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By Shirley Genga

Fighting ‘the other woman’ waste of time

I like rewards. I always like to know whether, if I endure a certain amount of suffering, there is a proportional — or even bigger — reward waiting for me at the end of it.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

Fighting ‘the other woman’ waste of time

Madness that come with the festivities

Madness that come with the festivities

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

Wives get a raw deal in marriages

Wives get a raw deal in marriages

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

When the writing is on the wall, run!

When the writing is on the wall, run!

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

What exactly is the worth of a wife?

I ask this question because I was completely baffled when about a week ago male MPs used their numerical advantage to defeat a clause that sought to have matrimonial property shared equally between a husband and wife upon dissolution of a marriage.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

What exactly is the worth of a wife?

Decorum in matters of the heart

Yes, good manners are still a necessity, especially in matters concerning love.

By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Decorum in matters of the heart

The ‘modern’ Kenyan man

Yes, the modern woman is an enigma; no one really knows how to handle her with all her rights and career power. But it is the modern man who is even more of a mystery.

By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

The ‘modern’ Kenyan man

Bad things only happen to good girls

There are a lot of things I do not understand. For instance, I do not understand why I am addicted to boiled maize; I also do not understand why any woman should still be walking around in bolero coat in 2013.

By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Bad things only happen to good girls

Dating: Hunter becomes the hunted

A new brand of women are so daring that they have no qualms picking random men to quench their bodily urges and dumping them, writes SHIRLEY GENGA.

By BY SHIRLEY GENGA. 11 years ago

Dating: Hunter becomes the hunted

Things every woman should learn before turning 30

When you are a young girl, you can get away with anything; from unforgivable fashion crimes, to stupid and even often bad choices. But when you become a woman of a certain age, there are things you have no business getting caught up in.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Things every woman should learn before turning 30

Of mothers who micromanage sons

Being a mother is a wonderful and magical experience, or so I have heard.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Of mothers who micromanage sons

Sometimes love just ain’t enough

I was never the best at physics (I could not do it to save my life). I was that type who got carried away with the Arts and only ended up doing physics because I misguidedly assumed that because my father was a physicist, physics somehow flowed in my veins, and oh wasn’t I shocked.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Sometimes love just ain’t enough

I feel nothing for my selfish and absent mum

It is hard to imagine a mother being anything other than loving, caring, selfless, giving, patient and kind, but not all live up to these societal expectations.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

I feel nothing for my selfish and absent mum

Making of a reggae king

He is one the favourite musicians in Kenya, his budding music career has left both friends and foes amazed, SWABRI MOHAMED aka REDSAN, shares his walk to the throne with SHIRLEY GENGA

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Making of a reggae king

Once a man-child, always one

The other day, I was with a group of girlfriends and the topic of the man-child came up. Interestingly enough, everyone seemed to have a story to tell about their encounter with one; that is how common they have become.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Once a man-child, always one

Of women who lose their identity in the name of love

Love is a wonderful thing. When one is in love, everything looks like rainbows and butterflies, and I do agree it is something to be celebrated, but sometimes women take the “I got a man” thing too far.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Of women who lose their identity in the name of love

Men should get to the kitchen and feel the heat too

The other day, I was hanging out with a group of friends and out of nowhere, the topic of women and domestication came up. One of my good male friends said he would not marry the lady he was currently dating. Her unforgivable crime was that she could not cook anything, let alone boil water to save her life.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Men should get to the kitchen and feel the heat too

Lazy men who act rich to seduce women

Nowadays, every young girl’s dream is to get married to a very rich man. No average Joe will do.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Lazy men who act rich to seduce women

Leave us alone, we will dress how we want!

There is no day I will ever complain that I was born a woman, it comes with so many perks.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Leave us alone, we will dress how we want!

Married men and women shamelessly on the prowl

I love reality television (and yes I am not ashamed), with everything from R and B divas, to Real House Wives of Atlanta, to Real Husbands of Hollywood.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Married men and women shamelessly on the prowl

Single and ready to mingle

The Feisty Ten trends with SHIRLEY GENGA

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Single and ready to mingle

Only successful man wanted

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the best mate of them all? Of course a successful man

By By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

Only successful man wanted

Cecilia Mwangi gets new pet dog Bobby II, after death of Bobby I

Former Miss Kenya Cecilia Mwangi has a new dog, less than a week after her beloved Terrier Cross, Bobby, died. Bobby was a celebrity in his own right, often accompanying Cecilia to events. The dog was recently featured in The Nairobian as one of the city’s most pampered pet.

By -By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

Cecilia Mwangi gets new pet dog Bobby II, after death of Bobby I

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