/Features/DN2/-/957860/957860/-/4qbb2h/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Beauty-and-the-beast/-/957860/1858166/-/egmst1/-/index.html Two news items caught my eye last week, both on Wednesday evening 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Bugs-on-the-plate/-/957860/1858146/-/ib8hcez/-/index.html How safe is the meal on your table? 2013-05-21T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Is-your-child-developing-normally/-/957860/1857970/-/ocaas2/-/index.html It is typical at gatherings, such as birthdays, clinic queues and waiting areas for parents to compare their children’s milestones. 2013-05-20T13:28:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The-bare-facts-about-ovarian-cancer/-/957860/1857968/-/6fag19/-/index.html May 8 was the first World Ovarian Cancer Day. Nearly a quarter of a million women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. 2013-05-20T13:25:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/To-save-tourism-go-check-what-Sarit-Centre-did/-/957860/1857966/-/lx84c5z/-/index.html While reading a piece on the history of Nairobi in a local weekly publication the other day, I came across some information that made me think about Kenya’s much-talked about tourism industry, and how those who shout about it keep going round and round in circles before eventually apportioning bl 2013-05-20T13:23:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/When-childbirth-leads--to-lifelong-tears/-/957860/1857962/-/pksv74/-/index.html When she finally walks down the aisle on Saturday, June 8 to say “I do” to the love of her life, Sarah Omega will not only be making a major step in her life, but also celebrating a freedom and peace of mind that she almost lost a few years ago. 2013-05-20T13:17:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/I-cant-tell-if-I-am-still-a-wife/-/957860/1857130/-/dq2t4kz/-/index.html I do not know if I am married or single because the father of my children left to work outside Kenya when our first child was two weeks old. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Solar-technology-delivers-refrigeration/-/957860/1857122/-/5d0pw7/-/index.html Solar power is increasingly becoming fashionable, meaning that people living off the electricity grid can still share the joys of previously unfathomable technology 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/There-are-many-ways-to-varsity-degree/-/957860/1857104/-/n3c1e4z/-/index.html The traditional way of acquiring an internationally recognised university degree is to get the grades needed for direct entry into such a university 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Let-us-wake-up-and-innovate-practical-stuff/-/957860/1857110/-/k6dxk3z/-/index.html While we were busy tinkering with our mobile phones, tablets, and apps, an MIT professor named Amos Winter and his team were busy solving a problem of nearly a century 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Wholl-stop-this-mess/-/957860/1857080/-/87fkr0/-/index.html A professor recently got a sobering experience at a nightclub in Kisumu. He had visited the lakeside town and decided to have a drink and listen to some music to unwind 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Beware-the-hyena-in-your-house/-/957860/1857136/-/jg232h/-/index.html A long time ago in the land of Many Goats, there lived a thieving hyena who terrorised the community by stealing their goats in the dead of the night 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/So-you-want-to-be-a-banker/-/957860/1857086/-/hru6x0z/-/index.html My interview with Mr Binay Dutta is delayed by about 30 minutes 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/You-need-to-have-confidence-to-pass-interviews/-/957860/1857094/-/b1oiaa/-/index.html We are often advised to be confident. Confidence comes when we feel passionately about what we perform, what we have achieved, and what we can offer 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Corruption-fights-back/-/957860/1857052/-/87ti8y/-/index.html Book warns that the world is on the verge of being held hostage by the burgeoning forces of graft 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Victimless-crimes-belong-in-police-AOB/-/957860/1857064/-/i7rxrr/-/index.html An elderly woman grinned as she delivered her considered opinion to her friend in the matatu I was recently 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Book-author-Laurence-Cockcroft/-/957860/1857054/-/7q9kd6/-/index.html Laurence Cockcroft is a development economist with vast experience of work in Africa 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Highlight-of-events-to-market-Kenya/-/957860/1853922/-/2mgy0nz/-/index.html A number of activities are taking place at Cannes, including pitching a pavilion and hoisting the national flag at the event for the first time ever, and a Kenya Day at the market 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Day-care-centres/-/957860/1854082/-/4k0pc7/-/index.html When you turn into the gate at the Safaricom head office on Waiyaki Way in Nairobi, you will likely hear the unmistakable sounds of children playing 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Africa-Movie-Academy-Awards/-/957860/1853926/-/mjnt3e/-/index.html The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), a pan-African film initiative