Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappWhat a time to be alive! Remember when it was almost expected that men should be older than the women they dated or married and even being seen in public with a woman that was older than you was an abomination? Scenes when partaking in such acts would […]
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIt is quite clear that suicide is no longer a personal tragedy. It is now a public health crisis that touches families and communities across Africa and the world at large. What might be a statistic to the rest of the world is (to those affected) a life
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappName me one cocktail that carries as much sophistication as the martini. I will wait. (Okay, maybe the Margarita could come close…) The martini is no longer just a drink but a symbol of elegance and refinement, although when was it never that? We blame James Bond for
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappA drug that was once used to help manage type 2 diabetes has now found itself in the midst of a global health conversation. Ozempic as we know it should be making headlines in medical journals. Instead it is trending on social media feeds and celebrity interviews. Social
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappI always think of September in general as suicide prevention month. It is during September that the world pauses to mark Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide Prevention Day. It is the month of trending hashtags and awareness campaigns as the global community reaffirms its commitment to saving
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThe lemonade, with its perfect balance of tartness and sweetness, has earned a place on tables across cultures and generations. This is one of the fond memories from my childhood. On a hot Mombasa Sunday afternoon, my mom serving us a glass of chilled lemonade infused with herbs
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIn recent years, researchers and headlines alike have begun to talk about a “male loneliness epidemic.” You probably have heard of it in conversations or seen it in online discussions. We have all come across the term, but how many of us truly understand what it means? According
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappYou have probably heard of the old joke about the difference between finish and complete. It goes, What’s the difference between complete and finished? If you marry the right woman, you are complete. If you marry the wrong woman, you are finished. And if the right woman catches
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThis is not the article I had planned to write this morning. But I woke up with a heavy heart and a myriad of questions. For starters, what is really happening in Africa. To be more specific, what is going on in Kenya? Is it just me, or
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappBeing single in 2025 isn’t a curse. It is 2025, for crying out loud, not 1922 where without a partner by your side you could not own land, have a bank account or whatever else it is they had going on back then. Being single in 2025 is
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappSome things in life we forget as time goes by. Others stay with us forever. For every woman, the memory of having your first period is one that never leaves. That feeling of horror and realising what is truly happening can be really damning. The constant “if you
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappWhat first comes to mind when you hear the name Tsavo? Most travelers know Tsavo National Park for its elephants and wide-open savannahs. Some also think of the lions and other wild animals, but it mostly is about the elephants. When I was in Class Six, our school
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappJust writing this article, I suddenly remembered the period immediately after I cleared high school. Before the KCSE results were even out, I was already working at my uncle’s imaging clinic at the Coast. I was only 16 turning to 17, and I found myself dealing with extremely
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappHow many of you have ever looked at the world map and thought, mmmm, there is something wrong with this map? I know I haven’t. It is crazy how most of us were brought up to believe everything we learnt in school as the gospel truth. Heck, even
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThe Urban Escape Promise this Holiday Friday evening SGR departure from Nairobi’s chaos The sun is setting over Nairobi’s skyline and with it, your weekend adventure begins. The afternoon express train from Nairobi Terminus whisks you away from traffic jams and deadlines, replacing concrete jungle with Kenya’s legendary
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram Whatsapp On the internet and everywhere you look, there is a married couple posing together looking happy and content. Make no mistake, marriage is a beautiful journey, but it can also be demanding. We see all the glamour that is being portrayed, content creators doing what they do
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram Whatsapp62 Years On I have recently found myself scratching my head on what the African Union really does. Since the last elections they held, these thoughts have been popping up in my head randomly. The more I thought, the less I understood. So I decided to make it
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappMore African men are quietly choosing vasectomy even though stigma and misinformation still stand in the way. It’s time we had an honest conversation. I have a really close friend whose name is Paul. Paul is thinking about getting a vasectomy. That’s what he told me a couple
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThere’s a special kind of thrill that comes from realizing your bedtime lullaby is a lion’s distant roar. (I am sure this thought has never crossed your mind, but, here we are.) This, as opposed to a YouTube playlist titled “Safari Ambience.” Imagine the real deal, vibrating softly
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThe Quiet Return: A Movement Gaining Momentum Guys, something is quietly happening outside the headlines. Across TikTok and YouTube, a pattern is emerging of black Americans packing up their lives in the U.S. and heading to Africa for good. This isn’t a mass migration in the traditional sense,
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