Couple rides through ‘mkokoteni’ moment
“If there is anyone with cause why these two should not get married, speak now or forever hold your peace.”
By BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
Couple rides through ‘mkokoteni’ moment
Teaching women to defend themselves
Philip Erick Otieno started boxing and taekwondo at the age of nine, believing the two sports would give him an edge in pursuing his dream of joining the army.
By By NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
Teaching women to  defend themselves
Weighing schooling options: Homeschooling or classroom
The distinction between ‘home’ and ‘school’ is ordinarily quite clear. Learners in various levels of the knowledge chain, from baby class to university, usually leave ‘home’ for ‘school’ then return to the latter after various intervals of conquering ignorance
By By Nanjinia Wamuswa 11 years ago
Weighing schooling options: Homeschooling or classroom
Woman reeking of fishy smell smoked out of matatu
A middle-aged woman was last Monday unceremoniously forced out of a Kawangware-bound matatu because of a stench wafting from her body. The woman, only known as Akello, boarded a matatu at Railways bus stop with a luggage of fresh fish headed to her base in Kawangware, where she plies her trade.
By By NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
Woman reeking of fishy smell smoked out of matatu
Former house-help found calling in caring for orphans
Diminah Machanja Khasialo had worked as a house-help in Nairobi for 20 years. Her life took a different turn when she found three abandoned babies in less than a month, and quit her job to start a centre for orphans.
By BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
Former house-help found calling in caring for orphans
‘Thugs’ ride in gospel to win youthful souls
The word ‘thug’ is associated with criminal activities.
By By NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
‘Thugs’ ride in gospel to win youthful souls
Weatherman raises warning as cold bites
Nairobi’s cold ‘July’ season has come earlier than expected and could last until August, with temperatures expected to plunge to as low as 10 degrees centigrade.
By By Nanjinia Wamuswa 11 years ago
Weatherman raises warning as cold bites
Kibera's forgotten scholar
Dr Savai claims State agents marked him as a ‘revolutionary’ when he returned home from studies abroad in 1989. Since then financial and job stability have remained elusive
By BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
Kibera's forgotten scholar
An encounter with friendly thugs
Armed robbers are dangerous and they don’t negotiate with their victims. However, one Joseph Okwiri recently had the ‘pleasure’ of encountering friendly bandits on Lang’ata Road at night.
By By NANJINIA WAMUSWA 11 years ago
An encounter with friendly thugs