Is the Institution of marriage facing its demise?

Lulu AkakiJune 27, 2013

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...

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How Wanadamu is helping Kenyans who need blood

Euticus MolaJune 26, 2013

Evans Muriu, Kuna Vijana and Wanadamu founder Donating blood is important for all those who are capable and thus the importance of organizations such as Wan...

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Startimes introduces free to air set top boxes

Euticus MolaJune 25, 2013

In a bid to increase the uptake of digital television in Kenya, Startimes media announced the introduction of its approved DigitalVideo Broadcasting Techno...

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Should we start teaching programming in primary schools?

Euticus MolaJune 24, 2013

image via We want to be a technologically developed country. That's a fact. With our government now working to provide laptops to standard 1 kids is it tim...

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Why the Nokia Asha 205 stands out

Staff WriterJune 24, 2013

Dual SIM phones are necessary in today's world. One might want to enjoy certain services of Telco A as well as certain services of Telco B. In a way, have t...

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Q&A Monday: Laura Walubengo

Staff WriterJune 24, 2013

Laura Walubengo Laura Walubengo was born almost 33 years ago and she works as the Web editor (Kenya) for DStv.com. Prior to that, she was an editor and news r...

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Weekend music mix [14]

James WamathaiJune 22, 2013

For this week's playlist we decided to put together some of the awesome Kenyan songs released this year. Enjoy and do have a lovely weekend. Kagwe Mungai...

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Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway Winner – Week 1

Staff WriterJune 22, 2013

The winner of our Nokia Asha 205 Giveaway this week is P-Tah Teenie (Real name: Peter Chege). A screenshot of his winning comment is below and you read it in fu...

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Battling through the quarter life crisis

Euticus MolaJune 20, 2013

" When something bad happens, you have three choices; you can either let it define you, let it destroy you or let it strengthen you...." I want write. Be f...

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Skateboarding in Kenya

Euticus MolaJune 20, 2013

It's been a while since I was in town on a Sunday. Yesterday I happen to be meeting some friends around Aga Khan walk and I happen to stumble upon something...

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Nokia Lumia 520 review

Euticus MolaJune 20, 2013

Have you ever heard of the movie "The good, the bad and the ugly"? Nope? It's a cool movie if you are a fan of the wild wild west. Let's cast the Nokia Lumia ...

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Recapturing WRC’s lost magic

Staff WriterJune 20, 2013

Sebastien Loeb - WRC Legend The last time someone other than Sebastian Loeb won the WRC driver’s title, 50 Cent was on top of the billboard charts with â€...

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Watch: Still the One by Sauti Sol

Euticus MolaJune 20, 2013

The first time I heard the audio version of this song, I felt ambushed, what with the high-pitched ad lib a la James Brown at the beginning. The video was...

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Nokia Asha 205 Review

Staff WriterJune 18, 2013

The Nokia Asha 205 is a Dual Sim feature phone that runs on Series 40. At Kshs. 5,400, it is the most affordable Nokia Dual Sim phone with a QWERTY keyboard...

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Fatherhood

Samuel MbuguaJune 17, 2013

“I guess the real reason that my wife and I had children is the same reason that Napoleon had for invading Russia: it seemed like a good idea at the time.” ...

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Q&A Monday: Sara Karay

Staff WriterJune 17, 2013

Sara Karay is a 21 year old designer currently in 3rd year pursuing a degree in International Business Administration and marketing at USIU. She officially lau...

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Listen: Wanna give it to you by Wangechi

Euticus MolaJune 13, 2013

I love hiphop. I've been a fun of the genre for quite some time. Let's just say since childhood. I won't claim to be an expert on the genre but I have a lev...

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Being Single and 30 Plus is Not a Bad Thing

Lulu AkakiJune 12, 2013

Image via “She’s 35 and single? No wonder she is always full of anger and bitterness.” How many times have you heard this line used to describe a wo...

