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After suffering a series of terrorism attacks, Kenya remains a traumatized nation. This is evident by a drill at Strathmore University that went awfully wrong resulting in the death of a university official. A student died at Kikuyu camps after a transformer exploded and there was a stampeded at Kenyatta University in what was thought to be a terror attack.
This incidents have brought to the fore the need for the public to be briefed on preparedness on how to cope with future attacks and managing panic. Faizal Ahmed reports

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Every 2nd of April the world commemorates World Autism Day -A day set aside to increase people’s awareness and educate the public about the developmental disorder that can significantly impact on the behavior , communication and social lives of the patient.
Autism affects 2% of the world’s population and has been ranked among the top fastest growing developmental disorders in the country.

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After the chaotic launch at the historic Muliro garden in Kakamega county on Saturday where ford Kenya Party leader and Bungoma senator Moses Masika Wetangula outlined his vision for the country, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi has laughed off Wetangula's ambitions.

While addressing his supporters at a different rally Mudavadi said Wetangula's dream will remain just that,a dream

Wetangula's chaotic launch has left the CORD coalition divided especially after ODM leader Raila Odinga skipped the rally.

Mudavadi advised Wetangula to forget getting support from Raila Odinga for the President, since he has no clout.

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The busy Naivasha Mai-mahiu highway, a road that is slowly earning the term black spot for the number of lives lost in the recent past.

This time round it was a lucky escape after train heading to Kisumu from Nakuru crashed into a bus at the railway crossing near the Panaroma Hotel.
According to an eye witness the bus driver was rushing to cross the before the train when the accident happened.

Confirming the accident Naivasha Deputy OCPD Agnes Ajamong said investigations were underway as a manhunt was launched for the bus driver who escaped after the accident.

Most of the passengers, workers from one of the flower farms were treated and discharged while 5 have been admitted in critical condition.

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Hi,

I recently found out that my husband was going out with a colleague at his place of work. When he was busted, he was remorseful and promised to end the relationship.

We talked about it and agreed on what needs to be done. One of the things we were advised on was that my husband should cut off all contact with the other woman, but the problem is they work together in the same department. I’m not comfortable with this though I do understand my hubby’s predicament. What can be done in such a situation?

OUR TAKE

It’s bad enough to discover that your spouse has been unfaithful and even worse to realise that his cheating partner is his colleague, making ongoing contact inevitable. It is good that your husband was remorseful and that you both desire to heal your marriage.

This can become such a confusing and complex thing to navigate because healing a marriage after an affair requires no contact with the affair partner as you were rightly advised. However, you cannot ask your husband to resign or stop going to work so that he doesn’t see this person, as you need him to provide for the family. So, what do you do?

Restore trust

First and foremost, you need to establish a willingness and commitment on his part to genuinely stop the affair. You see, even if he cuts contact with the other party, how sure are you that he has stopped fantasising or dreaming about her? So, whether they are working together or not, your goal here should be that of restoring trust. Don’t fear to ask him the hard questions that you may have and create for him a safe environment to openly share with you his struggles. Let him know your fears and see how best those fears can be addressed.

Share his fears with a superior

The fear of him working with his affair partner can be addressed by seeing how he can make himself accountable to a superior at his workplace, someone whom he can trust. Sometimes, what we fear most could just be that which gives us the opportunity for what we are looking for. You may be surprised that instead of him being vilified or laughed at, which he fears, the boss might just decide to move the affair partner to a separate building, floor, department, position or change work teams to minimise the chances of contact.

Let your presence be felt

If that can’t work, have a brainstorming session to discuss things that will make you the betrayed partner feel safe with your husband in that environment. Things such as calling you often during the day while at work, allowing you to come over to his workplace for lunch and other appropriate visits so that you have a presence there and discussing appropriate boundaries with the opposite sex that you both can agree on.

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For a long time now, I have always believed that I should not give beggars anything, especially money. If a beggar comes to my car window to beg, I dismiss them or even ignore them. On the streets, I avoid walking near them. I have always believed that begging ought not to be encouraged as an income generating activity.

Those who beg should be made to realise that begging does not pay, so that they can think of other ways to survive.  The other day, however, my opinion of beggars was greatly challenged. I was driving in slow traffic and ahead of me was a woman who reached out of her car window and gave money to some beggars we passed along the road. On my part, I just drove by. I was, however, left wondering who amongst the two of us was doing the right thing.

Some time ago I developed this motto, ‘never pass up an opportunity to give’. I thought that every time I provoke gratitude, I am blessed. Having my motto in mind, I was forced to accept that the woman who gave money to the beggars was doing better than I who was just dismissing them.

I, therefore, asked myself whether giving money would be beneficial to me if it turned out that the money was used to finance an illegal or immoral activity or if the money encouraged the beggar to be a beggar all his life. My object in giving is to provoke gratitude. Could I be sure to receive gratitude every time I gave money to a beggar?

You may be asking yourself why I would be so bothered about beggars. You see, for me, taking responsibility for all of my actions is something I believe in. I always want to do the right thing. I do not want to wait for a politician or for the government to do it for me. I do not allow myself to procrastinate on anything that disturbs my peace. Being sure that giving money to a beggar would not give me peace, I went to the supermarket and bought some polythene bags, toilet rolls, bottles of water and biscuits.

