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Sauber cut an F1 car in half and reveal what’s inside | F1 technology - Sauber cut an F1 car in half and reveal what’s inside is an original article from *F1 Fanatic*. If this article has been published anywhere other than *F...

United We Stand. - I wrote a note about tithe and pastors a few weeks ago. I tagged some people, others I did not but then also read it. In a previous article, I wrote *Ch...

"Perhaps your anxiety is specific to magicians" - I found that quote in a strangely-translated instruction manual for an obscure but beautiful trick. But it has wide applicability. Perhaps your anxiety is sp...

Information or Disinformation: in the Eyes of the Beholder? - I am in sympathy with the popular notion that people in developing countries need access to information, especially about health and other matters that pr...

Nairobi's Railway Commuter System - It is gratifying to see the commuter railway system being built. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Future+of+Nairobis+transport+takes+shape+...

Looking for a Job? Take the Initiative! - This month, nearly 2 million students left colleges and universities around the country with a bachelor’s degree in hand. Some will be headed to graduate s...

Free Online Event – Ultimate You Mindfest - There’s a free online event coming up that I recommend if you’d like to condition your mind for positive thinking, success, and action orientation. It’s ca...

Airtel to invest USD 100 million in Rwanda - Airtel was awarded a license by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) late last year to operate 2G and 3G GSM mobile services in Rwanda. And now ...

Adventures in Travel Hacking - Greetings from LHR Terminal 3, soon to be departing to San Francisco after a weekend in London for the U.K.

A world of big (closed) data and its unused potential - “Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003” said Eric Schmidt from Google in 2010. Behind most...

The Rogue Pastor - This morning I listened to the radio. Yea, it’s something to write about. In fact, the next big thing I need to do is to watch television. I haven’t switch...

How the “Shareholder Spring” is rocking many a board - “The corporate world is emerging from several weeks of boardroom turbulence dubbed the “Shareholder Spring.” In annual meeting after annual meeting around ...

My first time...some other first times - Since everyone's kindle is burning up with Fifty Shades of Grey, let me recommend this title. Lesbian First Times: 10 Lesbians Share Their First Sexual E...

Landmarks - Ever found yourself in a situation where your faith was defied by your circumstances? Perhaps you were sure God wanted you to enter a certain profession bu...

My Blog is 6 Years Old today!!!!! - Source So today 6 years ago I started blogging. It has been an amazing ride. I have grown as a person and as a blogger. I have met remarkable people. In m...

Expose on the Criminalization of the Kenyan State - Here is some background. The highest office in the land was very much involved. Filed under: africa Tagged: Artur Brothers, drug trafficking in Kenya, jich...

Away Win will Gain Respect – Halfpenny - Leigh Halfpenny has admitted Wales will need to start going away and beating southern hemisphere sides, if they are going to be considered a real powerhous...

Video: Muthoni DQ - "Vile Inafaa" - featuring *Octopizzo* nice hiphop collab

The Gap - Sometimes reflections takes one far and for me when I do take time to reflect over things and think deep sometimes I do end up locking myself in a shell, a s...

remember to call at my grave - *"Being black is not a matter of skin pigmentation. Being black is a reflection of a mental attitude." **Steve Biko* A lot of things changed for me whe...

The iHub UX Lab and Supercomputer Cluster - When I look at the tech scene in Africa, there is a single question that consistently runs through my mind. What foundational parts of the technology ecosy...

Songs that make me laugh - *1. "Brick House" by the Commodores*. Everything about this song is funny, from the opening wolf whistle to "lady's stacked and that's a fact." Its over-th...

This is what the poet Whigfield imagined - It was a lovely thing to walk home from work during the rugby on Saturday, counting the jellies that somebody had scattered longways up Clanbrassil Street ...

Circles & Spirals - I am the Masutā of circles and spirals. I generally justify it with this Japanese saying: To search for the old is to understand the new. The old, the new....

Conspiracy Theory Winning Stories - I am sure you are anxious to know what the decision is on the winning conspiracy theory. The judges chewed quite hard on their pencils but finally came to ...

Three factors that give children in Africa a head start in technology for a digitally driven world. - This past week Facebook went public and in the process made its Founder Mark Zuckerburg and many others either billionaires or millionaires. Its once again...

Freedom - The breeze hits my face a breath of fresh air my lungs filling up my feet pound against the pavement I can't breath Oh yes indeed I can breath I push forward...

