A friend alerted me to the fact that I had been adversely mentioned in a column by Rasna Warah (DN, January 23). The tone of the entire...

It is amusingly cringe-worthy stuff. But beyond the sniggers, it is also very serious. Koinange appears to be a man on a mission, and...

While the big story in America this week was Mitt Romney’s narrow win in the Republican caucus in Iowa, I was travelling the nation’s...

By Henry Ongeri Early this month, Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairman Issack Hassan and commissioners made...

Reports of rampant cheating on standardised tests in the summer of 2011 by schools across the United States may surprise Kenyans who have...

By Njeru Gathangu The world has been on fire for the last one hundred years. Colonization, first world war, resistances against...

I  have always been fascinated by what you might call the “asymmetrical con”. That is the con in which no one is killed, injured, or gets...

Last week two people were shot by policemen in Kawangware. Two police officers came across an elderly man and a youngster at 3am, and...

One of the houses that were demolished at Syokimau near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Lands commissioner has now admitted to...

By Ciku Kimani We stood in awe. Random strangers standing on either side of the streets, all eyes on the taxi driver who stopped long...

By Caroline Mutoko We live in a world where the recession has been kindly referred to as the he-cession, because it’s men who are hardest...

Humiliation, feeling trapped, as well as feelings of hopelessness often play a central role in suicide. How can one determine that a...

Stanley Armour Dunham, Ann Dunham, Maya Soetoro and Barack Obama, mid 1970s (l to r) For any single divorced mother hoping that her child...

By Githua Kariuki, Baltimore, MD-USA Indeed, every Kenyan politician and leader is morally bound to protect the sovereignty of our...

A graduation ceremony. A Synovate study says 57 per cent of 1,044 respondents prefer foreign universities over local ones. Photo/FILE The...

Frankly, it’s hard not be thankful for sick friends. Even before my current age (it is a surprise when nothing hurts) I had started...

Valentine’s Day takes the spot for worst day of the year for me. Not that I have anything against love, or lovers, or even the fact that...

A couple enjoying last year’s Valentine’s Day. Men who fail to do such things to their beloved ones are not regarded as true lovers much...

Recent research reports have shed light into the lifestyle, income levels and aspirations of Kenyans working abroad, providing useful...