawinga girls’ senior school where he was HOD Library and Dean of studies, was a deputy principal at St Joseph’s Nyalula senior school and became the third principal of ACK St. Francis’s Eshirembe senior school in Kakamega county. Among his other published works are The Covenant Through Three Generations (Senior school CRE text) and Democracy Through The Students’ Council ( Senior school administration text) all published by Penwise Educational Services.