US presence in S. Sudan to benefit Kenyan firms
Kenyan companies seeking to expand reach to South Sudan will benefit from a stabilising American presence in the new country, according to global risk consulting and advisory firm DaMina Advisors. The...
View ArticleAfrica’s greats to attend 10th Sauti za Busara festival
The annual Sauti za Busara music festival has a star-studded lineup of Africa's top musicians for its 10th anniversary edition scheduled for February 14-17 at the Old Fort in Zanzibar. The festival...
View ArticleAdelle may quit One FM
One FM radio presenter Adelle Onyango says she has plans to “do something different in 2013” away from her day job on radio. The guitarist and poet recently told Word Is she may not be in One FM for...
View ArticleProfessor Jay in concert fee drama
Tanzanian rapper Professor Jay is in the middle of a tussle involving his Mombasa manager and Kenyan promoter. The rapper was booked for two Christmas shows at Jamboree Resort and Quetu Beach Resort....
View ArticleSpotted
Artiste Charles Njagua Kanyi, popular known as Jaguar, at the Milele Beach Hotel in Mombasa on Wednesday afternoon. He was in the company of friends and they later drove off in a black Mercedes...
View ArticleTaste Awards cocktail
George Bernard Shaw said "there is no love more sincere than the love of food." He could not have put it any better as the Taste Bar & Restaurant Awards 2013 were formally launched two weeks ago....
View ArticleBeth Mugo gets honorary PhD degree
It was a special end of the year for Public Health and Sanitation minister Beth Mugo as she got an Honorary Doctor of Humanity Degree from the United College and Seminary International, USA. She...
View ArticleTech trends for 2013: Five things to watch
2013 will be a year of harsh change for the tech industry. We've just experienced five years of rapid, messy and disruptive innovation, and smartphones and tablets aren't the future any longer --...
View ArticleEvangelist David Owuor’s end year repentance rally in Kisumu
PROPHET David Owuor’s annual end year repentance rally ended in Kisumu with calls for national healing and repentance ahead of the elections due on March 4. Owuor said Kenya has only one chance to...
View ArticlePolygamy is not bad after all...
Hands up if you are the type of person who thinks polygamy is a waste of time and it will never work for you. Now put your hands down because you probably need to understand polygamy and see why it...
View ArticleWhy Catholic stance on contraceptives is outdated
Hi Valentine, I hope you are well. I am writing this email in response to your article on December 21, 2012 with specific reference to your response to Dennis. First and foremost, Dennis is a Christian...
View ArticleConstitution Bars Uhuru, Ruto In Poll
It's the economy, stupid! This was a campaign phrase coined by James Carville, one of Bill Clinton’s campaign strategists during the 1992 presidential election. The phrase would later define the tempo...
View ArticleHow to increase women participation in elections
Although the Supreme Court ruled that the one-third minimum gender requirement can only be achieved progressively, all is not lost since voters can decide the fate of women by electing more of those...
View ArticleLate Results Will Disrupt School
The move by the Kenya National Examinations Council to release this year's KCPE and KCSE examinations results later than expected will greatly incovenience candidates and schools as well. The reasons...
View ArticleGlobal Rise Of The Attention Economy
For much of human history, there was no economy based on trade and fungible goods. People operated in small groups and fended for themselves. Scarcity was self-limiting: If you could not grow or catch...
View ArticleTipping Point For Political Parties
The shaky mergers and political alliances are over. Now we have Jubilee, Cord, Eagle and Pambazuka as the Wamalwa-Mudavadi alliance is still cooking. Never mind that Jubilee and Pambazuka alliances...
View ArticlePoaching gangs may soon control Kenya
THREE more rhinos have been poached in Nanyuki (see Page 16). 2012 was a very bad year for elephant and rhinos in Kenya. Thousands were poached although KWS has not released the exact numbers. Poaching...
View ArticleHopeful roots for higher education
A Trans Nzoia women's representative aspirant has urged parents to help their children further their education. Justinah Sitit urged parents to enroll children who fail to meet the University's direct...
View ArticleResidents told to save, get loans
Residents of Trans Nzoia have been advised to save and apply for loans from financial institutions. Trans Nzoia Trans Kenya Women's Sacco CEO Martha Ouma said by saving money, residents can easily...
View ArticleStandard Group journalists robbed
Five journalists escaped death when they were attacked by armed bandits in Turkana. The Standard newspaper and KTN journalists' vehicle was attacked by two armed men at Kalimng'orok near Kainuk in...
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