KENYA-SOMALI GALA NIGHT IN EARNEST - The GCG is hosting the first Kenya-Somali Gala night, a traditional night laced with celebration of culture, heritage, leadership and development. It...

Irritation central - I love sunny mornings. Now I’m not a morning person by nature. Those who know me well know I’m short on words and humor during the early hours. I may have ...

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Innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, and exposure my observations from interaction with the university student developer community - Innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, and exposure my observations from interaction with the university student developer community Over the past two ye...

Surnames - Every country has its set of common names. If you take a Kenyan telephone directory (do they still exist), there’s bound to be hundreds of Kamaus, Njoroges...

Why You Need To Leave Home - The first time I met Tony and Sylvia, I was stunned by their apparent love for each other. It was not the hand holding or the public show of affection, the...

The enlightened forces - On the Tuesday before the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix, a little man in dark glasses was seen walking hurriedly along a street called Carrer Còrsega i...

Clear the dust - Well this place has been dusty for long enough. It’s time to re-inject the mojo back!

THE UNSPOKEN REASONS FOR FAILING INTERVIEWS - There are many career seekers who consistently reach the final stages of interviews and yet fail to go through to be appointed. In a well structured comp...

J C Leroux Sparkling Wine tasting during the opening ceremony of the 21st European Film Festival at Alliance Francaise. - Angelica Kamuyu, Richard Ndege and Cedar Morgan Ian Mwathi – Enigma Images, Wakenya Clewis – Redline PR and Trony Ingati Laura Coupe and Jackie ...

On Africa, Growth and Transformation - Below are some thoughts I wanted to share today at the closing plenary of the World Economic Forum on Africa. Many thanks to Mike Macharia, Bill Hoffman, L...

:Technique: - The following is a based on a hilarious discussion that we had with a dope and fun-filled conversation concerning my previous joint…. Tryna-get-it with an ...

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CJ Remarks at the launch of Judical Working Committee of Election Preparation - With Kenyans preparing to choose close to 2,000 individuals for public office, the forthcoming election is unprecedented in both scale and complexity. Elec...

On Sessions, A Note - A wish for what innovative African writing *might* look like. *sigh*.

What the Avengers movie taught me… - Ok. I am not a superhero fan. I really honestly don’t get it. But nevertheless I went to check out the Avengers movie. My impressions … “meh”! but like I s...

Converse All Stars and the Dirty Politics of African Oil - I apologize if you were deceived by the title of this blog and are expecting shocking revelations that your Converse are fuelling war and corruption in Afr...

Supporting Technology Hubs in Africa - En Français As part of our mission in Africa to make the internet more relevant and useful, we are partnering with tech hubs. Our goal is to enable tech hu...

I am lost - … and I’m not sure how I find myself again. Yesterday’s post was a replica of the email I sent some friends of mine yesterday. I know I’m not acting right,...

13 year old inventor of Lion lights, Richard Turere saving lions with WildlifeDirect - Lions, once ubiquitous in Africa and Asia are now in big trouble of going extinct in the wild Their numbers have declined from an estimated 400,000 in the...

Royal North Devon - Westward Ho! - As you can see from the sign that hangs above its front door, Royal North Devon, originally known as Westward Ho!, is the oldest golf course in England. T...

Michelle Bachelet at My Commencement - Michele Bachelet at My Commencement When a global leader comes to town, I am glad to be part of the audience. Cannot wait to hear her speak at graduation...

18 Marriage Lessons… - To commemorate the 18 great years since I married my college sweetheart, I took some time to think through 18 lessons that I’ve learnt about marriage in th...

- Greetings and Salutations! A week after #manology comes the story of a week long relationship. I won't get into the details of it and why it ended ( that's...

Hannah; My addiction - An affliction I wish to never get over

Does your organisation have a laughing department? - A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were in Mombasa and had a lot of fun with a couple who have been our friends for quite a while now. Steve and Mary stri...

I’m back but feeling lazy - I have been back in the UK for 3 weeks so really this is not the time to say I’m back. This blogging thing is not easy but I shall keep trying to write som...

EEEWWW - Slug is a common name that is normally applied to any gastropod mollusc that lacks a shell, has a very reduced shell, or has a small internal shell. IMO sl...

Swedish girls - The Swedish Minister of Culture is in trouble after taking part in an art installation intended to draw attention to the issue of female genital mutilation...

