/Features/-/1190/1190/-/7202tz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Microscope+/-/957860/1410434/-/a0q6a5/-/index.html Last week we looked at how a magnifying glass converges rays of light and consequently makes an object appear larger than it actually is 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The+benefits+of+happy+feet++/-/957860/1410444/-/hyhanw/-/index.html There is an old Chinese proverb that says, if you want to truly get to know someone, check out their feet. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Be+in+the+know+to+lose+your+hopelessness+/-/957860/1410390/-/2nl1nu/-/index.html Whenever I travel around the country and I talk to Kenyans from all walks of life, I keep discovering that we are not just a walking and working nation, but a very ignorant one too. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Wrong+priorities+cloud+Kenyas+path+to+Vision+2030+/-/1226/1410464/-/7xcxqwz/-/index.html As hopes of Kenya achieving a middle-income status by 2030 dwindle, questions are starting to emerge on whether the country has its growth priorities right. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Glorious+rise+of+Facebook+and+the+future+beyond+IPO+/-/1226/1410470/-/lgpvu8/-/index.html When Mark Zuckerberg started a social networking site in his college dormitory, little did he know that Facebook would help millions of people to connect, interact, and share ideas. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Same+sex+marriages+/-/957860/1410372/-/113v10g/-/index.html Picture 21st Century Kenya as a country where same sex marriages are legal. A man falls head over heels and marries a “bearded sister.” 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Airlines+take+off+to+African+routes+/-/1226/1410482/-/2bl2nwz/-/index.html Competition on regional airline routes within Africa is on the rise, driven by increased travel on the continent and falling revenues on European routes. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/New+deal+in+the+offing+for+rail+firm++/-/1226/1410476/-/7b9wt7/-/index.html The concessionaire partners in Rift Valley Railways intend to restructure the poorly performing passenger service as part of the deal whose term comes to a close on 30 June. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Coca+Cola+sees+growth+in+Africa+/-/1226/1410492/-/9yoptq/-/index.html Coca-Cola President Muhtar Kent is betting on a fast expanding retail market and mobile connectivity to help drive growth in Africa in the next decade. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/How+to+run+a+big+firm+like+a+small+one+/-/1226/1410494/-/f4s607z/-/index.html Running a big company as if it were a small one comes with tremendous advantages 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The+heart+and+blood+vessels+/-/957860/1410438/-/yn54v5/-/index.html The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood to the rest of your body. Blood vessels are used to transport blood throughout the body. 2012-05-21T15:04:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Got+a+troublesome+leg/-/957860/1410420/-/rcd92lz/-/index.html My right leg is swollen and painful.” That was the history given by Lucy during a hospital visit. She was later diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in her leg 2012-05-21T14:55:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Investor+incentives+plain+loss+of+revenue++/-/957860/1409752/-/2c9nkaz/-/index.html According to a report by Ernst and Young titled African Attractiveness Survey released earlier this month and reported in the Daily Nation, Kenya is leading the pack in attracting foreign direct investments. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Coming+soon+Human+like++computers+/-/957860/1409750/-/s890c0z/-/index.html The year is 2035 and highly intelligent humanoid robots are roaming the streets, manning offices, cooking, doing the laundry, and running errands 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Benevolent+or+show+off+/-/957860/1409754/-/1rgv2x/-/index.html Benevolence, simply explained, means compassion or kindness. Genuine benevolence knows no boundaries 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/He+is+married+but+says+that+Im+the+one+for+him+/-/957860/1409760/-/bapdpi/-/index.html I just turned 23. There is this guy I got to know about three years ago. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/In+Silicon+Valley+money+cant+buy+bragging+rights+/-/957860/1409762/-/kr7ptn/-/index.html Fabulous home theatres are tucked into the basements of plain suburban houses. Bespoke jeans that start at $1,200 (Sh100,000) can be detected only by a tiny red logo on the button. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/The+crazy+ending+/-/441236/1409258/-/5ylm5h/-/index.html Crazy. There is no other word for it. I have never seen two minutes make such a huge difference. 2012-05-19T13:17:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How+I+saved+young+man+future+marriage+/-/1214/1409256/-/k76p4m/-/index.html One reason I did not specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology was to avoid frequent night calls to conduct deliveries. 