Being the ardent fan of Nigerian movies that I am, (and budding Nigerian actress) I find myself fascinated by love and courtship. Courtship in Nairobi, for one, is something I could produce a whole series on! As a female, one…

A common excuse as to why we shy away from Entrepreneurship at young ages or any age has been lack of experience. Almost everybody I have heard give their two cents on Entrepreneurship have either affirmed that they got employed…

Susan had told me that her sister, Ida, had sickle cell disease. I had never really thought about it till I heard a conversation between Susan and her brother in the car a few months ago. 'Talk to your sister,…

This week, sad for some students, schools are opening. This was a long holiday. Being a festive season, many may have been up to no good wanting to make the most of it. Parents and guardians may have been too…

I have been observing a trend in the housing estates that is very worrying. Once someone has retired they start being idle and before you know it the men are spending all the day and part of the evenings in…

Investing carries its own risks and if you want the best out of it is to ensure that you maximize the returns that you get. But the rule that applies to all is that the higher the risk, the higher…

This article was inspired by Cory Levy, the 18 year old entrepreneur.  After commenting on last week’s piece, I followed the link back to his website and what I found there got me thinking about entrepreneurship and the age limit.…

My knowledge of one Eugene Wamalwa is limited to four incidents. First, when he would visit Cherangany constituency, seeking to popularize himself among the area’s Bukusu and wider Ford-Kenya fraternity.  He would make crowds swoon with his command of Bukusu…

One of the most anticipated holidays all year round has to be the Christmas Season. It symbolizes an end to another year and a happy beginning to a new year. Most parents tend to take time off work to spend…

Although I know the value of bednets, I sleep under one mainly to avoid the noisy mosquitoes. You know, the ones that just find buzzing right next to your ear irresistible. The kind that get you slapping your ears in…

A popular saying has it that every marketplace has its madman (swahili; kila soko ina mwenda wazimu wake). This statement, though made initially without any empirical evidence to support it, seems to have been vindicated by subsequent research. In popular parlance,…

The past week saw the most anticipated and the obvious events in the 2009/2010 season for soccer take place. All eyes were glued to sets to see which teams would be drawn against each other in the UEFA Champions League…

Entrepreneurship only acknowledges those who take that critical first step of jumping into the water. It thinks little of ideas that are not acted upon, cares less of mere talk without accompanying plans of action, and only rewards those people…

The upsurge of Internet connections, occasioned in turn by the telecoms growth in East Africa has led to no less than 6.67 million Internet users in the region. That is phenomenal growth considering true broadband has just reached our shores…

A while ago, malaria was thought to be restricted to the lake in the West and the ocean to the East. A trip in either direction was all you needed to come down with malaria. And so I took a…

Everybody knows about the family that breaks down due to a husband who is a ‘drunkard’ or a wife who is ‘lazy’. In other families, an overly industrious member suddenly becomes withdrawn and ‘refuses’ to work or even leave the…

Sarah has been married to her Tom for seven years. He is a great guy…he is a great listener, is romantic and a gentleman, he has never given her a reason to doubt his faithfulness and commitment to the relationship…

They just scare the hell out of me. Here are the reasons that kids scare me, without actually meaning to: They cry when hungry, when they are sleepy, when they want attention. For some strange reason they cry all the…

Hot on the heels of Safaricom’s ZTE solar powered phone, comes the Samsung E1107 Crest Solar. Compact and handy, this is the real phone for Kenyans. With frequent power outages, the phone is very handy since you can charge anywhere…

People say I’m nice. They say I’m sweet. I guess they mean I’m the kind of person who would never hurt anyone on purpose. But when I make a stand, usually an unpopular one, when I say what I really…

Italy is one of Europe’s most important parliamentary democracies, and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi the country’s flamboyant gift to the world. News coming out of Italy Monday morning indicated that a mentally-challenged man had breached Berlusconi’s security at a public…