Why I Want To Be An MP - Two fraternities in this great land open their work sessions by making the sign of the cross and mumbling "Let us prey"; and for the exact same reason. One...

Papa Johns ( the best ever!!!) - I am not Marga I am Mika her ten year old daughter and I think Papa Johns is amazing, their crust is soft and fluffy, it has yummy cheese and wonderful sa...

Step One - I am a lister and a creature of habit. I love routine and find great comfort in knowing that events or activities will follow each other as planned. In the e...

TRYING OUT POLYVORE...THINKING OF STARTING A FASHION BLOG - [image: Spring affair] Spring affair by faridahshiku featuring yellow gold jewelry Draped top $108 - glam-net.com Rag bone tux jacket £410 - harveynichols....

War on Drugs: Have the Hippies Won? - "The prohibition paradigm that inspires mainstream global drug policy today is based on a false premise: that global drug markets can be eradicated." So, h...

The Event, the Experience and the Poem: Is Richie Maccs' 'FORGOTTEN LIVES' Alive Without the Visual? - * * *A raw, quick and direct review as shared with** Richie Maccs **(Richard M. Oduor**)** on his poem, 'Forgotten Lives' Poem.* *FORGOTTEN LIVES* Their b...

Is the APA( Association of Practitioners in Advertising) Relevant? - Today’s lead story in the Smart Company is about the fight for clients and talent by different marketing communication firms in the country. http://www.nat...

Google's magic and flops - Google is constantly coming up with new services to offer it customers. some have been excellent, others have flopped badly. Email: this is one service goog...

Misri sirudi tena - Yup, we've all sung the song, but have you really been to Egypt? Well, employer sent a group of us to our sister company in Cairo for a few days of knowled...

How homosexuality destroys society and families: Part 2 – Sexual abuse of children - Today I continue to shine an unrelenting spotlight on the destructive homosexual lifestyle that American President Barrack Obama and UK’s Prime Minister Da...

Camp Mull – Addicted (***GetMziki Mixtape Fridays) - We’ve had this track for a while and enough people have been requesting for it. We’ve talked and posted a couple of tracks from Camp Mulla. I’ve been a hug...

Entrepreneurs Chat with Kalonzo Musyoka -

Will China Jail Ivory Smuggler? - We’ve always known that all those Chinese workers building roads, bridges and dams are also stealing from our natural treasure chests. So far we know that ...

She Walks - Apologies. This piece has been removed as it is to be published. Watch this space for the new anthology. Happy women’s day!

Behold…where tit fixations come from. - I am a classic procrastinator. I wake up in the morning with a solid plan for the day. I make lists. I note it down in my battered organizer. And then by m...

Boy am I glad I married you! - Every morning I wake up beside you confirms that you are The One and confirms that the Creator knows and loves me deeply. Thank you for this gift. You are ...

What In The World?! - It's been almost 4 months since I posted?! This is inexcusable on every level! Anyway since I have now joined the smartphone era. Yes I have been rolling a...

Where are they now - I was thinking to myself the other day. What is the 21 minute chic doing these days. I've googled black-top a couple of times. Her facebook profile has a d...

Generic Viagra -- Sex Is Important - No matter whether уou agree оr nоt sex is important. If physically, emotionally and psychologically there іs a fall in performance, it iѕ defіnitely а саuѕ...

Nairobi…! - This blog will soon expire, however, I could not resist just one more post. Life in Nairobi…! Yes I moved back home January to March is supposed to be unbe...

blue movies - Why has p0rn become so violent towards women? Why are so many women willing to do such extreme things? When I first started watching p0rn, I thought shooti...

ANGRY PASSION - What I wouldn't give for a spin in the Aventador! Damn near brings a tear to my eye. The New 2012 Lamborghini Aventador - Top Gear... *by videosonlytube*

Sole Addiction Custom Canvas Kicks - I put the pictures on top for those who don’t wanna read. Lol. These are some shoes I’ve been working on for a few days now. Over the past 2 years I have h...

2011 in review - The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog...

Credit crunch- lessons for Kenyan banks' risk management - Imho, the genesis of the current West financial crisis is the deregulation of financial services in 1970s and 1980s that allowed financial entities into ac...

Kenyan intellectuals have to lead the way in nationalist thinking - As the presidential elections appear around the corner, Kenyans are getting anxious about how they are going to manage an election in a toxic political env...

Wink, Wink ;-) - For some reason people keep on asking me what my new year’s resolutions are. I don’t know if its small talk or just being noisy because this time round i...

