/Features/lifestyle/-/1214/1214/-/g1edpr/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Sh500000-for-winning-50th-Independence-Day-theme-song/-/1214/1856512/-/2xffkx/-/index.html Close to 50 years ago, the Union Jack was lowered at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi and a new flag was hoisted. 2013-05-18T15:14:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-I-met-the-love-of-my-life-and-our-marital-bliss-of-55-yrs/-/1214/1856482/-/k89ckaz/-/index.html How does one celebrate marital bliss which has lasted for 55 years? I am referring to our wedding anniversary which falls on Thursday, the 24th of May. 2013-05-18T14:43:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-we-vetted-half-baked-prefects/-/1214/1856478/-/yto1kdz/-/index.html If you remember, starting last year, we started appointing prefects in second term. This followed recommendations by the HM. He noted that since we had many prefects in Class Eight, this made it difficult for them to manage the school as well as prepare for KCPE. 2013-05-18T14:31:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-fruits-of-marital-violence-that-children-inherit/-/1214/1856472/-/11sxw12z/-/index.html What were you like in high school? Cool, smart, stupid? Friends or no friends? 2013-05-18T14:27:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/A-guide-to-Kenyas-wild-places/-/1214/1856464/-/v8dp1fz/-/index.html I am going to tell you about a remarkable guide written by two, clearly, remarkable men. 2013-05-18T14:23:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-white-shirt/-/1214/1856438/-/46jf4yz/-/index.html “The white blouse can be light and floating, impeccable and austere, sumptuous and all-enveloping, tight and close-fitting. It rises up to frame the face. It sculpts the body by transforming itself into a second skin. Imputed with glamour and poetry, freedom and impetuousness, the prim white shirt turns out to have a thousand identities…” Gianfranco Ferre (194-2007). 2013-05-18T14:19:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-dangers-of-eyelash-extensions/-/1214/1856426/-/u5gsgbz/-/index.html I have to admit that I have been quite enthusiastic about eyelash extensions. I find them glamorous and an addition to a woman’s look. They certainly don’t take away. 2013-05-18T14:10:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-good-marriages-end/-/1214/1856418/-/g1uao9/-/index.html The hardest part of marriage is finding the right partner, of course. Someone who makes you feel good and who is loving, trustworthy, faithful and supportive. 2013-05-18T14:02:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Three-MPs-who-refused-to-be-handicapped-by-disability-tag/-/1214/1856394/-/q3n9q9z/-/index.html He is on a wheelchair. His lower limbs got paralysed 15 years ago after a single shot to his spinal cord from a carjacker in Nairobi’s Ngara Estate threatened to end a blooming career in law. 2013-05-18T13:42:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Making-sense-of-the-Safaricom-billions/-/1214/1856386/-/hslkel/-/index.html EVERY TIME Safaricom Limited announces its financial results, Kenyans stop and gasp in amazement. The numbers are simply mind boggling. This year was no different; the company announced a profit before tax of Sh25.5 billion. 2013-05-18T13:36:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/A-story-with-no-moral-lesson-or-does-it-have-one/-/1214/1856376/-/pwwrjvz/-/index.html Two weekends ago, I was walking down Muindi Mbingu Street when I spotted someone I know. 2013-05-18T13:32:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/A-timely-guide-for-students-reading-Damu-Nyeusi/-/1214/1850098/-/qbtc4r/-/index.html A new Kiswahili guide for Damu Nyeusi, one of the new set books for Secondary School Kiswahili Literature has been released. 2013-05-12T13:07:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Sun-s-blood-pressure-benefits-outdo-cancer-risks/-/1214/1850096/-/urqnoez/-/index.html THE HEALTH BENEFITS of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to scientists. 2013-05-12T13:03:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Political-and-cultural-centres-must-move-together-for-devolution/-/1214/1850092/-/r675uf/-/index.html As the dust settles on the recently concluded elections, if at all the dust will settle, Kenyans have to wake up to the reality of devolved government. 2013-05-12T12:54:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Setting-boundaries-is-an-authentic-way-to-live/-/1214/1850086/-/iihw2n/-/index.html In Africa, most of us were brought up to believe that my neighbours business is my business which can be both a good and bad thing. Consider the reality prank show Naswa, which is a hilarious study into the Kenyan psyche. 2013-05-12T12:47:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Know-the-latest-trends-in-menswear/-/1214/1850082/-/fh4sfbz/-/index.html It is presumed that trends are things that only afflict women. Not so. Men do have their fair share of this “ailment” even though it is largely expressed only one way – unusual pants. 