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Rose Kwamboka

Kenya Kwanza and Azimio shift election battle to control of top seats in Parliament

William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza has 163 MPs-elect and it has won over 10 independents as it seeks to have majority members.

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

Kenya Kwanza and Azimio shift election battle to control of top seats in Parliament

How to raise capital for a small start-up

How to raise capital for a small start-up

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

Captain Ruth Karauri: Why work-life balance doesn't work for her

Captain Ruth Karauri: Why work-life balance doesn't work for her

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

What it takes to start and grow a business

What it takes to start and grow a business

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

Nairobi, Kiambu record highest child sex predators online

Two in every 10 cases of online child sexual abuse are perpetrated by strangers with most victims being girls between the ages of 15 and 17 years.

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

Nairobi, Kiambu record highest child sex predators online

How I built this: Lessons from the best entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship isn’t very natural, writes award-winning journalist Guy Raz in his book, How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success...

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

How I built this: Lessons from the best entrepreneurs

How to stay profitable on a low-cost model

Where money is concerned, there are few industries that are riskier than the airline business.

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

How to stay profitable on a low-cost model

Should I? Expert answers your key money questions

Should I take a loan to buy a car? Should I save or invest? Should I borrow money from my partner? How much should I send my parents?

By Rose Kwamboka 2 years ago

Should I? Expert answers your key money questions

‘Born on a Tuesday’

Dantala, the Muslim boy’s voice in the author’s debut novel is our entry into the politically and religiously fuelled war in Nigeria.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

‘Born on a Tuesday’

Adaobi Tricia: 'I Do Not Come To You By Chance'

As the first son, Kingsley is entitled to various privileges like a piece of meat in his egusi soup. He also shoulders certain responsibilities.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Adaobi Tricia: 'I Do Not Come To You By Chance'

Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's fastest man: I'm getting used to the fame

Everyone now knows him with his characteristic pose with his tongue out at the finish line. Africa’s fastest man.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's fastest man: I'm getting used to the fame

Caine winner: Refugees and the idea of home

The Street Sweep is part of the anthology A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, a book about immigrant refugees and those facing displacement.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Caine winner: Refugees and the idea of home

Racism, con-games and fate of the few

The Chi is the guardian spirit which according to Igbo cosmology, every living thing contains.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Racism, con-games and fate of the few

New IEBC interview technique explained

A selection panel administered psychometric tests for the 36 shortlisted candidates who were selected from a pool of 660 applicants.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

New IEBC interview technique explained

Political storm of family, choice and consequences

My only criticism other than the fact that the book at 359 pages could have been longer, is that the ending is rushed.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Political storm of family, choice and consequences

Sulwe: The night star

Even though Sulwe might not appreciate her darkness now, it is important, just as light is.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Sulwe: The night star

Twelve things Sh1 trillion can do

You would need to spend Sh46 million a day for the next 60 years to get through Sh1 trillion.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Twelve things Sh1 trillion can do

Low births: Why there may be no babies born by 2070

As women postpone motherhood or opt for smaller families, researchers are now raising concerns that humans could become an endangered species.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Low births: Why there may be no babies born by 2070

Feminism was African first

"Feminism is for women in developed countries with first-world problems".

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Feminism was African first

First achievers: Women who top the charts in Kenya

Following the selection of Justice Martha Koome for the Chief Justice job, we celebrate women who scored a first in their respective fields.

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

First achievers: Women who top the charts in Kenya

Oscars not just a man but, white

Many expected Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman to win prestigious honour posthumously, but absent Anthony Hopkins scooped it.

By Rose Kwamboka and Kirsten Kanja 3 years ago

Oscars not just a man but, white

Music: What’s love got to do with it?

On YouTube, ‘Dusuma’ was the most viewed Kenyan song of 2020, followed by Tanzanian artiste Rayvanny’s ‘Teamo’

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Music: What’s love got to do with it?

Tax on water, tax on life

If the 2021 theme for World Water Day is anything to go by, then the government’s undertakings in the last year are doing little...

By Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Tax on water, tax on life

Here comes Madam President Samia Suluhu

She will meet the CCM leadership today to kick start the process of nominating the Vice President

By Roselyne Obala and Rose Kwamboka 3 years ago

Here comes Madam President Samia Suluhu

He had witty comebacks, and profound gems too

While Mzee Moi could be stern, he had his humorous moments, sometimes smack in the middle of a speech.

By Rose Kwamboka 4 years ago

He had witty comebacks, and profound gems too

Is a donkey sign of wealth or poverty?

They are versatile, which has ensured their survival of Schumpeter’s gale of creative destruction

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Is a donkey sign of wealth or poverty?

Ways to make people remember your business

In my recruitment process, passion always beats qualification because one can always learn on the job, but passion can never be taught.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Ways to make people remember your business

Why a name can either make or break a company

But before it was Pepsi, it was “Brad’s Drink.” Who is Brad? Caleb Bradham was a pharmacist who created the Pepsi recipe in 1893.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Why a name can either make or break a company

Quick ways to reduce stress

Sometimes you don’t realise how stressed you are until the ‘emergency’ painkillers don’t work anymore.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Quick ways to reduce stress

Things destroying your productivity

When we start out in business, when determination is high and money is tight, we often think we can do everything by ourselves.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Things destroying your productivity

Dear entrepreneur, put yourself out there – blow your own trumpet

Why wait to publish on a major platform when you have the means to start publishing now.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Dear entrepreneur, put yourself out there – blow your own trumpet

The opium of the masses

Have you ever failed so bad you shock yourself into getting born again?

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

The opium of the masses

Why trusting your gut matters

New research shows that when making decisions, intuition can be better than a rational, deliberate approach.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Why trusting your gut matters

How to keep your brain young

Can’t remember your phone password? Does it take extra-long to master a route?

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

How to keep your brain young

First mover advantage

No one remembers the second man on the moon; At least I don’t.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

First mover advantage

Digital solutions for small scale farmers

Despite being the largest agricultural country in the East African market, the Kenyan market is experiencing a lot of hardships in creating more room

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Digital solutions for small scale farmers

Consistency is key to entrepreneurial success

Don’t underestimate how much time and discipline contribute to your success.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Consistency is key to entrepreneurial success

Cashing in on Kenya's purple reign

Having rebranded she felt the need to re-invent her brand to keep the excitement and interest going.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Cashing in on Kenya's purple reign

If you ask for money, you get advice

Given a minute with a successful entrepreneur, what one thing would you ask about running a business?

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

If you ask for money, you get advice

4 things keeping you from making money

Do take a seat as Waceke Nduati highlights the things that keep us from financial independence and what we can do to remedy that.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

4 things keeping you from making money

From a boy with a lisp to one of world’s biggest influencers

Three things largely contributed to the making of a successful entrepreneur and leader in TD Jakes.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

From a boy with a lisp to one of world’s biggest influencers

10 minutes with T.D Jakes

“I love Kenya, and its people,” he says, his voice filling the spacious but filled room in Nairobi’s Villa Rosa Kempinski.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

10 minutes with T.D Jakes

Turn that phone on and create

I have come to detest seminars that ask participants to switch off their phones.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

Turn that phone on and create

The science behind school diets

I remember my own high school days – the menu always contained more carbohydrates than protein or greens.

By Rose Kwamboka 5 years ago

The science behind school diets

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