What women want
A woman's relationship with healthcare providers and the healthcare system during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is crucial.
By Christine Koech 1 year ago
What women want
Five things to always remember about fats and carbs
WHO guidelines say adults should limit total fat intake to 30 per cent of total energy intake or less. Based on a typical diet, the total fat allowance is about 55 to 65g a day.
By Christine Koech 1 year ago
Five things to always remember about fats and carbs
Five daily habits to keep you healthy
Try including veggies in your meal; eating fresh fruit and vegetables as snacks; eating a variety of fruits and vegetables; and eating them in season.
By Christine Koech 1 year ago
Five daily habits to keep you healthy
Standard Group mentees challenged to take up opportunities that help build resilience
Fifteen mentees and 10 mentors of the pioneer cohort were celebrated at the ceremony held on Tuesday.
By Christine Koech 1 year ago
Standard Group mentees challenged to take up opportunities that help build resilience
Cancer risk factors to avoid
It has been estimated that outdoor air pollution contributed to 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2016, of which 6% were lung cancer deaths.
By Christine Koech 1 year ago
Cancer risk factors to avoid
Empower girls but not at the expense of boys
Fewer men than women are taking up empowerment opportunities. Society is investing less in the boy child but expecting the same outcome
By Christine Koech 2 years ago
Empower girls but not at the expense of boys
Crystal Palace player gets death threats after Nez ejected
Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen says he received death threats and an avalanche of abuse online after Liverpool's Darwin Nunez
By Christine Koech and Josphat Thiong'o 2 years ago
Crystal Palace player gets death threats after Nez ejected
How Covid-19 hampered rescue efforts for GBV victims
There was increased risk of intimate partner violence in homes during the Covid-19 pandemic due to disruption of jobs and the family economy,
By Christine Koech 2 years ago
How Covid-19 hampered rescue efforts for GBV victims
Women challenged to overcome fears and break the ceiling as SGWN marks third anniversary
Koimett challenged women to support each other in their journeys to the top even as she calls for gender inclusion at workplaces.
By Christine Koech 3 years ago
Women challenged to overcome fears and break the ceiling as SGWN marks third anniversary
26 years after Beijing, the issues are still raw, rugged
Brave women stepped up to various podiums to articulate what needed immediate action. They told stories about 'equality at the workplace'.
By Christine Koech 3 years ago
26 years after Beijing, the issues are still raw, rugged
Parents need to be more alert in the age of social media
Over the past few days, many conversations on social media have revolved around a video posted by a teenager on his Instagram account.
By Christine Koech 5 years ago
Parents need to be more alert in the age of social media
In the age of social media, parents need to be more alert
Honestly, children still need guidance with a lot of things.
By Christine Koech 5 years ago
In the age of social media, parents need to be more alert
Is it ever socially OK to be stingy?
The script is usually the same; they rarely repay the money and, if they do, they will pay part of it and ‘assume’ you have forgotten about the total amount.
By Christine Koech 8 years ago
Is it ever socially OK to be stingy?
'I too was an envied flower girl'
As an eight-year-old girl in 1990, Susan Wangari was almost precisely in little Joan's shoes. She had welcomed a visiting dignitary in the same fashion - Nelson Mandela to be exact - and although she has few memories of the day, she is sure of one thing; that it was one of the biggest days of her life.
By Christine Koech 9 years ago
'I too was an envied flower girl'
Youth, women biggest winners of GES 2015
It all began in Cairo in 2009 during a speech by US President Barack Obama in which he indicated that entrepreneurship would be on the forefront of his country’s engagement agenda with other countries.
By Christine Koech 9 years ago
Youth, women biggest winners of GES 2015
Uhuru, Obama adopt humour to break ice at GES opening
After a rousing welcome for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his US counterpart Barack Obama by Julie Gichuru, complete with fist pumping and ululation, the two Heads of State took to the podium as the hosts of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015.
By Christine Koech 9 years ago
Uhuru, Obama adopt humour to break ice at GES opening
Binyavanga Wainaina didn’t just come out, he did it in style
If Wikipedia decided it was worth to put my bio in their “free encyclopedia”, I would share a few “keywords” with Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina.
By Christine Koech 9 years ago
Binyavanga Wainaina didn’t just come out, he did it in style
Alice the nanny made my house a wonderland
When I was pregnant with my first daughter back 2010, I imagined that I would only need a month to look for a good house help.
By Christine Koech 10 years ago
Alice the nanny made my house a wonderland
World Cup for dummies: How not to 'float' in this season
To be honest, this time around, it would be easy to say that I could care less about the World Cup but as a more experienced journalist and being charged with the task of informing the masses about one of the biggest events in the world, I guess I have to get some World Cup soup down my throat. The aroma will be everywhere anyway so I might as well put on a bib and prepare myself to take a sip.
By Christine Koech 10 years ago
World Cup for dummies: How not to 'float' in this season
How doctors saved Baby Satrin’s life
As the world anxiously waited for the outcome of Baby Satrin Osinya’s operation, the team of doctors knew the hopes of the boy’s family and a whole nation rested on their shoulders, and that is why everything had to go right.
By Christine Koech and Hellen Miseda 10 years ago
How doctors saved Baby Satrin’s life