2012-05-19T13:17:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Anyone+with+Atwolis+contacts/-/1214/1409254/-/edwdmlz/-/index.html When I faulted the appointment of Juma to head this school, it was not out of envy: I just don’t believe he was the best candidate for the job. 2012-05-19T13:17:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/My+interaction+with+Indians+/-/1214/1409252/-/xc0k4n/-/index.html The colonial school system segregated Asian, European and African from each other and it was not until Makerere College that I had social interaction with Indians. 2012-05-19T13:17:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Learning+to+think+like+a+winner+/-/1214/1409250/-/j47tof/-/index.html What makes you a winner? Is it something you’re born with? Your upbringing? A talent? Your IQ? Luck? 2012-05-19T13:17:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Travelling+chefs+going+for+gold+/-/1214/1409248/-/1bfubkz/-/index.html There’s this rather nice story about a memsahib in the colonial days who was bemoaning the loss of her Kenyan long-standing 2012-05-19T13:17:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Want+to+embarrass+your+man/-/1214/1409246/-/w6uq70/-/index.html “Why do you women do this to yourselves?” the email began. It was from a reader calling himself Freddie. 2012-05-19T13:16:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Little+Love+can+see++by+sound+/-/1214/1409244/-/l3gup/-/index.html Adyati ‘Love’ Shah, 5, was born blind. But after being trained on echolocation, he can find his way around. All he needs to do is click his tongue to locate obstacles 2012-05-19T13:16:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Publicity+stunts+/-/441236/1409166/-/ixmlp1z/-/index.html When was the last time a Kenyan housemate at the Big Brother House was a major talking point and split debate the way Prezzo has? 2012-05-19T11:54:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Why+Coast+artistes+dont+make+it+in+Nairobi+/-/441236/1409162/-/vitod5z/-/index.html The wise Swahili men (Wahenga) left a saying; ‘Jogoo la shamba haliwiki mjini’ (A village cockerel doesn’t crow in the city). 2012-05-19T11:54:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Beenie+Man+I+have+no+problem+with+Gays/-/441236/1409160/-/10dtyitz/-/index.html Dancehall kingpin Beenie Man has publicly apologised for his hard stance on gays bringing to an end an issue that has dogged his career 2012-05-19T11:54:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Sara+Mitaru+I+sing+for+Africa+revolution/-/441236/1409158/-/12y6cncz/-/index.html Revolutions don’t always come in the form of a person holding a placard or demonstrating in the streets. Sometimes it is that artiste in the studio who stirs the minds that eventually carry them out. Sara Mitaru is one, and she told PHILIP MWANIKI why music is a powerful tool of articulating the discontent among the masses 2012-05-19T11:53:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/The+commitment+phobes++/-/1216/1408880/-/bbt9hgz/-/index.html There is a certain age when men are expected to stop playing the field and settle into marital bliss with the woman they will spend the rest of their lives with. But there is a breed of men who have a hard time committing. 2012-05-18T19:00:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/Its+always+been+a+mans+world+/-/1216/1408878/-/kvuyyvz/-/index.html Recently, in the blistering heat, I found myself in Turkana. Actually, it was Koobi Fora to be precise, which is ideally at the end of Kenya as you know it. 2012-05-18T19:00:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/Dating+tips+for+single+mothers+/-/1216/1408876/-/rxkjl4z/-/index.html When a woman who is single with strings attached, ie baby in tow, is dating then her dating game is slightly different. 2012-05-18T19:00:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/saturday/Lead+your+boyfriend+down+the+aisle+/-/1216/1408874/-/yky3rpz/-/index.html Jacqueline and her partner have a near-perfect relationship. 2012-05-18T19:00:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Slap+stick+farces+frivolous+escapist+entertainment/-/957860/1407918/-/m5ylf8z/-/index.html Asking whether there has been resurgence in Kenyan theatre in the last few years (or even months) 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/Raise+enough+start+up+capital+and+weigh+investment+options/-/435440/1410266/-/hm0fro/-/index.html I am a married woman working at a small firm. I earn a net salary of Sh30,000 a month, which hardly 2012-05-16T12:20:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/No+permanent+health+insurance+yet/-/435440/1407092/-/yvjbp4z/-/index.html Q. I lived in the UK for some time, where they have what is called permanent health insurance 2012-05-16T12:20:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/Farmer+reaps+big+from+Rwandese+bean+variety+/-/435440/1407090/-/be3y9z/-/index.html Many Kenyans are grappling with food insecurity due to recurrent drought and shrinking farms 2012-05-16T12:20:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/Fish+sausage+investor+eyes+EA+market++/-/435440/1407088/-/2kcghjz/-/index.html At just the age of 28, this mother-of-two is causing ripples in Uganda with her ingenious business. 2012-05-16T12:20:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/Make+money+from+the+stock+market++/-/435440/1407086/-/9gufjb/-/index.html The recent price rally on some of the counters at the Nairobi Securities Exchange is a call to investors, both retail and institutional, who hope to make good returns to put in their money. 