that will mark its 10th year in 2014 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/First-is-hard-work-then-luck-follows/-/957860/1854128/-/11kaiay/-/index.html I had so much feedback from last week’s article about luck that I will continue with the topic this week 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Beyond-the-glamour/-/957860/1853916/-/s8hitjz/-/index.html Kenya goes to France to pitch deals at one of the world’s largest film markets 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Back-to-work-after-15-years-as-a-housewife/-/957860/1854122/-/7pyl71/-/index.html A stay-home mum for more than 15 years, Ms Conslate Sijeyo, just turned 51 2013-05-16T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Are-corner-plots-a-burden-or-a-bonus/-/957860/1853194/-/ic1ii5/-/index.html Virginia Wambui Kariuki is a 52-year-old mother-of-one and a corner plot owner in Kasarani. 2013-05-15T01:40:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Kizingonis-serene-simplicity--/-/957860/1853190/-/g1du9jz/-/index.html Half an hour by speedboat from Lamu town, Kizingoni Beach Homes sit on a 24-acre stretch of spectacular golden beachfront on the southern tip of the island. 2013-05-15T01:32:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Homes-expo-to-the-rescue-of-real-estate/-/957860/1853186/-/u5qrn7z/-/index.html The 17th edition of the Kenya Homes Expo opens its doors from May 23 and runs through May 26. It will be officially opened by Nairobi governor Evans Kidero. 2013-05-15T01:22:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/FYI/-/957860/1851768/-/7tao25z/-/index.html Camp Mulla can be used to understand a good section of Kenyan teenagers 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Burying-your-head-in-the-sand/-/957860/1851770/-/14yumu9/-/index.html Mr Joel was not taking any chances when raising his two children who are now in their 20s 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/-/957860/1851754/-/dphpwl/-/index.html You know they click, like, and follow a lot, but do you understand the true character of the teens in your houses? 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Toyota-Mark-X/-/957860/1851782/-/ptu3jmz/-/index.html It is not okay to keep driving when one or more of the oxygen sensors is malfunctioning 2013-05-14T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Cops-and-gangs--When-will-this-insecurity-menace-end/-/957860/1850654/-/avhm4mz/-/index.html As dusk set in, Patrick Ojulo, a security guard in Teso South District in Busia County, left his home and walked to his place of work. 2013-05-13T01:57:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/What-an-unhappy-Mothers-Day-for-women-in-Kenya-/-/957860/1850642/-/ddxm6d/-/index.html Truth be written, this is one war that Kenya is not winning. 2013-05-13T01:13:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Is-my-baby-ready-for-weaning/-/957860/1850638/-/h9vcxu/-/index.html My child is about five months old now and I am breastfeeding her. I usually express milk for her as I go to work. 2013-05-13T00:57:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Get-to-know-your-breasts-better-/-/957860/1850634/-/130tnfsz/-/index.html Breasts in humans develop fully even before they are needed to nurse their offspring. 2013-05-13T00:34:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Making-private-university-education-more-accessible/-/957860/1850166/-/gw4evjz/-/index.html Who pays for higher education? 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Alumni-Associations/-/957860/1850150/-/ssnqp/-/index.html The past two weeks have been exciting and full of energy 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/How-do-I-explain-to-parents-why-I-cannot-marry-a-girl/-/957860/1850180/-/tsjlwlz/-/index.html Every person is entitled to own choices, but we must always remember that the decisions we make will come with lasting consequences 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Doors-just-open-for-this-job/-/957860/1850138/-/13w8i3o/-/index.html Information technology auditing is one of the most challenging but potentially rewarding careers for people with a financial or IT background 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Statements-to-avoid-at-your-new-workplace/-/957860/1850146/-/96k698/-/index.html I recently had a chat with an old friend from my college days. He is now a manager at a local bank 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Group-rubbing-Catholic-leaders-the-wrong-way/-/957860/1850110/-/mjnypc/-/index.html Catholics for Choice is a lobby group that believes in expressing Catholicism as it is lived by ordinary people 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Condom-trouble/-/957860/1850100/-/wnp6fpz/-/index.html Why faithful are rebelling against the stand of their religious leaders concerning protection against HIV 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Law-silent-on-payment-of-students-on-internship/-/957860/1850126/-/hd88yl/-/index.html “We do not pay.” That is a common phrase in the appointment letters that university students and fresh graduates receive after applying for internship 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/May-truth-in-TJRC-report-set-us-free/-/957860/1850112/-/11om253z/-/index.html The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission finally hands over its report on historical injustices to the president this week 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Windows-needs-reboot-to-survive/-/957860/1850160/-/144ke4pz/-/index.html You cannot help but admire Microsoft 2013-05-12T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Provocative-neighbours/-/957860/1846886/-/wehhan/-/index.html Unresolved events in neighbouring countries present President Uhuru Kenyatta with a delicate diplomacy test 2013-05-09T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Got-an-office-spouse/-/957860/1846894/-/qw1nay/-/index.html Do you have a special friend at the workplace, one with whom you share ideas and jokes with, serves as your confidant and swiftly runs to you with the latest office gossip? 