TRUTH OUTS KENYA

Well if there is a weakness in me it is that I cannot pretend to like a person when the sight of them drives me crazy but one thing that I have also learnt is that being ignorant of who the other person is can lead to wrong assumptions. Let me say it then, I don’t like Larry Madowo and I do not watch his show nor read his column or listen to his radio show. Larry Madowo; Alot of Kenyans have reacted to his claims about bloggers/PHOTO/NAIROBI WIRE.COM Most people will say that this feeling sprouts as a result of jealousy but no, am not jealous because of his “ success” am just worried about the assumptions he makes and how it is getting to his head. Being a trained journalist, from Egerton University, I was trained that the values of news are the 5WH who, what, when, why, where and how. Another thing is that the journalist is not supposed to be part of the news. Also in this era of social media, journalists are tweeting and blogging but they share ideas and knowledge. The...

Well it is Friday and as Larry Madowo says, you know what it is. Well today he will be hosting one of the best bands in Kenya, Sauti Sol as they launch their new single, Nerea. Nerea is a song about a man pleading with his girlfriend not to abort his child and the song has raised a lot of concerns. Sauti Sol, Kenya's leading band/PHOTO/pbs.twimg.com Why would a girl want to abort? Well the answer is that obviously the man must have rejected the pregnancy and so she sees the only way out as abortion. Yes it’s true that children can grow up to amaze us but men need to stand up. Sauti Sol, Amos and Josh have really done a good job but they left the song hanging. Nerea does not want to abort; she wants someone to assure her that if she carries the pregnancy to term, then the man responsible must be ready to help her through the thick and thin. The man says bring my child, I will bring up the baby on my own. Truth is most men cannot without involving another woman w...

According to the online Cambridge dictionary a socialite is someone, usually of high social class, who is famous because they go to a lot of parties and social events. According to Wikipedia, a socialite is someone who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable events attended by others of similar standing. The Urban dictionary says a socialite is a ‘’No-talent Sex Video Making Tramp.’’                                   Vera Sidika, a Kenya Socialite/PHOTO Courtesy Nairobiwire Welcome to Kenya the land of world class athletes, the big five game, Oscar winners and socialites. The woman responsible for bring Kenyan’’ socialites’’ into the limelight is supposedly one Vera Sidika. She appeared in a local group’s music video, wooing the male audience with her curves and edges. Now we have every woman with a well-endow...