2012-05-16T12:20:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Bring+your+favourite+restaurant+home+/-/957860/1406808/-/issnvpz/-/index.html It happens all the time — you have laid out the dinner table then, after your guests have served themselves, they scatter all over the house. 2012-05-16T04:53:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/To+buy+or+to+build/-/957860/1406806/-/vbegh2z/-/index.html Which is better, buying a ready-made house or building one from scratch? This is a decision every potential home owner has to make. 2012-05-16T04:51:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Finding+the+perfect+sofa+/-/957860/1406804/-/1opk22z/-/index.html Sofas are arguably the most essential pieces of furniture in the living room. 2012-05-16T04:50:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/New+land+laws/-/957860/1406802/-/1tkyrpz/-/index.html Mr Goodluck Mbaga, a resident of Kijipwa Settlement Scheme in Kikambala, Kilifi, gets emotional when he talks about the land problem at the Coast. 2012-05-16T04:48:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+Sunday+I+light+a+candle+for+Karlina/-/1218/1406420/-/yl0w1x/-/index.html This Sunday, the Candlelight Memorial Day, I want to remember Karlina*. Sadly, I remember 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/My+sons+first+day+at+school/-/1218/1406426/-/asyw4f/-/index.html The countdown had started. Six more days to go. I felt sick in the stomach and my head hurt when 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Oh+The+little+gems+that+Puddng+comes+up+with/-/1218/1406438/-/10bfpjr/-/index.html The other day when Tenderoni and Pudd’ng were going out, baby girl insisted that they should 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Its+time+to+confront+your+past/-/1218/1406412/-/tqy5ikz/-/index.html Last week, we discussed some of the challenges that people face in relationships, and which may 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/The+allure+of+Northern+Kenya/-/957860/1406308/-/qrjw64/-/index.html The driver of the 2NK shuttle that I boarded at 4.30pm to Nyahururu, then onward to Northern Kenya 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Haemorrhoids+Its+a+pain+but+can+be+prevented/-/1218/1406408/-/itxac4/-/index.html Haemorrhoids are normal clusters of vascular tissue around the anus and rectum that assist with 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/-/957860/1406318/-/bg7gun/-/index.html Let me state from the get go that I’m an irredeemable petrolhead through and through 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/I+found+my+father/-/1218/1406382/-/sv2yff/-/index.html First, I want to sincerely thank everyone who wrote to me and wished me success in my 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Just+how+effective+is+camel+milk+in+managing+autism/-/1218/1406464/-/12y2d0mz/-/index.html I am always on the look-out for new developments in treating various ailments. However, I am sceptical 2012-05-15T21:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/This+man+doesnt+deserve+my+wifes+property/-/1218/1406458/-/th5u55z/-/index.html My wife, who had been ill for some time, died a few months ago. Then my children and I found 2012-05-15T15:33:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Cloud+computing+and+the+ordinary+web+user+/-/1226/1405560/-/58tfg8/-/index.html Cloud computing technology was in yester-years considered the next big thing in the IT sphere. 2012-05-14T12:39:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Work+cut+out+for+new+Mumias+sugar+CEO+/-/1226/1405556/-/lvu9ql/-/index.html The incoming Mumias Sugar Company managing director, Mr Peter Kebati, takes over the miller 2012-05-14T12:36:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Faulu+takes+on+ambitious+venture+/-/1226/1405350/-/11isn9sz/-/index.html Faulu Kenya may be among the least celebrated microfinance institutions 2012-05-14T04:45:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Tough+Bill+targets+pyramid+schemes+/-/1226/1405348/-/cblcbuz/-/index.html There are more painful days ahead for those engaged in pyramid schemes, if a Bill tabled in Parliament last week sees the light of day. 2012-05-14T04:44:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/South+African+property+firm+sets+up+operations+in+Nairobi+/-/1226/1405346/-/ir73uhz/-/index.html The entry of a new company into the Kenyan property market is expected to stir up competition. 2012-05-14T04:43:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Who+is+setting+the+agenda+at+EAC/-/1226/1405342/-/yr651gz/-/index.html Donors have funded 71 per cent of the 2012/2013 East African Community budget, raising questions 2012-05-14T04:40:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Safaricoms+billion+shilling+tough+call+/-/1226/1405338/-/nvtk5oz/-/index.html Falling revenue from the voice segment and stiff rivalry points to a challenging industry going forward 2012-05-14T04:37:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/When+the+bleeding+just+wont+stop+/-/957860/1405334/-/14l6lav/-/index.html The world Haemophilia Day was marked on the 17th of April this year. 2012-05-14T04:28:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Stay+focused+/-/957860/1405332/-/ne8t4l/-/index.html One of the key tenets of my personal fitness philosophy is that quality beats quantity every time. 2012-05-14T04:26:44Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Thika+road+watch+Unpleasant+updates+/-/957860/1405330/-/d12d44z/-/index.html Did we ever notice that the Thika “superhighway” did not have drains to channel flood waters off the main thoroughfare? 