Reasons why your friends seem richer than you
Almost all of us have come across it at one time or another: a former classmate who zooms away in a BMW while you await matatus in the rain; an old college friend who sends his children to the best...
View ArticleStars get boosts
Radio Africa Group has promised to offer a whooping Sh100million worth of airtime towards the ambitious ‘Friends of Stars’ initiative that was launched yesterday to raise Sh250m for Harambee Stars’...
View ArticleA 'Charlize Theron' Moment in Kenya
My friend Ndumiso and his wife Tebogo call it the 'ah-woo-woo’ moment. That moment, in South African adverts, when some black person realises what a fantastic product anything is and starts singing and...
View ArticleDay in the life: Derek Bbanga
Derek Bbanga, managing director of Public Image To Derek Bbanga, professional qualification is not enough for one to have a successful career. He spends his day training people on how to brand...
View ArticleClarence Peters to shoot Eric Wainaina’s videos
Nigerian director Clarence Peters will be jetting into Nairobi on the first week of June to shoot videos for Eric Wainaina's singles off his latest album Love and Protest. Clarence, who is the man...
View ArticleRuto takes hard line on Bungoma violence
Deputy President William Ruto flew into Bungoma yesterday to chair a security crisis meeting with local leaders and top security brass. Ruto took Western PC James ole Serian's performance to task in...
View ArticleDaggers drawn
The form book will be thrown out of the window tomorrow when traditional rivals AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia clash at Nyayo Stadium. This will be the first meeting this year of the two Kenya’s most...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted: National Cohesion and Integration Commission chairman Mzalendo Kibunjia in a dark suit walking out of a Toyota Prado and into the KICC in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon.Read more about...
View ArticleKibaki commends private sector
RETIRED President Mwai Kibaki has urged the Jubilee government to carry on working with the private sector in order to further develop the country as promised in the coalition’s manifesto. Kibaki...
View ArticleAnti-slavery exhibition launched in Nairobi
It was an hour of insight learning about the massive slavery in Africa as a new exhibition opened on Wednesday night at Alliance Francaise in Nairobi. The event hosted by both the Unesco and the...
View ArticleNairobi police question woman over car importation scam
A woman who is suspected to be behind a series of robberies in Nairobi was last week released on police bond. The woman had been arrested by a combined force of the CID, Special Crimes Prevention Unit...
View ArticleKenyans Should Fight Greed Everywhere Not Just In Parliament
As MPs resist the attempt by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to reduce their pay and allowances from 851,000 shillings to 542,000 per month, the greed of leaders has come under sharp...
View ArticleBaptism of fire: Uhuru was not treated fairly in the UK
When President Uhuru Kenyatta finally writes, or authorizes the writing of, his memoirs, his first visit to Britain as Kenya ’ s Head of State and Government could well rate a chapter to itself. Uhuru...
View ArticleI don't see AFC coach Eymael getting his first victory against K'Ogalo today
Leopards Vs Gor Mahia, Tomorrow 3pm, Nyayo Stadium, My Prediction: Ingwe.... 1 K’ogalo.... 2 ALMOST every time these two teams play each other, they are on opposite ends of the spectre in terms of...
View ArticleWabukala asks Uhuru to end gang attacks
THE Anglican Church of Kenya's archbishop Eliud Wabukala yesterday urged the government to put an end to recent violent attacks in various parts of the country. '' The Government should address the...
View Article'The west' is not a country
The Star , in a May 6 story entitled “Activists plan demo against Uhuru UK visit” reports that:President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to hold talks with UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron during his three day...
View ArticleThe political dimesion of devolved government in Kenya
Background Note One of the contentious issues during the constitution making process was whether Kenya should adopt a presidential or parliamentary system of government, or a hybrid of the two. This...
View Article10 Things Your Husband's Friends Won't Tell You
They were there when you were dating and they are still around now that you are married. Most of them were the groomsmen at your wedding. You have interacted with one or two of them for a few hours but...
View ArticleAmbassadors' Spouses in exclusive charity event
'Be the reason a girl can dream of a better future', was the theme of a charity event held at the Kuwait ambassador's residence in Kitisuru, Nairobi. Dubbed 'Ambassador's Spouses Charity event', the...
View ArticleManaging the aftermath of TJRC Report
It would appear that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s baptism-of-fire factors are becoming a serial affair. Hard on the heels of his first official visit to Britain comes the matter of the tabling of the...
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