It hs been ges since I was on this platform! Alot was happening in my country politically. We had our general elections last year and we had to go back to the ballot a second time! It wasn't easy and the

Personally, I have been a victim of bullying in high school for a brief period. It happened because my mom bought me a pair of brand new Reeboks when I joined Form 1 . They had just been released and no

I don't know if you all now this, but Kenya is the largest 2nd hand clothes importer in the world. We import thousands of tonnes of second hand clothes from USA,UK etc creating thousands of jobs and also

We are in our Winter season In Kenya. It is quite cold but yesterday was especially very cold. These are pictures taken outside my grandmothers house in the Rift Valley!One would think this is the USA

I encountered these majestic beasts of burden on a road trip recently to the Rift valley of Kenya. Beautiful sight.

Over recent years, there has been an increase in the number of women who have bleached their skin. Personally I don't get it, I mean,what happens when you grow old? How will your skin look like then? What

She met him in a bar one cold July evening. She had gone there with a friend to take the usual two glasses of wine before heading home. Things were tough for both of them at that time. They had no jobs

Yesterday was a holiday. We celebrated Eid-Ul-Fitr with our Muslim brothers and sisters. For this occasion, I decided to make Fish in coconut sauce served with rice and spinach for the family, its delicious

I just opened my Steemit account and am at 101 followers! I am so excited y'all. This is a great milestone for me. I know there are people with 1000 followers but to me, my 101 really counts. We shall

Did you know that you can send or receive money through your mobile phone wherever you are? You can also buy airtime, pay for your shopping, pay your bills . This is all possible thanks to Mpesa. Mpesa

This is a painting my daughter did of me with my Afro. In an earlier post, I wrote cutting my relaxed hair. That was 3 1/2 weeks ago. This is my Afro now. (I think it has grown a tiny bit..Ha) I like that

Today the CEO of the Kenya Film Classification Board issued a statement instructing Multichoice and GoTV both owned by Multichoice, a South African pay TV network to discontinue airing of some Cartoon

You would be welcomed into somebody's house with about 3 picture albums. They were usually not well preserved so most would be falling apart and you had to be careful while going through them not to cause

Mandazi is one of Kenyas's favourite biting. It originated from Swahili culture and it is made by deep frying leavened wheat dough. Today I will show you how I make my variation of this sweet delicacy.

I have always loved children. I remember back in campus we would have discussions with my friends on how many kids we all wanted and amongst all my friends, am the only who wanted 4 kids!! That is until

My dad has been diagonized with Spinal Tuberculosis. Up until last week, I did not know that this form of TB existed. He has been having back pains and loss of weight. He lives in upcountry and the doctors

Over the weekend my friend and I went to the newly opened Newscafe restaurant located in the Westlands hub within Nairobi to have some lunch. They have a very wide menu selection but in the end I decided

I cut my long shoulder length hair this weekend. It was a tough decision to make and even harder to go through with it.. I mean this is hair that I have grown for over 10 years and was extremely attached.

Last night I into an argument with 5 elderly gentlemen. This was because they somehow thought that it is OK for 12-13 year old to get married and even to have sex. They argued that the legal age for consent

I recently visited a little known art center here in Kenya. Little known because many people are not aware that it exists and yet the artisans there produce some of the best art and sculptures in Kenya