The National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) released ten safety and security tips. Now Iโm not sure if this is something they did a long time ago and it was being publicized on social media or it was hastily written by a very uninformed person in the wake of the Garissa tragedy that we are still trying to come to terms with. The two tips that … Continue reading Is this how you manage disaster?
I wrote this last week for the Star newspaper in my weekly column The Extreme Side (Life With a Pinch of Masala). A lot of people shared negativity about the Garissa attacks. I hope you will share this to get the message across. Thanks Kamal ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* This massive tragedy is the only thing we are talking about and rightfully so. We lost a hundred … Continue reading World Attention for Garissa Attacks
Going through a tedious security has become the norm in our country these days. Unfortunately, we have to accept it all as itโs being done for our own good. I went to a very popular hospital for an emergency earlier this week and luckily for me, I went with a driver so I didnโt have to stress about where to park. To start with, this … Continue reading Hospital parking fees
I have Mummy Duties that need to be fulfilled every morning before I go to work. For some reason, Tuesday night I just couldnโt sleep at all and I lay tossing and turning in bed thinking things over. Not for a minute did my mind wander into the near future, when in a couple of hours after the cocks would crow, Nairobi would come … Continue reading Our city got owned on Wednesday
Driving Under Influence is a huge contribution to many deaths and accidents that are caused on our roads. Our previously lenient laws where this was concerned didnโt put the any kind of fear in a person who would think nothing of having a few beers or whiskeys and getting behind the wheel to cause an accident. As soon as you have just one drink, stop … Continue reading DUI charges should be very strict
I had a chat with Jasvir Kambo and Iโm going to let you get goosebumps the way I did too. Keep your tissues ready. My tears spilled over. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Give a brief introduction of yourself. My parents moved back to Kenya from the UK in the 70โs. I am the second eldest out of four sisters. I was raised and educated in Nairobi. I … Continue reading A different kind of Masala…
Hello. Iโm Kamal Kaur and Iโm a Westgate Survivor and for now that is all Iโm going to talk about that incidence. What I do want to talk about is the insecurity in our country, especially in my city because thatโs where I am affected directly. From every other day, the frequency of hearing of incidences, which almost always involve guns, seems to be … Continue reading Our secure insecurity
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta with Erica Gachoka a 16 year old student of St. Andrews school, Turi who will participate in the 2013 Chicago Marathon to raise funds for purchase of Mobile blood donation units for Kenya when she called on herย at State House, Nairobi. The MPesa Paybill number is ย 542 545. PLEASE be generous – it can be ANY amount. You never know … Continue reading For a good cause…
Salim Merchantโฆ. Composer, Singer, Pianist, Indian Idol Judge, Emmy Award Nominee, Dreamer Tell us more about this dreamer Salim. What dreams do you have and what are you doing to turn them into a reality? Actually honestly my dreams are turning into a reality, I always wanted to perform and sing in front of our fans and lover of our music. Iโm really overwhelmed with … Continue reading An exclusive interview with Salim Merchant
You know exactly where Iโm going with this because it seems like every other Kenyan I speak to these days is living in fear of this month and that we are totally jinxed because everything seems to go wrong for us in this month. Iโm not a superstitious person so Iโm totally against this train of thought. There are eleven other months in the year … Continue reading The Month of August and us Kenyans
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