2013-05-09T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Things-to-consider-as-you-discipline-staff/-/957860/1846890/-/i7yev9z/-/index.html It was easy to see that Msingi was deeply upset 2013-05-09T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/You-wont-see-luck-unless-you-invite-it/-/957860/1846902/-/m14k34z/-/index.html I met someone this week who told me that he envied people like me, who were always upbeat and had no problems 2013-05-08T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Fresh-hope-for-housing-market/-/957860/1845864/-/h4vdq8z/-/index.html Despite the challenges of late 2011 due to a weakened shilling, the long-term prospects for the real estate sector appear to be promising. 2013-05-08T01:46:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Societies-woo-Kenyan-investors-in-diaspora/-/957860/1845860/-/biauqhz/-/index.html Jackson, who prefers to use one name, is a Kenyan living in Texas, USA. He was introduced to an investment cooperative in Kenya by a friend, who is a member. 2013-05-08T01:42:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Creating-calm-with-Zen-d-cor-/-/957860/1845856/-/c1c992/-/index.html Zen means meditation and it is more than just a name. 2013-05-08T01:33:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Pension-savings-as-key-to-home--ownership/-/957860/1845852/-/oor7f5z/-/index.html Players in the real estate sector want the laws governing pension funds amended so that some of the billions of shillings held in such schemes can be used as deposit for house purchase. 2013-05-08T01:21:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The-Outcasts/-/957860/1844688/-/aih4hcz/-/index.html Kenyan Somalis and their achy search for national identity and acceptance 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/It-pains-to-be-associated-with-terrorists/-/957860/1844692/-/ue72l8/-/index.html Various social factors have further exacerbated these tensions. Kenya’s increasing urbanisation and the decrease in pastoralism have forced Kenyan-Somalis to settle and confront issues when they arise 2013-05-07T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/What-do-I-do-if-my-child-convulses/-/957860/1843260/-/sq1f3j/-/index.html Last week, as I was at the clinic with my child waiting to see the doctor, a frightened woman rushed into the department shouting and holding a child who was shaking excessively. 2013-05-06T01:00:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Just-in-Uganda-apes-more-attractive-than-our-beaches-/-/957860/1843254/-/ayolvx/-/index.html It may not be as frosty as the relationship between India and Pakistan—where, if one suffers from a natural disaster, they first try to find out what the other one could have done to contribute to it—but I think something fishy is brewing in the pot of relations between Kenya and Uganda. 2013-05-06T00:55:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/For-Kenya-when-it-rains-it--pours-destruction-all-over-/-/957860/1843250/-/n3ph8vz/-/index.html The pictures streaming in from across the country tell it all; it has been a month of rain, rain and more rain. 2013-05-06T00:30:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Latest-Internet-and-mobile-apps/-/957860/1843188/-/v5o3eo/-/index.html Internet and education are no strange bed fellows 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Popular-degrees-that-wont-guarantee-a-job/-/957860/1843178/-/agyv6jz/-/index.html So, what are you going to study at university? 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Is-this-it/-/957860/1843154/-/xqylbnz/-/index.html Scientists have uncovered a potential functional remedy against the HIV virus 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Laptop-plan-unlikely-to-have-relevant-outcome/-/957860/1843166/-/egie57/-/index.html Experience and research from both industrialised and fast-growing economies indicate that a good public policy is one that takes into account a practical problem, gives alternative policy options, has relevant outcomes, and is cost-effective 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Either-my-wife-is-lazy-loose-uncaring/-/957860/1843190/-/ib8m5iz/-/index.html My wife is lazy, does not take responsibility, is promiscuous, nagging, has no respect and regard for me, and seems to be stressed 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Card-only-payments-a-bad-idea/-/957860/1843162/-/pfht0pz/-/index.html According to the Transport permanent secretary, the government will review traffic laws and impose cashless payment on commuters by requiring them to use a card 