21. Chess Sunday with the Twitterati

So are you on Twitter yet? No? What is twitter you ask? Well it’s this social media thingamajig where you log in and tell the world your personal thoughts. It’s been around since 2006 and I joined in 2008 and quickly dismissed it. The main...

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 | 122 hits | 2 comments | Read more

22. Hon. Martha Karua graces Mindspeak and inspires

"Tomorrow ten am I will be hosted by aly khan at mindspeak Westgate." Hon. Martha Karua's tweet Last Friday evening was spent bowling with Facebookers and carousing through the electric avenue that is Westlands cruising Skylux, Black Diamond,...

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 | 206 hits | 6 comments | Read more

23. Jua Cali Graces 2010 Sprite Urban Expression in Nyeri

On a ragged stretch of sidewalk in St. Mary’s High school opposite to Majengo Slum in Nyeri town, Sprite Urban Expression went down in style and glamour. Hip Hop gun blaze down, free style, graffiti and spoken words were used by the Nyeri youth to...

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 | 106 hits | Read more

24. Guinness kicks off search for contestants for new football game show

The first leg of the Guinness Football Challenge, the Guinness brand’s biggest ever football campaign, is set to take place in Meru town at Terrahs club on Saturday, 28th August 2010 from 12 pm. Guinness is searching for dynamic duos of...

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 | 113 hits | 1 comment | Read more

25. Emirates increases flights to Saudi Arabia for Ramadhan, Eid

Emirates will add a total of 129 additional services to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across August, September and October, adding to the carrier’s already robust service schedule. Jeddah and Riyadh will benefit from the extra services put...

Monday, 23 August 2010 | 69 hits | Read more

26. Bowling with the Facebookers

So Friday was the day. After many voting like a nonsense for the Facebook King and Queen several months ago it was time for the people who were part of the madness to get their reward. King Syoks and Queen Shiro were losing their crowns and they...

Monday, 23 August 2010 | 138 hits | Read more

27. Friends of Jordan (A) Rule Nyeri in Sprite Slam Basketball Championship

Friends of Jordan (FOJ A) emerged as the overall champions in the two days Sprite Slam Championship held at the St Mary Secondary School in Nyeri. The community based club pocketed, Ksh 20,000 by beating their rivals Cardinals 39-22. Sebastian...

Monday, 23 August 2010 | 154 hits | 2 comments | Read more

28. Dreams in a time of War by Ngugi Wa Thiongo (book launch)

Another year, another Ngugi Wa Thiongo book launch. Last year I attended the book launch for his other book and it was good. And it was another August and its looking to be book launch season as Dr. Mutua unleashed his tome day before. I won’t...

Friday, 20 August 2010 | 96 hits | Read more

29. Transforming Kenya one bridge at a time

Master mason in Kenya is this week's CNN Hero More than 13 years after his parents drowned in a flash flood, David Kakuko is at the Moruny River, building a bridge that might have prevented their deaths.The hanging footbridge will provide safe...

Friday, 20 August 2010 | 60 hits | Read more

30. Sights and sounds from Beijing

You can read the intro to this series of blogs here. You can also read Larry     Madowo’s version of events here… The (Original) Beijing Adventure. Now that I am freezing my nether regions back home in Nairobi its only fair that I...

Friday, 20 August 2010 | 89 hits | 2 comments | Read more