Then I went home and with my daughter’s help I packed 20 bags containing one of each of these things and put them in my car. So far, I have given out two bags and when I did, I was pleased to see the surprise in the beggar’s eyes and the enthusiasm with which he grabbed the bag.

I am satisfied that giving out those bags is in keeping with my motto and it gives me peace to know that I am doing something no matter how insignificant it may seem. The writer is a lawyer and a blogger www.njerimucheru.com

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Wambui Muriithi

If you want to find a guy who will commit, find one who is in the early stages of losing his hair. That is a well known fact, because the number one reason (from what I’ve heard) for men choosing to settle down, is that they feel too old for the singles scene.

This can happen in several ways; it’s quite normal when their brothers, cousins, best friends and colleagues all start coupling up and settle down. He barely has anyone to go out with anymore, much less go on a boys’ roadtrip with.

I read a Facebook post the other day of a guy who explained how he realised he had to leave the singles scene. He went to a well known lounge in Westlands to sit down by the bar and have a drink, but a young, attractive waitress assigned him to a table, automatically assuming he was waiting for his wife. He said at that moment he knew he in fact was at an age when he should have a wife. He felt like he didn’t fit in and left.

While I appreciate the funny side of his story, I find it somewhat depressing. It indicates that men leave the singles scene when they are too old for it or they have lost their chances, not before.

Marriage is the end of the fun and the last resort past a certain age. I don’t want to marry a man who’s had his fun with a bunch of girls and now feels like his chances are diminishing. Much less, who sees me as one of the few people he might have a shot at at that point.

I’m curious how men would react if faced with a similar scenario; to marry a woman who has ‘had her fun’, who you know has had way better relationships with others and is in fact leaving the guys she desires behind for the ‘sensible choice’ - you - who can give her a family now that she is pushing 30. It’s just clear that she sees you as ‘safe and comfortable’.

Nobody wants to feel that way, men or women, so why is it the case with the way we do things in the Nairobi dating scene?

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“If you want to run fast, go alone but if you want to run far, go together.” Working out alone can be a little boring, monotonous and dull. Although seasoned fitness gurus have learnt to enjoy lone workouts; it is difficult for beginners. They are simply unable to discipline themselves. It, therefore, becomes challenging to stick with a workout routine to the core.

Partner psyches your mood

Having a group to exercise with or a partner will sure enliven your spirits, boost your energy levels, accelerated weight loss and build overall health. A group can encompass family members, colleagues or neighbours.
You can go jogging together, exercise in the compound field or you could as well just form an anaerobic club.

Strength

Working out in a group will definitely lessen the burden of fatigue, boost energy that will then increase endurance. Your partners will give you morale to do an extra rep, thus keeps you exercising longer,which means burning more calories.

Healthy competition

We love it when we are ranked the best, and exercising together might trigger this friendly competition, which allows you to push yourself harder than you would when working out alone. Study has revealed, those who exercise in a group release more endorphins that if they exercise on their own, meaning you will be able to push yourself harder for much longer.

Group camaraderie

Joining a work-out group can keep you motivated, hold you accountable and help you develop a sense of group camaraderie. One thing about fitness is that there will always be someone who will be ahead of the pack. This individual will have a sense of responsibility to keep fellow comrades in check in case they want to stray.

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Christine Nderitu

In the current weather, those who do not drink water have been converted. You should know that the brain is 75 per cent water, blood 92 per cent, bones 22 per cent and muscles 75 per cent-on average, that’s 75 per cent of the body.

By the time you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. That’s why one is encouraged to sip water throughout the day. As a matter of fact, the colour of urine is a much better indicator of hydration. It ought to be a light colour, so the darker it is, the more dehydrated you are.

Infants and children are particularly at risk of dehydration. They have a high water and electrolytes turnover, as well as smaller body weight. It is ,therefore, important that you pack some water for your school-going children. The elderly are another particularly at risk group. As you grow older, your body’s ability to conserve water is reduced, thirst cue becomes less and the response to changes in weather becomes reduced.

Factors such as skipping meals and forgetfulness further increase the risk. So, regularly check up on your folks and get them water bottles to carry to the farm.

Those of you working outdoors are also at a great risk of dehydration, thus the water bottle with water in it needs to mean as much as your wallet, else you wake up being resuscitated on the street. This goes to endurance athletes as well. The more you sweat or lose water, the more you need to replace.

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Yusuf Masibo

St Luke’s Kimilili Boys High School,  which is  grappling with congestion in its hostels and classrooms, will  receive Sh5.5 million from leaders, among them Deputy President William Ruto, to improve infrastructure.

The DP has pledged Sh2 million and Bungoma governor Kenneth Lusaka Sh1 million. Kimilili MP Suleiman Murunga says the institution will be allocated Sh2.5 million from the Constituency Development Fund  kitty. Lusaka has promised to liase with the DP to have the cash pledge fulfilled.

