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Nov 20, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Ann Wairimu |Molly Chebet |Ronald Kipruto |Ciku Kimani
It is a challenging time for parents with learners at home doing what they do best, enjoying the holidays. While it might be obvious, there is a reason for most to worry. The mobile phone gadgets are now proving to be a double edged sword with the risk to Exposure to Inappropriate Content. The online landscape is replete with content that may not be appropriate for children, encompassing violent videos, explicit materials, and disturbing imagery.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Ciku Kimani |Jael Musumba |George Njunge
Caveat – the use of the word peasant in this piece is in no way used as a derogatory term. The idea is to look for the silver lining in a grim situation. Life among peasants may be difficult, but it tends to be strangely authentic. In the absence of their masters, also known as the wealthy, peasants have perfected the art of making fun of themselves and their situations, and jokes against self tend to be hilarious.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ciku Kimani
I was 16 when I first had a sleepover that did not involve my close family. It was a big deal, and sometimes I wonder if the reason that day is still so vivid in my memory is because of the above, or because of the culture shock I experienced. This friend I was in school with, apart from being from Nairobi and back, then it was a big deal for someone who had spent all their life in the village, was very exposed. The girl had even flown in a plane!I remember looking at her wardrobe in awe.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | David Muriithi |Ciku Kimani |Silas Nyamweya |Tedd Omondi
There is a television programme I like to watch called ‘Deal or No Deal’. It shows the tenacity, courage and boldness that different people have. It shows how some people are scared and freak out and fail to continue or settle for different prizes. And when one gets too much and seems about to hit the jackpot, the banker calls and offers them money to stop and leave the game.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Ciku Kimani |Silas Nyamweya |Tedd Omondi |Harold Ayodo
“She/he has been blessed with a long life,” are words that are often used on old people. But nobody wants to get into the details of what the old people endure to attain the blessing. Nobody wants to talk about their diabetes, high blood pressure, amnesia or arthritis that ensures they do not get to go beyond the confines of their homes without assistance. Nobody talks about the loneliness, because by the time someone hits eighty years of age, they are done with going out, and visiting.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ciku Kimani
You can lecture children on how to behave until your mouth runs dry, but the children will end up emulating your actions/behaviour because they do not seem to have a well-developed sense of understanding through hearing. This is, I believe, why my children are readers because they have grown up with parents who read a lot. The older one is a full-blown reader at fifteen and is already flirting with philosophy books, no thanks to me because that is the father’s kind of genre.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Molly Chebet |Nailantei Kenga |Tedd Omondi |Ciku Kimani
The Kenyatta International Convention Centre hosted the inaugural Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions stakeholder forum on this week. The event was aimed at bringing all the key players to strategize on putting Kenya at the forefront of the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry in Africa. “It is essential to acknowledge the transformative power of a well-developed MICE product.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Ciku Kimani |Kenyatta Otieno |Silas Nyamweya |Manuel Ntoyai
Cheap is not always expensive – often it is just that, cheap. That phrase is a marketing gimmick by consumerism when it is up to no good. Besides, cheap and expensive are all relative. Case in point. Many years ago when I was organising my wedding, the decoration man discouraged me from getting flowers from the north side of Moi Avenue. “If you insist, I will source from uptown.” He answered me when I suggested someone who had been recommended by a friend.
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Sep 30, 2024 | tnx.africa | Ciku Kimani |Kenyatta Otieno |Silas Nyamweya |Manuel Ntoyai
Cheap is not always expensive – often it is just that, cheap. That phrase is a marketing gimmick by consumerism when it is up to no good. Besides, cheap and expensive are all relative. Case in point. Many years ago when I was organising my wedding, the decoration man discouraged me from getting flowers from the north side of Moi Avenue. “If you insist, I will source from uptown.” He answered me when I suggested someone who had been recommended by a friend.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Ciku Kimani
When you are looking for a love partner, there are very limited ways of securing one. You could ‘steal’ one, meaning they are already dating someone else, but dating does not render you blind, does it? You might see other people and want to date them. Other people might see you and want to date you. If the feeling is mutual, it can instantly make you change your attitude towards the current partner as you start wondering how you ever thought them appealing.
