We would like to believe we are social capitalists with only a few existing in a ‘man eat man’ philosophical worldview. We think our lives a decade ago ...
For some of us, a LinkedIn invitation is not such a big deal. We hardly ever decline invitations from people we do not know and the reasons behind this are ...
There is probably a medical reason that psychiatrists use to explain the habit of men turning every time something in a skirt that looks good passes by. Whi...
Uhuru Kenyatta made a promise that sounded great to his supporters while on the campaign trail. That he would give free laptops to primary school children i...
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What are your thoughts on our education system? I wanted to start the first paragraph with my views about it but I'd rather leave that out for now...
Nairobi, I see you - By Mutua Matheka
Ever gone to the topmost floor in a building and looked out into the city landscape. If this is towards the evening an...
Something interesting happens over the years that follow the clearing of high school. The excitement that marks ‘finishing’ school is always evident in ...
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Gone are the days when every bachelor in Nairobi had the same story. The days when being one meant you left your parent’s house somewhere in Rui...
Someone asked me where I see myself in five years. I have never liked this question and I always have an answer ready. It’s the same thing, running my own m...
This is a question widely debated and despite the title, this article is not an advocacy for or against the use of drugs just a highlight to some interestin...
So you finally know how to act like a socialite. Here's how to survive in your new found fame. (Read part 2 here)
1. Don't be a social climber
Despera...
You have finally climbed up the social ladder and made a name for yourself. Next step is acting like a socialite.
Here goes nothing
1. Choose a good ...
To be honest, personally I don't know what to make of socialites thus I shall remain impartial. Then why I'm I writing this you ask. I needed to understand ...
How much do you know about the proposed VAT Bill? Not much. Okay. Do you think that basic commodities are too expensive? Well, the VAT Bill proposes to slap...
The rate of unemployment is at a high of 40pc and with graduates coming out of university each year the number of those unemployed keeps rising with each pa...
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So I’m in my final year of study and suddenly it hits me, do I really want to do the course I’m pursuing. Problem is I can’t drop out since ...
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In a discussion with a friend of mine she mentioned how she wanted a kid but didn’t mention marriage or any association with the father. This i...
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Saving money is one of those things that we resolve to do by end of year as we make our New Year resolutions. The impetus to save ranges from the ...
Youth Politician, John Kiarie
I ran into an article in the Sunday papers about the battle for leadership in one of the established political parties in the ...
Lyra Aoko and Nick Mutuma
Nick Mutuma and Lyra Aoko released the video to their song 254 Anthem about a week ago. As usual everyone had an opinion on it. Mo...
Nairobi Half Life Cast
I love movies, second to books, social media and music; they take over a large chunk of my social life. I find it hard to decide what...
They are slowly becoming a popular hangout joint for college and high school students in Nairobi and can be found packed to capacity from morning to evening...
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A child saying they look up to you or saying that they are proud of you with all sincerity sometimes brings a bittersweet feeling. Hearing such wo...
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We all know the story by now or maybe not all. Let me give you a brief recap of the events as they unfolded. A tweep decided to name and shame a c...
Sam Gichuru, Nailab's Co-Founder
While in high school I took part in the Science Congress competitions all the way from Form 1. In hindsight I think this wa...
Have you heard about the Kingdom of Bhutan? It is a landlocked state in South Asia located at the eastern end of the Himalayas bordered by China and India. ...
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The English Premier League, the most watched football league in the world, came to a dramatic end last weekend. With that comes, for some like me,...
David Karp
Have you heard of David Karp? No. You should. David Karp is the founder of Tumblr and recently made headlines due to the billion dollar deal betw...
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We have all watched movies and television series such as CSI that are made to associate with a certain country or region. According ...
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I ran into some articles when skimming through Linkedin and was amazed by how much there was to be gained by recent graduates in terms of wisdom. ...
All news outlets and social media sites have been ripe with the same headlines for days. Dog pornography, protests over MPs salary. Some of us have made lig...
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To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men – Abraham Lincoln.
Protests are used to express objections, by words or actions t...
Students at the co-operative college of Kenya
It’s the beginning of a new semester in some public universities around the country. New and continuing stud...
You know a story has made it when it's on all mainstream news outlets, has dedicated trending topics on Twitter, popular on Facebook and is an intense topic of ...
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Women empowerment groups have asked the president and his deputy not to do away with the gender ministry. The plan was to have it as a departmen...
I am a cloud computing entrepreneur based in Kenya and whenever I have conversations about Cloud technology and its supposed success in the context of Afric...
Are business cards still important in this digital age? I didn't think so but my friend recently told me a story that made me almost change my mind.
Here...
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Nowadays, a record number of Kenyans are seeking to go online. The CCK, in its latest report, estimates that there are about 16.5 million internet...
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The transport sector is a major driver of the economy and in this regard, I believe that we have a lot to thank Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) for...
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Sometime back, I was doing an internship at a certain radio station. I had to get stories from all over and I got to see a side of Kenyans that ...
Platonic friends; that’s one term I don’t like. I have many male friends, but I don’t refer to them as being my platonic friends. I tend to think labe...