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Christmas Cake Recipe - - for those of you who can't remember last year's cake recipe. Ingredients: * 2 cups flour * 1 stick butter * 1 cup of water * 1 tsp baking soda * 1 cup o...

Journal Extract : Father Vs Dad (Through the Eyes of a Lone Soldier) - *The words ‘dad’ and ‘father’ are very similar on the surface and yet, I think to many people they hold very different meanings;Growing up I had a father,...

So I Went Clubbing, VIP Style - One of the most offensive comments I’ve ever heard was “he said if we paid £40 extra each, we’ll get into the VIP section”. This was one of my friends in a...

Out of Season - oh this wonderful place! I have such wonderful memories of coming here, finding a platform, exploring a voice, expressing an opinion, and meeting so many p...

Still I grow; New Beginnings for Kenyan Poet - Shivering hands, Muttering lips, Fluttering lashes, Shaky fingers, Drying mouth. My road, The journey, Poetry path Still I grow. artistic ex...

Idea Exchange: TED Global, Richard Branson, Student Opportunities - The 2011 Africa Awards ceremony take place in Nairobi on December 8 and reward entreprenual excellence & efforts. This year the odds are strong that the winn...

Military and Social Media -

FOA Certified Fiber Optic (Technical) Course - Invitation to participate: FOA Certified Fiber Optic (Technical) Course, 29th November to 2nd December 2011, at African eDevelopment Resource Centre Nair...

Google Adsense Western Union payment now available to Kenyans - For Kenyan Adsense publishers who have been groaning about cheque payment you no longer have to frown as Kenya has been added to the list of supported cou...

Love Quotables- Chapter 23 - The words that pour through my pen represent a concentrated overflow of all of the passion, pain and promise that I’ve experienced throughout the years. An...

same argument, different day - I am convinced one of the greatest problems that couples face in marriage, whether you have been together two years, 20 years or 40 years, is the fact that...

Tickets to Lounge Unplugged with Vivian Green - Sorry for the very late update. The winner of the pair of tickets to the event should have been announced yesterday at 5pm. unfortunately I haven’t had int...

Loss of sexual desire….. - Loss of libido can have a variety of causes – some psychological, some not. One of the leading causes of lost sexual desire is stress and fatigue. In this ...

Kenya: The Genesisis of an Economic Crisis - This situation could have been easily solved if CBK hiked the repo rate to cool off the economy and prevent the economy from crash lending...or even aski...

A giant amongst dwarfs - RIP Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate and environmental activist. Tamaku

Time is now ripe for ‘None of the above’ ballot option in Kenyan general elections - Kenya's general elections planned for August 2012 according to our new constitution, provide an excellent opportunity to introduce a novel voting concept k...

Security Alert - A police officer wrote this! Please read coz may save your life! Sometimes the little things we do, can make the biggest difference! *Crucial…*Because of r...

All That Has Been Lost - "To the Faithful Departed," as a memorial to all that has been lost, is still being lost, and whatever the vagaries and vagrants of this world deem to take...

Love the world into change - Dear Friends, I am blogging again, but in a different place... I invite you to join me here.... http://lovetheworldintochange.com With love, Maithri

Tale of Two IPO's - In the last few months we've seen two pubilc share offers in east Africa; the Bank of Kigali offer in Rwanda and the British American Investment Co. offer...

In Celebration of Bakiga… - I was traveling in a taxi recently with my cousin when he received a call from his long lost friend. He was so excited that the Mukiga in him couldn’t hold...

Number8 Album Launch: REBUILDING - After 5 years of being a written and performing poet [Spoken Word artist], Number8 launches his debut album, REBUILDING on Saturday 10th September. This ...

My Seven Links - I have been nominated for this initiative (I refuse to refer to this one as a meme.) by the exquisite Michi who only recently added her voice to the grand...

The New Wife - The new wife was being welcomed at the husband's home in a traditional manner. As expected she gave a speech; 'My dear family, I thank you for welcoming me...

One More Year… - Hello, hello I am officially one year younger and decided to blog again Happy birthday to me and my compatriots born on this glorious day. I hope tha...

Redirect to missterryannechebet.blogspot.com - Miss TerryAnne Chebet has a new identity, click here to be redirected to her blog if this page does not redirect automatically. You can also access her bl...

Prodigal Living, Self-Indulgence and Self-Gratification - This verse broke my heart when I read it this morning: James 5:5 "Here on earth you have abandoned yourselves to soft (prodigal) living and to the pleasu...

