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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) tipping point
We’re living in what can only be called a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) tipping point. While we have not legalised same-sex marriages locally like other liberal, if you may, societies,...
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Demand for luxury homes steady
While sales for middle-class housing has slowed down due to an economic down turn, the rich have stepped up demand for new, top–of-the range luxury homes. As a result, developers are battling to...
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Anti-terrorism, graft war top Obama agenda in Kenya trip
US President Barack Obama will tackle hard issues that face the Jubilee administration, some likely to stoke controversy, according to a brief he gave at the White House. Although Obama did not...
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Day Obama left me star-struck, speechless
Jambo sisters and brothers in Kenya. I hope you had a great week. I was very sad to hear about another terror attack in Kenya just weeks before President Barack Obama is set to make a historic visit...
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Kenyan juniors win silver, bronze as World Youth event
Kenyan girls at the ninth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia surrendered the 3,000m title to Ethiopia on the opening day as Shuru Bulo ran away with the gold medal ahead...
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Gambia lets Kenya host Japan-Africa conference
Kenya is set to be the first African country to host the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) after Gambia yielded ground on Wednesday night. President Uhuru Kenyatta broke...
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Garissa college students hit again as Moi campus shuts
The re-opening of Moi University’s main campus at Kesses, which was closed down indefinitely on Monday after the students went on the rampage destroying property of unspecified value, remains...
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I’m disappointed with you, Raila tells IEBC boss in rare meeting
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) leader Raila Odinga yesterday told Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Issack Hassan of his disappointment in the manner the...
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Take our price or hit the road, Uhuru tells bidders
President Uhuru Kenyatta has told contractors in the planned construction of 10,000 kilometres of roads to take what the government is offering or quit the programme. The programme is part of a...
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Kenyan women remain confident despite SA visa hitch
Harambee Starlets finally departed for South Africa yesterday for their Olympics qualifier against their hosts Banyana Banyana today. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) head of women’s football Angeline...
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Of rookie journalists, dress code and cocktail gaffes
Every profession has its fair share of greenhorns, that category of fellows who remind you rather harshly that you can remove a man from the bush but not the bush from the man. The greenhorns will...
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Obama should steer off gay debate
Long before the white man set foot in Africa bringing with him Christianity, the continent largely practiced religion, albeit based on traditional rites. This perhaps explains why Africans have...
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Bad omen for Kenya as youngsters eliminated
Day Two of 9th IAAF World Youth Games in Cali, Colombia did not augur well for Kenyan boys and girls whose below par efforts in 400m and 800m saw them eliminated at preliminary stages of their races....
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Do not be quick to point at speck in another’s eye
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s walk-out in a recent interview aired on national television and the consequent upheaval on social media brought back memories of an article that Dannish Odongo wrote at...
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Local traders must tap into opportunities
News that President Barack Obama will be visiting the country have been received with a lot of excitement and caution in equal measure. But it is the events of the last one week that have made Kenyans...
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You want to cover Barack Obama? Brace yourselves
In many professions, practitioners are never required to show proof of qualification and identity every time they perform their duty. However, in the Fourth Estate, which is supposed to be the fourth...
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When words will echo from the minds pen…
When the aesthetic pleasure of our rosy words dwindles down the slate of our creative artistry, and nothing is left of it but withering flowers upon the mound that was once our life, our songs of...
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Sh1.2b KRA new customs system tender row ends
The protracted tussle over a Sh1.2 billion tender for the supply of Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) new Integrated Management Customs System (ICMS) has ended with the Public Procurement Administrative...
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Local hockey body calls on player to turn up for national team selections
Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) has appealed to local hockey players to honour national team trials to help in the selection of a strong team for the All Africa Games-cum-Olympics Games qualifier set for...
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African values playing out in Obama visit
Hosting a party or even a simple get-together is an art. Dining etiquette, people skills and general tidiness are just some of the requirements to attract and keep guests in the home. I believe our...
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