Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States. His birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. Tributes are paid to him on his death anniversary each April, and his
The tracks that feature here are those whose lyrical content and music videos gives the audience a real feel of Nairobi. The songs are essentially Nairobi City guide but in the non-traditional sense. They are about stuff that we do. Stuff that any tourist to
Nairobians love their drink. Could be a cultural thing or just collective escapism from living in an African city faced with the varagities of being on the shot-end of neo-liberalism. But that’s not the story for today. There are loads of songs about partying in
Full text of the statement by eight senior Nation Media Group columnists who withdrew their columns from the East African media powerhouse over infringement of media freedoms in Kenya. One of the NMG columnists involved, Prof Nic Cheeseman (@Fromagehomme), summarizes the global reasons behind the
While the tactics – bombing,tagging – remain rooted in the oft castigated methods of the last century’s street art that earned this form of expressionism its bad boy tag, graffiti art in the 21st century is mainstream. You’ll be hard pressed to find an oxymoron
When the wise men spotted the star in the north, as it had been written, they carried with them gifts to pay homage to the new king. Featuring prominently were gifts of fragrances. Frankincense and myrrh aka the ancestors of modern perfumes. Granted, the nativity
Pulling the executive look, suit and tie, is something most men can handle. Provided that they had the needed help when they were buying the suit. So that it fits. Once the suit up is done, even the most fashion clueless man will get it
Not many women confess to this, but this activity-that admittedly many may consider mundane- is one of the most liberating, self-confidence boosting things that one gets to do as grown woman. Ladies and gentlemen get ready for it…….Drum-Roll…….. It’s being in total control of your
Everybody should at least once in their lifetime experience the peace of that uplifting spruced up feel of wearing well done makeup. Deserve? Yes. Right? Maybe. Whichever way you gravitate, you must admit that living in a hedonistic 21st century, makeup feels more of a
Today , Feb 22 , 2017 marks day 80 of the nationwide Kenyan doctors strike. It marks the day when Kenyan parliament (rather late) made an attempt at alleviating the misery, indignity and irreplaceable loss that majorly poor Kenyans have suffered over close to three