Moving Users Folder from C:\ to D:\ - Warning: Follow the steps below at your own risk. I will not be held responsible for any damages caused as a result of following them. If you do choose to ...

Almost off to Chicago...but sun, sand and surf first! - It's been a whirlwind three months since I last posted anything here. I've been busy trying to finish up client engagements and clear out of my workplace. ...

You Can Now Read The Insyder on Facebook - Wassup The Insyder familia! We've got some great news for the FB fanatics. If you're too busy on FB and can't get your copy of The Star newspaper every Sat...

Gay Pride - I have decided that I love gay prides. I have never been to one but I just can't stop staring at this lovely photos, really! I want to be in a gay pride I...

Shooting stars... - Dazzling above my head reminding me of where i'm heading No time for gazing Lazely dreaming of new worlds to conquer I'm in the moment I'm moving, intera...

THE VEIL DROPS - Bye, kwaheri ya kuonana, arrivedeci and selamat tinggal… yes it’s that point in time when one realizes that a certain chapter in their lives is over and it...

Compassion - RANDOM THOUGHTS EXPRESS Compassion is kindness, sympathy, consideration and especially empathy, the ability to put yourself, as best as possible, into anoth...

Bits and Pieces - *Cheque Truncation* Just read a good piece by bankelele on cheque truncation that is set to significantly revolutionize the banking industry, ensure securit...

Ni Kuhama, Baby! - I've been so lost! Life took over. Life is good, thank Ngai. Bado niko na Safaricom, thanks to M-Pesa. Safaricom-Airtel is not the kuhama I'm talking abou...

Pre Match: Sony Sugar (H) - Leopards take on Sony Sugar and the Ingwe Fans are looking forward to a win after two disappointing results of a lose and a draw.http://www.blogger.com/img...

Brownies - Now I started these brownies with every intention of making them as Nigella does..but yeah…methinks my skills have kinda rusted because I haven’t baked sin...

Job Opening: Communications Officer - The Mara Conservancy invites candidates to apply for the post of Communications Officer based between Nairobi and the Mara Triangle, in the Maasai Mara N...

A city symphony…. - By Brendan Whenever I’m on assignment, there are a bunch of images shot along the way which might not directly relate to the story that I’m photographing t...

TMI Tuesday #235 - Which one: Smelly feet *or *smelly breath? Overwhelming pleasure *or* repetitive numbing pain? Phone calls *or* text messages? Being spanked *or* gettin...

The Benefits of Self Restraint - “Cellular communication, text messaging, squeaking (Tweeting)…. these distractions feed the ever growing beast called instant gratification… if you keep in...

God, Bikram and Chocolate - It's no secret...I love to eat. And how could anyone not? I mean, who could resist perfectly made pasta on a wonderful bed of tomatoey sauce and veg. A go...

Suffering the right way! - Discipline of the Lord

LIFESMYSTERIES - As Mentioned earlier I moved to Joyunspeakable2011. The designs at Wordpress are out of this world. I simply love them. In other news there is a new blog ...

In Brief - It's been a few busy and hard months down the road and thinking about all that time, I have nothing to show off in terms of achievements. To wrap up the year...

- *DROUGHT: LET'S ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES * ========================================= Rain making is now possible and realistic using a relatively simple and ...

Happy New Year! - Hi folks! It's been a while since I came to this blog, so I'm just dropping by to say hello and wish you all a very happy and fulfilling year in 2011! Mea...

Um.. umm - So maybe some of you were right, may be not.. you decide. I live here now http://mremborewired.wordpress.com

Kenyan Government -

60 seconds with The Great One - So Maua tagged me in this interview. I have been having a shortage of time and mojo so I accept this tag to keep my blog running. 1. What did you want to b...

Stepping Down as Ushahidi Executive Director - It is almost 3 years to the day that I sent out a plea to Kenyan bloggers and techies to help me build what would become Ushahidi. Since then it has been...

KCBRFC Online Moves..... - After four years on blogger, its time for a change of scenery. KCBRFC Online aka The Lions Den has changed its blog address to http://kcbrugbyclub.wordpress....

A bit of this and that - I skipped town this afternoon to a remote happy location that I will not disclose because that would defeat the purpose of skipping town. randomly. So now ...

Two TCs & DOS: The Failed Bedutante Tale - After a stroll in the park on a beautiful day, perfect for youth and romance that the youth is entitled to enjoy, they got to her place so fast you would h...

