Sir Richard Branson’s Mara camp now open
Sir Richard Branson’s luxury tented camp in Maasai Mara,Mahali Mzuri, will be open for business in August to coincide with the world-famous Wildebeest migration season. The Kenyan Safari camp is...
View ArticlePutting the newly enacted land laws into perspective
In a preceding article last week, we looked at how the new land laws have altered the property market. The list could not be exhaustive and here is a further review. With the new laws, parties with...
View ArticlePE fund to invest Sh2bn in housing
The Pan-African Housing Fund (PAHF) is about to close its first deal for Nairobi, kick-starting a journey that will see it invest up to $24 million (Sh2.08 billion) in Kenya. Kenya is one of the six...
View ArticleBig Brother Africa 8 calling for applicants
Kenyans are been urged to apply to be housemates in this year's season of the voyeuristic reality show Big Brother Africa 8. If you meet the entry requirements and enter between now and Valentine’s Day...
View ArticleMaurice Kirya to headline All That Jazz concert
Ugandan singer Maurice Kirya's is set to headline the 10th edition of All that Jazz concert next month. Maurice Kirya, whose music is an uncommon blend of soul, Afro, and R&B will be performing at...
View ArticleMy rival is still trashing me: Actress Millicent Mugadi
Actress and former big brother housemate Millicent Mugadi may have been named the TNA Ziwani county representative but that did not shake off her enemies. Millicent, alleges that her life is in danger...
View ArticleA Lesson In Forgiveness And Grace
My friend shared with me a story concerning her little girl that got me thinking about grace and mercy. She was in the kitchen busy preparing a meal. Her little girl was in the kitchen with her...
View ArticleCrimes Regarding Marriage
Marriage has always been deemed to be a matter of the heart. What most people don’t know is the fact that, when someone gets married, there are some acts that pertain to the marriage that can lead to...
View ArticleSpotted
Spotted: Presidential aspirant Kingwa Kamencu entering the Anniversary Towers on University Way in Nairobi on Monday afternoon. She told our tipster that she was going in to make photocopies in the...
View ArticleA thrilling Sunday at Ngong RaceCourse
The Ngong Race course played host to a weekend of horse-racing last Sunday. The highlight of the afternoon was the main race which was won by Charles Mwangi jockeyed Varldsere. The afternoon was also a...
View ArticleAfrican leaders summit to discuss regional war crimes court
Plan to give existing African court powers to handle international-scale crimes come under scrutiny as sceptics question whether it could be independent and sustainable. Ahead of an African Union...
View Article2013 Green Star Awards: Call for nominations
The United Nations and Green Cross International is calling for nominations for the 2013 Green Star Awards that are presented every two years in recognition of individuals, organisations, governments...
View ArticleCartoon Exhibition: Angelique’s Witty World
Democracy. Good Governance. Peaceful Elections. Three concepts that have come to mean a lot more to Kenyans in retrospect to the disputed 2007 elections and the violence. Also in light of the current...
View ArticleBritish couple’s 25-year love affair with Kenya
Lewis and Margaret Small from Wales, United Kingdom, are one very special couple. Lewis, 69 and Margaret, 71, have been married for the past 49 years. Before they retired about 11 years ago, Lewis was...
View ArticleJust How Much Is An Elephant Worth?
The shooting of a family of 12 elephants at Tsavo last week marked the climax of a year that has seen no less than 360 out of Kenya’s 39,000 elephants killed by poaching-gangs. Poaching is now at its...
View ArticleTribalism Fills Us With Hatred
I am a Kikuyu. My forefathers were freedom fighters. From them I take only existence. From my tribe, I take nothing. I have made myself what I am. And I would like to think so has everyone else....
View ArticleKenya’s Tourism May Be A Double-Edged Sword
Wildlife in Kenya is gaining global attention as recent incidents involving large scale poaching of elephants and rhinos and the broader crisis of habitat loss and subsistence poaching are appearing in...
View ArticleThird Force Vital In The Presidential Race
With the proverbial two-horse race between the dominant coalitions the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD) and the Jubilee Alliance approaching the last leg, observers ponder as to why the so...
View Article5 Minute Interview: Surprised to learn I was an adopted child
I am good at …………. teaching, people skills and research. I am very bad at…………. lying or pretending. My body language will give me away. The last book I enjoyed reading was ………….. The Long Road Home by...
View ArticleBoth Obama, Kenya must fight inequality
PRESIDENT Barack Obama made a stirring plea for social justice in his inauguration speech for his second term as US president. He indicated that he would persevere with his healthcare reforms, overhaul...
View Article