There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond
Somali-American activists recently scored a victory against Amazon and against colourism, which is prejudice based on preference for people with lighter skin tones. Members of the non-profit The Beautywell Project teamed up...
How China does Valentine’s Day
Many countries celebrate love on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day — a holiday named for Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman clergyman who secretly performed weddings for soldiers forbidden to marry under Emperor Claudius...
Valentine’s Day: Millenials avoid committed relationships, prefer casual hookups
As we lick our Valentine card envelopes and slip into something more comfortable, it’s a good time to ponder our sexual relationships.
As the first entirely digital generation and the largest demographic in...
Is workplace rudeness on the rise?
You don’t have to look hard to see uncivil behavior these days, whether in political discourse, in college classrooms or on airplanes. One study found that rudeness is even contagious, like the...
Peeing made easy for women
Njeri Muthaka is making life easy,better and healthier for women for introducing what has been dubbed as the susu cup, a peeing cup that enables women to relieve...
Panic onboard ill-fated MV Harambee as phone battery explodes
There was near pandemonium at the MV Harambee ferry when a commuter's phone battery exploded.
According to reports from the authorities, The gadget coincidentally exploded at the deep sea,...
Uhuru thumbs up Universal Health Care to boost economy, spur growth
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Kenyan government is rolling out the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program as part of a grand plan to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized middle...
How a century-old dispute between Japan and South Korea threatens the global supply of...
Japan and South Korea are showing no signs of resolving an escalating trade dispute, which traces back to 1910. It now poses a threat to the world’s tech supply chain and has...
Naikuni: Did the former GM engineer watch over KQ rot?
BY HENRY MARETE - Did Titus Ole Naikuni, the self-confessed imposing Maasai Moran abuse his height to loot Kenya Airways?This is what DCI George Kinoti and later DPP Noordin Haji are seeking...
Towards a healthy nation, a doctor’s advice on how you can stay healthy, and...
They say health is wealth; - which
simply means our good health is our real wealth. Good health enables us to face
the challenges of life. If we are not in a good state...