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…
Five weeks ago life changed, circumstances changed, perceptions shifted and I became a person who started thinking of โwhat ifsโ, something I donโt usually indulge in. I know Iโm not the only one who has been affected after the incidence at Westgate but I also know each one of us has a unique journey that we embarked from that day onwards. It wasnโt just about … Continue reading Why should I apologise for being alive?
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…
Mika Singh! Our favourite Badmaash of Bollywood! Welcome to East Africa yet againโฆ and most importantly to Nairobi. Thank you ji, thank you so much. And first of all Satsriakal, Namaste and Salaam Aleikum Nairobi, Iโm here just for five hours and I just had a great concert in Uganda, all thanks to the Uganda fans and Ranee Jamal of Ranee Productions, and maybe Iโll … Continue reading Exclusive interview with singer Mika Singh; Badmaash of Bollywood
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
On Wednesday morning we woke up to the news that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was on fire. Letโs just face it, Kenyans tend to turn to social media for news before switching on the radio or TV these days so it when the news spread like wildfire (sorry, it had to be done) everyone who had access to a social media account, and especially … Continue reading Fire at JKIA
So last weekend our Governor for Nairobi decided that itโs high time we cleaned up what was once deemed the Green City in the Sun. About time, I say! Nairobi has become really filthy and there seems to be no heartfelt effort to clean it up. Every now and then, I see the UN or school kids clocking community service hours trying to clean up … Continue reading Cleaning up our city
Goodness… I just found this old write up lying unpublished. It’s from my trip to Macau earlier this year when I’d gone to cover the IIFA awards. Fun trip! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* It was a hectic weekend trying to get everything in order, on a personal front. I had to get the house plants taken out, the dog food organised, the kids packed off to my parents’ … Continue reading The Travel Diaries – Nairobi to Dubai
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