Overwhelmed - honestly, I have no good reason for not having have kept this blog up. I love my community here. Its just that life has been taking over. I now have two fu...

I'm moving - I have decided to move this blog. Please follow me herehttp://kenyangayman.wordpress.comSee you on the other side

Hiatus… - Talk of taking a hiatus! I have been away from my blog for ages for a good reason- my book is coming along and I have decided to focus my energies on getti...

In conclusion - Hello Peeps, There is nobody like you Lord, like arugbo ojo - that's what I have got playing over and over again on my laptop media as I type Yes ke there ...

Moving - I have moved. Find me here http://thesultrynutter.com/ Filed under: CHIT CHAT

tale of the tranny - wasup people.. thought i should hit you up with a random story of some ish that i found to be really funny. am hardly two days into my assignment in antana...

This is it. - This is it. Plenty of times I've been told that the number of times I've moved house is criminal, and I quite agree. This time though, this is it. With a ...

A new beginning… - Mark KaigwaCommunications Lead @GotIssuez (Kenya) +254-722-905553 (South Africa) +27 76 884 9931 http://gotissuez.com Twitter: @GotIssuez | Facebook: Gotis...

Brandy on Dancing With The Stars - Week 4 - In her third week of Dancing with the stars, R&b Diva Brandy and her partner gave a very fantastic "Rumba", check it out below: Beautiful. Subscribe in ...

Wish you were here. - I miss you soooooooooooooooo much.

The Value of Prediction (For Betting Agencies) - Mario Vargas Llosa bagged the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday. We reporters in Kenya followed the announcement because much fervid speculation said that...

Reconnecting - Know what? When you’re in love, you’re in love. In the time I’ve been here, my rose-colored lenses have been lost or broken a couple of times, but I’ve man...

steps forward and back - Its been about a year and a half and you might be surprised that I have been still running. Not much improvement though. stay tuned for more updates Filed ...

The Fred Smith Question - Vlog -

Growing down - Dear Editor How have u been? I know u missed me but I have a nice story for u. Here goes. Now you know what a typical unserious person’s kitchen is like. I...

We are moving - and will be gone for a long while. See you on the other side.

el Bashir a blight in Kenya’s big day? - Sudan’s leader Omar el Bashir was one of the dignitaries at Kenya’s rebirth ceremony – the promulgation of the new long sought after constitution. This has...

Kenya Decides - Just a few hours after the polls closed in Kenya's referendum on a new constitution, the results are pouring in. So far, it looks like the "Yes" camp is de...

Referendum:YES leading - With the results trickling in from various polling stations YES has 66% and NO 34%.only a few votes have been counted.The Voting exercise ended at 5Pm and ...

Jumping the Broom - Behind the Scenes - Hello friends, As promised here are some exclusive, behind-the-scenes pictures from my latest movie, *Jumping the Broom.* Gary Dourdan on the set of Ju...

Zanzibar - Zanzibar Sights and Sounds from Louis Majanja on Vimeo. sights and sounds of Zanzibar

General or Ordinary - *'Never mistake an army general walking alone for an ordinary man’ *was my lesson as I reflected back at the movie *Gladiator. *Every day we have an oppor...

I'm A... - I'm no longer a PC, but have crossed over into the wonderful world of MAC. I've been an iPhone user for over a year so the switch only made sense. So far...

Who is leading people to Christ, has the church fallen? - A silly goal was scored. The goal keeper did not see the ball pass him. He was just there standing between the goal post. He even seemed unaware that someone...

NEW: “Two Clocks” video - [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] So happy to have this done!! Look out for more cool poemy ...

ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR - They say love is but a series of battles. I dont know how true that is, what i know however is that when love gets to the point of blowing up,it does so wi...

Another Stock Market Crash? - I'm reading a lot of chatter on the web about an impending stock market crash. It is tempting to dismiss this talk but against the backdrop of the world econ...

New Home! - You can find me here … RedZola.com

It rains, it pours - Happy Furahiday bloggers, its been a minute. Welcome to the rebirth…from the land of Naija movies for evening entertainment. I can’t get past the accent le...

BYE BYE BLOG SPOT - Yours truly, The blogger formely (But still) know as Loco has shifted digz to wordpress. You may find me cavorting at naivenairobian.wordpress.com

Writing my Gikuyu Nation - I was socialised Gikuyu. Growing up in the Kiambu of the eighties, all I ever wanted to be was a blinged out Gikuyu. I wanted the Datsun twero, the ‘Godfa...

