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Shirley Genga

It’s an A for aspiring neurosurgeon

Consistent performance in national examinations evades many, yet DENNIS OKUMU, 18, managed this feat. How did he do it? SHIRLEY GENGA sought answers.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

It’s an A for aspiring neurosurgeon

Promoting agriculture through digital media

Promoting agriculture through digital media

By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

Gospel rap princess Dee reveals what guides her decisions

Gospel rap princess Dee reveals what guides her decisions

By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

I want to kill myself

I want to kill myself

By Shirley Genga 10 years ago

What 21st century woman is all about

I am often perturbed when men act all shocked and heartbroken when it “supposedly” dawns on them that the 21-century women are only after their money.

By Shirley Genga 10 years ago

What 21st century woman is all about

Gospel singer hungers on

Few manage achieve breakthrough success in the competitive music industry until after a considerable duration. ELIZABETH WAITHERA alias CHUCHU, 21, did it in a relatively short time. She tells SHIRLEY GENGA her story.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

Gospel singer hungers on

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

What you didn’t know about Canada’s Parliament Hill

When I arrived in Ottawa a number of things captured my attention, the first thing is that while Ottawa is the Capital City of the second largest country in the world, it is extensively populated with trees and water ways.

By Shirley Genga 10 years ago

What you didn’t know about Canada’s Parliament Hill

What Toklezea hit maker Chantelle has been up to

Winnie Wambui alias Chantelle, literally blew into the music scene with her runaway hit Toklezea. Writer SHIRLEY GENGA caught up with her to unearth what she has been up to since.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

What Toklezea hit maker Chantelle has been up to

Madness that come with the festivities

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is that time again!

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago

Madness that come with the festivities

Wives get a raw deal in marriages

I believe dowry still has a central place in modern society. I believe in appreciating and celebrating those who raised a woman.

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Wives get a raw deal in marriages

How house girls become co-wives

The other day, I got into an unexpected fungua roho session with a friend on a car ride into town. For some reason or the other, he let it all out. He went on and on about his wife and all her faults.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

How house girls become co-wives

Canadian universities offer Kenyan students affordable and quality education

As international university tuition costs soar, Kenyan students seeking affordable but quality post-graduate education are now turning to Canada.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

Canadian universities offer Kenyan students affordable and quality education

When the writing is on the wall, run!

The other day, I was out with a friend for lunch

By By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

When the writing is on the wall, run!

What you didn’t know about TV comedian Awinja

No female comedian brings humour to TV better than Papa Shirandula’s Awinja, real Name Jacky Vike. Shirley Genga caught up with the person behind the character.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

What you didn’t know about TV comedian Awinja

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

Crazy Monday: Do we really have a perfect woman?

The other day I was browsing the Internet and I bumped into an interesting blog where some guy had outlined requirements of his “dream girl”.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Crazy Monday: Do we really have a perfect woman?

The ‘goodest’ city in Canada

Maybe you have seen the You Tube video, maybe not. Well, LG Canada went out to discover the ‘goodest’ city in Canada.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

The ‘goodest’ city in Canada

Lupita inches closer to an Oscar

Nairobi’s wonder girl wins Hollywood’s top award handed to her by newly engaged singer Kanye West and Angela Bassett

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Lupita inches closer to an Oscar

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

Unveiling Scott the violinist

SCOTT KABUGI, 21, is handy with the violin. SHIRLEY GENGA unveils a youth who chose to follow an unbeaten path and is now enjoying the yield.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Unveiling Scott the violinist

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

Homegrown beauty

NELLY TUIKONG was living the American dream; she had a great job, had just married the man of her dreams, and basically had the white picket fence life. But she left it all behind to chase her Kenyan investment dream; a local cosmetic line. She spoke to SHIRLEY GENGA.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Homegrown beauty

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

One degree can change a village

As soon as she was born, Teriano Lesancha was booked for marriage to the midwife’s son. But as she grew up, the ambitious young woman fought for her right to education.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

One degree can change a village

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!

Why jazz is close to my heart

He is regarded as one of East Africa’s finest pianists and his music is best described as colourful rhythmic melodies with African infusions served on a funky contemporary jazz platter, AARON RIMBUI spoke to SHIRLEY GENGA about his mission to transform Kenya into a jazz loving country

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Why jazz is close to my heart

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

Why Kenyan women flip for foreign men all the time

Interestingly, the craze for foreign men is nothing new. In fact, in the days of our mothers, Congolese men were selling like hot cake.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

Why Kenyan women flip for foreign men all the time

My battle with recurring tumour

He is the envy of many men his age; with a business empire to his name, a wife and a daughter, what more could a man want? But as Big Kev shares with Shirley Genga, the road hasn’t been all rosy.

By SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

My battle with recurring tumour

Men who swing it both ways

Women these days not only worry that their man could be cheating on them, but that he could be cheating on them with another man.

By By CATE MUKEI and SHIRLEY GENGA 11 years ago

Men who swing it both ways

From ‘on set errand boy’ to film director

I started from the bottom; I was a personal assistant at the film production firm, more like an ‘on set’ errands boy. I basically did everything for everybody.

By Shirley Genga 11 years ago

From ‘on set errand boy’ to film director

I will marry when I want

Being single is not a death sentence, so please take your pity somewhere where it is needed!

By -shirley genga 11 years ago

I will marry when I want

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