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Tips for women on how to dress appropriately for an interview

Judith KemuntoJune 12, 2013

Image via Dressing well for an interview is very important. You might have all the necessary requirements that are needed for you to get a certain job, but ...

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The Art of Breaking Up

Euticus MolaJune 10, 2013

Image via One of the hardest to do in a relationship is to end it. Yes, I said it. Breaking up with someone has to be one of the hardest things, especiall...

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Q&A Monday: George Ndirangu

Staff WriterJune 10, 2013

Georgie Ndirangu is a 23 year old guy, an evening news anchor on TV10 Rwanda, handling finance and statistics in a financial institution in Rwanda, and CEO of ...

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5 things you need to know about BRCK

Staff WriterJune 7, 2013

The BRCK is a wireless router that connects to multiple networks, seamlessly switching between them in case one goes down. It also has a battery that keeps it r...

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How to make an Ed Edd and Eddy Cocktail

mwirigiJune 7, 2013

The best cocktails are incredibly simple. Very few people know this, but once upon a time I used to run a bar. The favorite after work drink for me and m...

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Talk by Intel GM for South & Sub-Saharan Africa

Euticus MolaJune 3, 2013

Sven Jochen Beckmann is the General Manager for South and Sub Saharan Africa for Intel Corporation will be visiting iHub on June 5th to talk to developers a...

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Q&A Monday: Samo Bryton

Staff WriterJune 3, 2013

Samo Bryton and The Almighty is Queen Elizabeth with a thong on. Not Samo Bryton We had a few questions for him. This is what he had to say: 1. What was ...

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Rupu Relaunched

Euticus MolaMay 31, 2013

At 6.30pm on the 30th of May a group of ladies and gentlemen gathered at the Serena hotel for the relaunch of Kenya's e-commerce website Rupu. The ambiance ...

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How to enable Google apps location access

James WamathaiMay 30, 2013

Android 4.1.2 has come with a change to the location settings for Google apps. Users are now required to to enable location settings twice: One device-wide and ...

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Accepting Criticism

Lulu AkakiMay 29, 2013

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...

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Children and excellence

Annette MumbiMay 28, 2013

Image via 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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Hubs, counties and the National Science Congress

Euticus MolaMay 26, 2013

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...

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We are to blame for the moral depravity in society

Lulu AkakiMay 23, 2013

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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Campus Side-looks

Amol AwuorMay 21, 2013

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...

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13 Reasons Why Cloud Technology Will Thrive In Africa

Kageni WilsonMay 15, 2013

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...

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Why business cards still matter

James WamathaiMay 15, 2013

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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Why the Galaxy S4 is an awesome phone

James WamathaiMay 14, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy SIII is the most successful android smartphone so far, selling an estimated 50 million devices around the world since its launch last yea...

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The joys and pains of Public Service Vehicles

Annette MumbiMay 13, 2013

Image via 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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Weekend music mix [8]

Staff WriterMay 10, 2013

This week, we feature a collection of 90s R&B songs I really loved. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend. Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (more&helli...

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Platonic relationships do not work

Lulu AkakiMay 10, 2013

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...

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Why Kenyan telcos need to start thinking like web companies

Kageni WilsonMay 10, 2013

I am an entrepreneur in the cloud computing field. In preparation for deployment of a new product in the Kenyan market I recently set out to find local clou...

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Incorporating learning during play

Annette MumbiMay 9, 2013

Image via There are many things that we learn in our adulthood that make us resolve to teach our children from a young age. For some people it is learning h...

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African timers – Not

Annette MumbiMay 9, 2013

Most of us can loosely be referred to as African timers by virtue of the fact that we’re Africans or we live in Africa and that we hardly ever keep time. ...

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The winners of the Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 are…

Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

The Host, NTV's Larry Madowo The Kenyan Blog Awards 2013 journey started last year when BAKE asked the public to nominate their favourite blogs into the com...

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