Migration in 5 … 4 … 3 … - So … I’ve found myself a pretty new digs. It’s airy and fluffy … and it matches my hair. It’s got a great big waterbed – well okay, maybe not a waterbed, b...

Change of URL - You all admit http://savvy.blog.butterfly.co.ke/blog is quite a mouthful (or a typeful, as it were) So am moving to http://savvy.sikika.co.ke See you there...

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- Nairobi Real Estate bubble bursts It happened sometime towards the end of 2009.The bubble was concentrated in the upper to high end property market.i.e. ho...

monetization... that's the keyword for 2010... - isn't it amazing how the makmende craze has caught on? and isn't it amazing that the creators are still not in rolls royces and throwing money along electric...

the block - Here I come, my block turn is here, as all bloggers know, it is something we fear it will catch up with us, it often does, sooner or later. Mine is here, i...

Of Growing Old And The Weekend That Was - Friday night I made the horrible mistake of being dragged to a beauty pageant by some young friends and some not so young friends of mine. Kenyatta Univers...

Working with #hootsuite is giving me a f - Working with #hootsuite is giving me a few more hours of sleep…loving it! http://hootsuite.com

Ground for Burnt Offerings Has a New Home - I am pleased to announce that the ‘Grounds for Burnt Offerings’ blog is moving to its new home at GroundOfferings.com. Finally, a more ‘legitimate’ domain ...

It's been a While - Since i visited these spaces and let out several lines.

Kenya has 2 million Facebooks!!!?? Synovate, c’mon give me a break - First off, I have been away from here for sometime, well am back! Of to serious business, I read this report from synovate that gives statistics on number ...

Power nap - I'm going to take a power nap right now, despite sleeping very well last night and having the most pleasant dream (it was about a tycoon leaving me his w...

Letter from Kamiti Prison..the 2009 edition - Baby girl, The afandes wake us at four In the early morning As the familiar rumble of guts Negotiate the murky corridors That smell of potent body odour I’...

Week 3 at Le Cordon Bleu Dusit - Week 3 in pastry we continued with more sweet short pastry products. Chef prepped and baked lots of pastry shells, then went on to some tasty tarts. First ...

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Fair Thee Well - This blog has been moved to http://www.wannabegeek.co.ke Thanks for keeping tuned. Omingo Obiko Omingo Obiko

Grand Theft Tree! - (Not another save the Mau plea. Though it does bug me.) Mtoto akililia wembe mpe. So said the wise guys who were chilling by the beach as they watched a st...

Happy New Year!! - 2009 is finaly coming to an end and I have never wanted a year to go by so fast like this one. Needless to say, I am grateful for my family and friends, fo...

A Generation apart - Apologies for the hiatus… I stumbled across a yahoo news page titled “The decade according to 9 year olds” (The clip is shown above). I experienced a whole...

Are you tired of Africa? (Don't be) - I was explaining to the woman at the cell phone company yesterday that I needed to close my account because I was moving back to the United States. "Why?" sh...

just a few words - This is one of those blog posts where I can never seem to come up with a title. Finally managed to get back to my blog, been several months since I put d...

Dragon flies - Dragon flies, originally uploaded by Kirima. I found this interesting specimen of Dragonfly outside my house just posing for a photo.

Usinibore – We Are Hunted! - The strangest things have been happening over the past two days. “Usinibore” is [at the time of writing] at Number 3 on We Are Hunted – “The 99 most popula...

Moving the blog - www.wanjiku.co.ke

Blog migration - If you've been reading it on blog.josiahmugambi.com it should remain so.. though for RSS feeds a minor change but be needed. http://josiahmugambi.wordpress...

I am still wiriting… - I discovered recently that there are a lot of people who still visit this blog and wonder what happened to me. A few of them have even asked me why I stopp...

Ringera: Too much noise over small issues - The furore over Justice Aaron Ringer’a reappointment to the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission is an unfortunate piece of drama that has induced a frenzy of ...

Kenyan Tea Prices on a steady rise... - Kenyan tea prices have hit record highs at the past few week’s auctions in Mombasa on drought fears ahead of Ramadan, when trading in Islamic countries falls...

Why we read the blogs that we do? - Just like going through your phone-book can reveal alot about you so can your blogroll.The same way your potential girlfriend will want to know why you hav...