2013-05-12T12:42:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Counting-all-the-grains-of-sand-on-earth/-/1214/1850072/-/uku4as/-/index.html GEORGE GITAU was watching a documentary on TV and he heard them say that “there are more stars in the Universe than the total grains of sand on Earth!” The commentator went ahead to explain that “the Milky Way (Galaxy) has 220 billion stars and it is estimated that the known universe has 220 billion galaxies.” 2013-05-12T12:31:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Does-the-name-Christine-sound-like-Caroline-to-you/-/1214/1850064/-/4lhfkd/-/index.html One of my colleagues calls me Joy. The first time he referred to me using this name, we were in a lift, on our way up to the office. 2013-05-12T12:25:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-Catholics-for-Choice-started-in-the-US/-/1214/1850062/-/s5ri38z/-/index.html CATHOLICS FOR CHOICE (CFC) is a pro-choice dissenting Catholic organisation based in Washington, DC, US. 2013-05-12T12:22:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Controversial-condom-advert-sparks-debate-in-the-Church/-/1214/1850056/-/uwrc58z/-/index.html It all started with a full-page advert in the Sunday Nation and a billboard near the Consolata Shrine Catholic Church in Nairobi. 2013-05-12T12:17:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-secret-to-happiness/-/1214/1850046/-/dh3w00z/-/index.html You’d never guess it from the soaps, but we’re a pretty happy lot on the whole. 2013-05-12T12:09:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/It-isnt-called-beauty-sleep-for-nothing/-/1214/1850040/-/py5ptkz/-/index.html Nobody wears as much make-up as celebrities, more so the screen ones who get a lot of face time. 2013-05-12T12:03:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Breakfast-at-the-Mediterraneo/-/1214/1850034/-/kdq7jez/-/index.html We were having dinner at one of our favourite restaurants – the Mediterraneo at the Junction – and Giuliano Zanette, the owner and master chef, stopped by our table for a chat. 2013-05-12T11:58:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Eastleigh-will-never-see-me-again/-/1214/1850026/-/coxqh5z/-/index.html Because of heavy expenditures to help keep my blissful marriage afloat, I did not have sufficient money to pay for fees and so did not make it for the April session at Kenyatta University. 2013-05-12T11:49:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Do-blackouts-mean-more-babies/-/1214/1759462/-/qx9htaz/-/index.html What’s the relationship between blackouts, poverty and babies? 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-bohemian-chic/-/1214/1759520/-/4o8ckjz/-/index.html Boho chic has gained traction over the years with glamorous renditions of it 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Believers-need-not-fear-death/-/1214/1759484/-/myixqi/-/index.html Jesus often spoke of “everlasting life”. Those listening to him were familiar with the idea 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Neglect-service-at-your-own-peril/-/1214/1759622/-/1tqodu/-/index.html A proper service should check – at least superficially – every function of a vehicle’s operation 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Safe-ways-to-use-skin-products/-/1214/1759560/-/2bx1x9z/-/index.html While certain products are extremely useful for the skin, they can be quite irritating and should be used with care whenever they come into contact with the skin 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-arent-more-Kenyans-touring-SE-Asia/-/1214/1759616/-/7ny1qtz/-/index.html With its enticing mix of rainforest-clad islands, vast stretches of white sandy beaches, bustling capital cities and finely preserved ruins and temples, it is no surprise that tourists in their thousands flock to southeast Asia 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Tips-to-help-you-smell-good-always/-/1214/1759542/-/ynenk6/-/index.html In the quest for beauty we sometimes overlook the obvious: like how we smell 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Touching-inmates-lives/-/1214/1759474/-/ea0n5hz/-/index.html One organisation has dedicated time and resources to enable inmates study with the hope of a future devoid of crime 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Rev-up-your-love-life/-/1214/1759496/-/xb2b2kz/-/index.html We rarely marry someone whose personality matches our own 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Going-global-would-assure-Kiswahilis-eminent-status/-/1214/1759636/-/vbs6vs/-/index.html In 2004, Kiswahili made history by becoming the first African language to be recognised as an official African Union (AU) language 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/-/1214/1759630/-/w3uua0z/-/index.html DR Congo music icon Simaro Lutumba Masiya lives in a rather humble residence in a crowded neighbourhood in Kinshasa, but his abode stands out 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Hints-on-increasing-your-metabolism/-/1214/1759576/-/ocgisb/-/index.html It is our own body structure that helps us burn calories and shed some fat 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Can-toll-fees-maintain-road/-/1214/1759592/-/lw8fptz/-/index.html It was reported in the press last that there is a plan to introduce toll fees on the new Thika highway 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Dont-spend-all-your-years-trying-to-make-a-living/-/1214/1759508/-/2c18ufz/-/index.html For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. 