Lusaka and Murunga visited the school recently to celebrate the success of its candidates in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) where it emerged second in the county with a mean of 9.655 behind Friends School Kamusinga. Only three boys fell below the minimum university entry point of C+ , while 258 qualified for direct entry into university.

Kimilili, located on 16 acres, has a population of 1,600 students. Lusaka applauded the teachers and students for the results and  challenged the current candidates to aim at breaking the record set by their predecessors.

But while praising his staff and students, Principal Patrick Wandili said this year, the school admitted 470 Form One students who are housed in six classrooms. “We have a single classroom with 82 boys,” he said.

Triple-decker beds help accommodate all the 1,600 boys. “Boys sleeping on the top most beds have to climb like monkeys. We need help,” he said.

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Kakamega Senator Dr. Boni Khalwale has come out to downplay reports of discord within the coalition for reforms and democracy following the chaotic scenes witnessed during Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula’s Presidential bid launch accusing Governor Wycliffe Oparanya of being behind the mayhem.
He said the governor plotted the disruption owing to fears that he will be voted out in 2017 further insisting he would beat him in the upcoming elections.
Khalwale at the same time assured CORD leader Raila Odinga of the support of Western Kenya in the 2017 polls.

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A church service at Thaithi PCEA church in Mathira, Nyeri county, failed to take off after a section of the congregation refused to allow normal church service to take place in the sanctuary accusing the church elders of plotting to grab a piece of land set aside for the community health center.
The defiant church members have vowed to deliberately skip the worship services until the matter is resolved.

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Webster Nyandika

Gaming platform mCHEZA has announced a promotion where customers win VIP trips to the Manchester FC V Leicester City derby, Arsenal V Manchester City match, Champions League Finals and the UEFA EURO 2016 Finals slated for 2nd, 7th and 28th May, and 6th July respectively, as part of rewarding their customers.

In order to win, every bet or multi-bet secures a player one point, every 100 shillings secures one point and every Jackpot bet scores two points. Players with top points win.

The winners will experience premium return flights, tickets to the live match and residence in the best hotels. mCHEZA Chief Executive Officer Peter Karimi noted that the matches would offer customers the opportunity to experience the fun aspect of gaming, over and above winning on the money they bet.

“We leverage our international partnership with Intralot to enhance our customers’ gaming experience. The matches we are offering are among the most enviable, and an all expenses VIP trip is a priceless experience for our loyal customers,” noted Peter.

Just three months old, mCHEZA has set up an aggressive marketing strategy in a bid to stem its presence in the gaming industry. As part of the company’s social responsibility pillars mCHEZA has partnered with Green Sports Africa to nurture talent across the country. In the next coming months, the platform is set to announce the online gaming platform which will boost its customer acquisition.

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The National Police Service Chairman Johnston Kavulundi has reiterated that the two thirds gender rule will be applied in the police recruitment exercise that launched today.
This after the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights raised concerns over the application of the gender rule in Kandui and Bumula in Western Kenya.

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Hundreds of students from the the University of Nairobi early today took to the streets destroying property worth hundreds of thousands, protesting the re-election of the SONU Chair, Babu Owino.
The protesters claim that election that was conducted on Saturday had been rigged in favor of Owino who has been the chair for now the fourth term.
Security officers were deployed through out the CBD as police engage the students in running battles.

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A well known business man cum politician from Nyandarua county has lost his life in a road accident along the Makuyu-Sagana highway.
Bernard Ndun'gu who had expressed interest in the Laikipia East parliamentary seat is said to have lost control of his vehicle and rolled several times.
The Makuyu traffic Police department says Ndungu who was alone in the car at the time of the accident sustained serious head injuries and died at the Thika Level 5 Hospital where he was undergoing treatment.
The wreckage has been transferred to Makuyu Police Station for inspection to determine the cause of the accident.

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Eiterua naa duo taata engelare olkurutuni te kaunti e Narok egirai aingoru ilopisaani lolpolisi obaya 10,000 tolosho olulunga
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Ore eyia neija netuuta naa esiana olbarnot teina kaunti ina gelare nejo naa metii esipata katukul tenkaraki naibooyioki tialo embae natejoki enkadorro
Ilomon na kulo oibalie orbanoti obo oingua emurua Olokurto yioloti enaa Edwin Kopolo ejo naa etomitikio endorropo ejing atua lelo opisaani lolpolisi
Etejo olopisaai oitasheiki ina siai a Lepeluan Lerubat inchere ore enkadorro olewa naa imitai 5.6 nesuj intomonok toomitai nabaya 5.3

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Rais Uhuru Kenyatta amepokezewa rasmi nchini Ufaransa baada ya kuwasili nchini humo mapema leo. Mchana wa leo rais alikagua gwaride la heshima lililoongozwa na majeshi ya Ufaransa. Rais ambaye ameandamana na mkewe Bi Margaret Kenyatta amejuzwa kuhusu maswala mbali mbali likiwemo swala tata la jinsi Ufaransa inakabili utovu wa usalama nchini humo. Baadaye rais atafanya mazungumzo na mwenyeji wake Francoi Hollande

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