Friends Of Bonobos - Friends of Bonobos supports the sanctuary Lola ya Bonobo, located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. We are the world’s only bonobo sanctuary, ho...

Goodbye Blogville! - Generally saying goodbye is a sad affair especially when you are not ready to go. However I feel this is my end with this blog on blogger so the sadness i...

Pink Ribbon. - You are on my mind, you are in my heart and you remain in my prayers. You will fight this because you are a survivor, when you wake from the anesthesia i w...

In My Own (Final) Words. - SaintGay is leaving. Pater Nostra is taking a bow an hanging up his pink gloves. )-: Hey everyone. Before I delete my blog, I wrote a speech that I'd lik...

f**ck the male species! - Somedays you just want to scream!!!!!! why would a grown man pee on a toilet seat and leave the pee??? Who does he expect to clean up? Why would you walk i...

New Use of Old Material - I’ve removed material from this site so I can parcel it out to other places (a book and some private resource sites). Also, I’m busy just trying to get on...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - IDEAS WORTH SHARING Every once in a while, we all experience something so wonderful that it becomes really hard not to share. Well, for a while, I have bee...

Financial Planning In Kenya: An Insight into What Works - An Insight into Personal Financial Planning Meet John and Carol, a middle income couple who were recently married and are in their early thirties. John, an...

Travelling with a Kenyan Passport - Last week while I was at work, my boss told me that it was time I took leave. I could not believe my ears. I normally have fought to take leave in previous...

Obama on Africa - “No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No busine...

A Gift In Disguise - Have you ever got back home after a LONG day and started searching frantically for that note? What note? Well, the note that was next to your bed when you ...

Chapter 3: End of Term - It was the final day of first term and as on all final days, an aura of excitement pervaded the air, filling us all with relief, expectation and anxiety, f...

Its 3.30am ; random thoughts - Finally,after two years of blogging i made my blog private. I think at this point i need it,i want to write without the fear that someone will know its me....

top 10 reasons to date an architect - 1. all night long, all night strong.2. we are damn good with our hands.3. if we can commit to chipboard, relationships should be easy.4. you should see the t...

Standing together - There's an oak tree that stands in our front yard When we moved here years ago, it stood there just as grand unmoved by the storms that blew last year unnerv...

what little blue dress? - So I chickened out. It was really really short. Ok, I knew that already. But for some reason, I couldn’t get myself to wear it. But the weight has stayed o...

Go over there. *Points.* - I've just seen that I still have a couple of followers on this blog. Well, this is to let you know that I'm writing again, but at the new seamless. This on...

Dusting off the cobwebs - I have really been trying to blog here for a loooong time now. I've given up. Blogger hates me. So I've moved to the competition. I know, I know, I said I ...

Here Yet Again - Tonight, I'm feeling sorry for myself for being Here Yet Again. Once again, a delectable and very straight guy is lolling around in my room, on my bed, wat...

Thirsty? - Got water? This picture makes me thirsty, very thirsty. Squirrels at Craig Park in Tarpon Springs, Fla. know how to get up to the last drop of water ... ...

games technology tutorial - *Empire: Total War Review* 2404 - PC Gaming (press release) - Apr 12, 2009 This can all initially be daunting, but Creative Assembly eases the player in w...

IDONTNO - Whenever I’m on the freeway I notice them. I see them on and around University Avenue, especially near the restaurants. Many of my friends have them. Mi...

Finally! - After several false starts and some actual but less than disappointing starts, the ideal party happened. 3 guys and 4 gals in an all night orgy. I wish the...

I Met A Gal With A Good Head on Her Shoulder - I had lost all hope in women but I finally found it in one Jane Doe. Well before I met her i had resided to the fact that pussy was an expensive commodity ...

Just Asking.... - As a dad I often wonder how my child will turn out to be. I have seen many people I grew up with turning out wrong. So am asking how well should I bring up...

Human Rights Vs Fighting Crime - In the past fou years since operations aganist illegal groups such as Mungiki and Saboat Land Defence Force (S.L.D.F) started there have been hue and cry f...

The is Hope after all for Investment Bankers… - I have just received a confirmation letter from the CFA Institute today. This means that I will be sitting for the June level one CFA exams. I was ofcourse...

Bartenders' Guide To The Galaxy - Bartending is more then a profession it is an art. This is a complete guide on every aspect of Bartending. Bartenders also usually serve as the public imag...