2013-04-27T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Truth-will-set-you-free/-/1214/1753186/-/s5tlbk/-/index.html ‘The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable’ James A Garfield 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-road-to-our-dream-wedding/-/1214/1753168/-/13vk6hu/-/index.html How family expectations and lack of finances forced us to innovate 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Nakuru-National-Park/-/1214/1753306/-/ugnnguz/-/index.html From the Mbweha Camp near the Nderit Gate, we went into the Nakuru National Park 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-to-keep-your-hands-smooth/-/1214/1753204/-/14xacxu/-/index.html It is said that if you want to know a woman’s real age, take a good look at her hands 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-Mercury-and-Venus-are-seen/-/1214/1753160/-/lum239z/-/index.html Modest Muite Mutua asks a question that every school child should ask the science teacher: “Why is it possible for us to see planets Venus and Mercury at night? Shouldn’t an observer on the equator only see objects that are further away from the sun than the earth?” 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Before-you-fall-in-love-again/-/1214/1753180/-/5ewwaaz/-/index.html Breakups are awful. But sooner or later, you’ll start thinking about a new relationship 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-best-cars/-/1214/1753232/-/1454n4xz/-/index.html VW Golfs are great 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/When-daughters-and-mothers-cant-get-along/-/1214/1753156/-/3n95fdz/-/index.html The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend when she said something odd 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Men-in-shorts/-/1214/1753196/-/o5spipz/-/index.html I can’t help but notice the number of men increasingly drawn to shorts 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Look-for-Christ-in-the-Church/-/1214/1753174/-/uftwgez/-/index.html There is no greater love than God’s love 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Did-playwright-shackle-play-to-near-doom/-/1214/1753322/-/lxio7s/-/index.html The Kenya National Schools and Colleges Drama festivals got underway last week in Mombasa with various learning institutions showcasing their artistic prowess 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Five-new-ways-to-style-your-hair/-/1214/1753216/-/x121d3z/-/index.html Women are always looking for new, interesting and fresh ways to do their hair, something that makes them stand out from the crowd 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/A-light-hearted-talk-to-Rotarians/-/1214/1753316/-/54ktttz/-/index.html I was invited to be a member of the Rotary Club of Nairobi in 1967 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-I-have-to-move-again/-/1214/1753224/-/12y76nc/-/index.html Just as my First Lady and I were settling down in our little fixed abode that is located in the leafy suburbs of Mwisho wa Lami, enemies of development, it would seem, would not let us settle quickly 2013-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-to-care-for-the-underarms/-/1214/1747196/-/i83abg/-/index.html The skin on the armpits is often subjected to a lot of wear and tear due to friction 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Past-lessons-should-help-us/-/1214/1747174/-/6lxht3/-/index.html Something happens when you get to your thirties and forties. You start looking over your shoulder 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Varsities-face-off-in-zonals/-/1214/1747224/-/jsnq6m/-/index.html With the proliferation of universities and university colleges, the institutions are not being given direct nominations to the nationals of the Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festivals that kicks off on April 15 in Mombasa 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Cottages-turn-camp-into-a-luxurious-retreat/-/1214/1747206/-/2e635i/-/index.html When there is a chill in the bedroom air, one hot water bottle is a comfort, two hot water bottles are a luxury 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Tips-to-getting-the-most-from-your-workout/-/1214/1747202/-/u3kj7j/-/index.html Although most people know the benefits of exercise, few make exercise an everyday part of our lifestyle 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Winning-at-home/-/1214/1747168/-/11vfqnc/-/index.html Are you doing well at work? 