2012-05-14T04:24:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/It+didnt+start+with+the+NHIF+looting+/-/957860/1405328/-/ehyif9/-/index.html Don’t be deceived by appearances, Kenyans never take anything seriously and this is quite apparent when a disaster strikes; we foam on the mouth, thump our chests and wait for another similar chance to pontificate 2012-05-14T04:22:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Vasectomy/-/957860/1405326/-/6s2lge/-/index.html It was like a mosquito bite. I did not bleed as I had feared and there was very little pain afterwards,” recalls pharmaceutical technologist Charles Omware about his vasectomy, the male sterilisation procedure. 2012-05-14T04:19:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/You+need+to+roll+up+sleeves+/-/957860/1404980/-/3ykdew/-/index.html Standing in front of more than a dozen people can be a nerve-wracking experience. Many people would rather avoid such a situation. 2012-05-13T14:39:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/This+me+too+innovation+mania+won+t+take+us+far+/-/957860/1404976/-/ngwygs/-/index.html In the Western world, technologies are innovated in university laboratories and at home in the bedroom or garage. 2012-05-13T14:36:08Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Environment+envoy+brings+new+ideas+to+conservation+/-/957860/1404928/-/28p1cx/-/index.html How can life blossom on such an intoxicated ground?” Ruth Sego recalls wondering to herself about a castor plant 2012-05-13T13:55:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Who+is+afraid+of+rivalry/-/957860/1404926/-/rw112fz/-/index.html The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) is split about its plans to cut the mobile termination rate by a further 35 per cent come July. 2012-05-13T13:55:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/He+works+hard+but+we+are+not+making+any+progress++/-/957860/1404922/-/u0o6q6z/-/index.html Financial decisions: It is important for marriage partners to inform each other about their financial positions and to jointly plan their income and expenditure. Doing this helps to avert suspicions that may later lead to conflict 2012-05-13T13:54:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Mother+the+miracle+/-/957860/1404920/-/mvexjyz/-/index.html As the world celebrates the mother, we present eye-popping numbers and facts about women 2012-05-13T13:54:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Trappings+of+dirty+sexy+money++/-/1214/1404466/-/qcj4dez/-/index.html The Festival of the Creative Arts (FCA) produced a nearly perfect comedy thriller last weekend when they staged Dirty Sexy Money at Alliance Francaise. 2012-05-12T15:00:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/The+final+day+/-/441236/1404580/-/14wk8vbz/-/index.html Sunday is the last day of action in the English Premier League with a lot at stake. But before I get there, allow me to applaud Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid. 2012-05-12T15:00:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/My+next+business+move+/-/1214/1404570/-/rj842cz/-/index.html A few weeks after we opened Chemi Chemi Classy Pub, it became crystal clear to economic analysts that I was the most important member of the venture. 2012-05-12T15:00:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Rendezvous+at+People+s+Park+/-/1214/1404464/-/710ie9/-/index.html “In this overcrowded world of ours, there are far too many people who never get to see a forest; who are never able at first hand to appreciate the subtle dynamics of nature...” 2012-05-12T15:00:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/For+a+successful+comeback+shed+off+the+old+style+/-/441236/1404578/-/o1t1sv/-/index.html As an artiste, one of the hardest things you can ever do is take a long break and then try to make a comeback. 2012-05-12T15:00:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Lights+out+on+the+Electric+Avenue/-/441236/1404576/-/ta5qqvz/-/index.html If there’s one thing that is immediately synonymous with Kenyan youth, it has got to be their insatiable ability to party like the proverbial rockstars. 2012-05-12T15:00:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/buzz/Its+a+Cole+World/-/441236/1404574/-/wch17iz/-/index.html Jermaine Lamar Cole or JCole to his legion of fans is one of Hip Hop’s fastest rising stars and says he is far from getting “there” yet. 2012-05-12T15:00:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Asias+influence+in+my+life+/-/1214/1404460/-/nofbxu/-/index.html The links between Asia and Africa and South America have always been present but in our times they have been made invisible by the fact that Europe is still the central mediator of Afro-Asian-Latino discourse. 2012-05-12T15:00:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Oh+how+some+people+change++/-/1214/1404458/-/ckvq2u/-/index.html A month or so ago, a friend had lunch with a former high school classmate. 2012-05-12T15:00:25Z