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Can-you-draw-and-make-the-cut/-/957860/1843170/-/q4g4llz/-/index.html Ask Kenneth Ouko what qualification one needs to become a fashion designer and he will begin by making the point that certification, though good, is not a must 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/How-some-firms-use-social-media/-/957860/1843184/-/yoog8o/-/index.html A social media account is one of those things that the marketing manager or director sets up to keep the boss happy, get a bigger budget, retain their job, and appear to be “with it” 2013-05-05T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/-/957860/1767184/-/d75kd4/-/index.html The mere mention of the words ‘DR Congo’ almost invariably conjures up images of African music and energetic, waist-gyrating musicians. 2013-05-02T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Judgment-spells-end-to-strikes-in-critical-jobs/-/957860/1767194/-/6vnds4/-/index.html The courts have finally put to rest a long dispute as to whether those involved in providing essential services can engage in industrial action. 2013-05-02T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Try-disobeying-your-beliefs/-/957860/1839820/-/dw7fhiz/-/index.html I spent a lot of time this week working with a friend of mine who is a corporate leader 2013-05-02T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Natural-stone-d-cor--/-/957860/1763248/-/6q2pvxz/-/index.html Designing walls or the floor of your house with natural stone will give it luminosity, depth of colour, and a lasting appeal that reconnects the space to the natural world. 2013-05-01T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Kiambu-Countys-real-estate-rush--/-/957860/1763244/-/9jhpvn/-/index.html Increased buyer activity in developments in the outskirts of Nairobi has seen a rise in developer interest, with now more than five multi-million real estate projects coming up in Thika, a town synonymous with industrial and agricultural activities. 2013-05-01T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Centrepieces-for-stylish-dining-/-/957860/1763240/-/13va9ayz/-/index.html You may not always have the time, money, or motivation to keep buying fresh flower bouquets for your centrepiece and so may decide to leave your dining table dull and unadorned. 2013-05-01T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The-small-Indian-man-who-created-Nairobis-skyline-/-/957860/1763236/-/4bdrgd/-/index.html Hello, my name is Engineer Ishwarlal Becharbhai Patel, but most people simply call me IB Patel. What you are about to read is just a few of the lessons I have learnt in life. 2013-05-01T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The-evolution-of-car-safety/-/957860/1762378/-/115o4p4/-/index.html WHEN BMW announced last month that it was recalling 30,000 of its 2007 to 2010 X5 sport utility vehicles over the mere possibility that they could lose power brake assist 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Im-waiting-for-new-RAV4-to-outrun-the-X-Trail-and-CRV-/-/957860/1762380/-/g2mga8z/-/index.html In the recent past I have found myself in a good number of new cars, all of which beg reviews, but since there is hardly any time (or space) to do them all, they will have to share a bed or rather a space. 2013-04-30T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Can-doctors-detect-autism-in-my-unborn-baby/-/957860/1761204/-/12ehoo8z/-/index.html Dear Doctor, 2013-04-28T23:18:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Given-a-mini-and-a-weave-Id-take-the-dress-any-day/-/957860/1761202/-/tevgya/-/index.html When word filtered through the border that the Ugandan Parliament wanted to ban the miniskirt, many Kenyans could not understand why Uganda’s politicians wanted their women to cover up because, in Kenya, a miniskirt is a wonderful piece of clothing without which a (Kenyan) woman would not be sartorially elegant. 2013-04-28T23:13:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/For-Pattni-Kenyas-courts--have-been-true-friends/-/957860/1761200/-/hqt04r/-/index.html Kamlesh Pattni is no doubt a friend of the Kenyan judicial system, and how he uses the urgent ex parte application to ruin those he targets has already been detailed in the scandalous facts of the World Duty Free takeover since we started this special report last Sunday. 2013-04-28T22:59:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Habits-to-dump/-/957860/1760462/-/46h35cz/-/index.html There is this desire to be perpetually “connected”, and so, many people carry their mobile phones and tablets everywhere they go 2013-04-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/I-have-ended-up-with-a-sex-addict-for-a-husband/-/957860/1760480/-/kj5qj1z/-/index.html Dr Trisha Macnair of the UK says: “The idea that someone could have an addiction to sex isn’t widely accepted even among health professionals, some of whom say that it is more a matter of compulsive behaviour than a true addiction.” 2013-04-28T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Tribulations-of-the-engineering-student/-/957860/1760436/-/6a9dwoz/-/index.html We see it every year; enthusiastic bright students who have just received their excellent Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination results and their proud parents beside them 2013-04-28T22:00:00Z