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Introducing-the-CC-in-the-creams-sequel/-/1214/1747186/-/hv6onxz/-/index.html It was bound to happen sooner rather than later 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Hear-all-evil-in-the-playground/-/1214/1747162/-/taxtbuz/-/index.html Last Sunday, we were quietly watching the 9 pm news when my three-year-old son suddenly started singing, if you could call it that 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Pulling-off-the-monochromatic-look/-/1214/1747180/-/d0jxle/-/index.html Of all the looks that have ever trended in the world, my favourite has to be the monochromatic look 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/The-rules-for-living-under-my-roof/-/1214/1747218/-/ppolkez/-/index.html Moving from my parents’ home to my own State House was one of the best decisions I ever made this year 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Use-bright-headlamps-with-caution/-/1214/1747214/-/xehhyr/-/index.html Night driving on an unmarked black road is intrinsically hazardous 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Rationale-for-a-pragmatic-approach-to-reading/-/1214/1747230/-/uaghy8z/-/index.html Since the 1960s when literary icon, Taban lo Liyong referred to East Africa as a literary desert, many papers, articles and dissertations have been written to counter the remarks 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Put-God-on-top-of-your-priorities/-/1214/1747166/-/xj84y/-/index.html What happens to people who get so engrossed in activities that they have no time for prayer? 2013-04-13T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-designers-are-watching-First-Lady/-/1214/1740700/-/c8qtte/-/index.html President Xi Jinping hit the jackpot when he got wifed. He just doesn’t know it yet 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-I-wont-return-home/-/1214/1740782/-/96p5cjz/-/index.html After many years of staying in my father’s compound, at last I moved away from Mzee Caleb’s home 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Why-you-should-worry-about-high-blood-pressure/-/1214/1740748/-/9cswkh/-/index.html As the world creates awareness during this week of World Health Day, let’s all take responsibility to not only learn more about hypertension but also adopt at least one more healthy activity to prevent or manage high blood pressure 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Living-in-a-more-connected-but-lonelier-world/-/1214/1740682/-/1tpushz/-/index.html There’s this hilarious song with a catchy beat that my children just love 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/My-life-as-a-poacher/-/1214/1740632/-/7itino/-/index.html As dawn breaks deep in the savannah of northern Kenya, Kuyaso Lokoloi quietly slips out of his hut clutching his mobile phone 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-much-does-disk-data-weigh/-/1214/1740618/-/9jkp7/-/index.html Festus Kimathi asks two related questions 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Make-the-best-out-of-your-greying-hair/-/1214/1740714/-/yxqbmsz/-/index.html In my family home, aside from the expected images of my parents who could be anywhere from 25 to 45, there is a trilogy of images of my grandfather 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-secretaries-got-a-shot/-/1214/1740770/-/npfr4g/-/index.html Secretaries. We all know them as people employed to assist with official correspondence, making appointments and carrying out administrative tasks 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Encounter-with-creative-patients/-/1214/1740794/-/u8equwz/-/index.html In the Daily Nation of Tuesday 12 March, I was highly amused to read the article by Aggrey Mutambo about the ingenious ways we Kenyans devised to beat the long queues at our recent General Election 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Outrage-over-Sh30000-fine-for-poaching-/-/1214/1740650/-/7f0t9xz/-/index.html A week ago, two fascinating tweets were posted about Kenya. In one of them, American Grant Brooke wondered: “Why does my work permit cost eight times a poaching fine?” 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Easter-retreat-to-the-slopes/-/1214/1740754/-/2plfhaz/-/index.html “Uhuru is the President,” the little boy said, seeing the photograph splashed across the front page of the Sunday Nation 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Skin-care-for-new-born-babies/-/1214/1740736/-/944drp/-/index.html Your precious gift of a baby often brings with it anxiety, especially for new mothers 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Co-dependent-Seek-therapy/-/1214/1740670/-/mf2e60/-/index.html Loving someone more than you love yourself sounds wonderful 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/Next-time-it-rains-try-and-keep-your-head/-/1214/1740604/-/tno05az/-/index.html I never cease to be amazed at how rapidly Nairobi is transformed into a maze of maddening confusion whenever it rains 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/lifestyle/How-to-trade-your-way-up-to-a-new-car/-/1214/1740766/-/xbq02v/-/index.html Only a very few— and very rich — people start their motoring lives with a new car 2013-04-06T22:00:00Z