Nairobi Living

1. Talent Expression Time for Kenyan Youth

For the next seven weeks Kenyan youth will experience action and excitement in various towns in the country as they go head to head during the Sprite Slam Tour. Sprite Slam Tour is a Coca-Cola East and Central Africa initiative that targets teens...

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 | 112 hits | Read more

2. Talking about bull dogs

An Arsenal fan  walks into a bar disappointed after lossing out on trophies again the football 2009/10 season, notices a very large jar on  the counter, and  sees that it's filled to the brim with Kshs. 1000  bills.  He guesses there must be...

Friday, 19 March 2010 | 232 hits | 1 comment | Read more

3. Tanzania’s Carol Uliwa makes a humble exit from Tusker Project Fame 3

The heat in the Tusker Project Fame 3 academy is growing by the day with only 10 contestants now left in the house. Following the humble exit of Tanzania’s Carol Uliwa, the competitive temperature in the house is undoubtedly rising as the...

Monday, 07 September 2009 | 594 hits | Read more

4. Teams gear up for Star of Africa Copa Tournament

A contingent of 14 teams representing 19 countries is gearing up to participate at the 2010 Africa COPA Coca-Cola Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.  The youngsters, who represent their country Dream Teams from this year’s COPA, arrived...

Friday, 04 June 2010 | 157 hits | Read more

5. Ten Angry Kenyan women: A review

It was Tuesday evening when I made my way to the Alliance Française a.k.a The French cultural centre (FCC). Side bar... Why do they have two names for this place anyways? At least FCC only has two names. There is this building on Koinange Street...

Thursday, 26 November 2009 | 523 hits | 1 comment | Read more

6. Terminator Salvation and Sheila Kwamboka’s Karoeke

So yesterday was a bit interesting. I had a few errands around during the day before heading to Alliance Francaise for this Duka exhibition launch that Mike Rewa had told me about. I really had no idea what it was about but there I was huko looking...

Wednesday, 10 June 2009 | 413 hits | Read more

7. Tetra Pak invests Shs 350 million in new technology to boost packaging

Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak has invested Shs 350 million in new machines over the last one year to cater for changing customer preferences using dairy and juice products.   Tetra Pak East Africa Managing Director...

Wednesday, 08 September 2010 | 7 hits | Read more

8. That Carling cup loss

I could play the sour grapes card. Nothing could be easier. For instance, the Soya Awards trophies that hottie Jepkosgei and the dude collected a few days are actually...

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 | 172 hits | Read more

9. That ICT village expo

The day I went to the ICT expo was quite funny. I went with my pal Omosh who runs disabilitykenya.org and as we passed by the Law courts, there was this huge crowd. Omosh explained to me that some...

Monday, 12 February 2007 | 308 hits | Read more

10. That Valentine Cake party

Grace and her team at Valentine Cakes cooked this huge cake A short one. Grace W of Valentine Cakes was celebrating another birthday. I don’t know how old she is but I had to pass ...

Tuesday, 06 February 2007 | 215 hits | Read more

11. The 3rd Bar Stool Open Mic

The Bar Stool is Open Mic hosted in bar (duh!) called Giggles situated on Banda Street and the architects of the event include John Ngugi and Oliver Mpango wa Wakasa (as he currently refers to himself on Facebook.) I was early to the venue as I had...

Monday, 16 August 2010 | 139 hits | Read more

12. The 4 liquid stages of life

How many more stages to go? Enjoy...

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 296 hits

13. The 4th Bar stool open mic and NIC Bank: wagwaaan!!!

It was the last Wednesday of the month and it was that time of we went to register our presence at Giggles on Banda Street. As usual we were in for an evening of poetry and merriment wrought about by the 'Bar Stool Open Mic." And this month was...

Thursday, 26 August 2010 | 119 hits | Read more

14. The A-ffair at the Alliance Francaise

Thursday started with a bit of salsa at the Intercontinental. The gig was pretty nifty as I got to bond with Nina of EABL as her lovely brand lasses went around dispatching anyone with a band with shots of Jose Cuervo. Unfortunately I have been...

Saturday, 03 April 2010 | 222 hits | Read more

15. The Abundance versus the Scarcity Mentality in Professional Development and Growth

A speech delivered by Eric Kimani to the Kenya Institute of Bankers, Mombasa Chapter on 1st December 2006. When the Kenya Institute of Bankers, Coast chapter invited me to come and speak to you they...

Friday, 01 December 2006 | 201 hits | Read more

16. The African union and Kenya Airways partner to make peace happen

The Commission of the African Union (AU) and Kenya Airways today announced a partnership under the umbrella of the 2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa. Under this agreement, Kenya Airways will provide communication and financial support to the...

Monday, 28 June 2010 | 142 hits | Read more

17. The Arsenal will be the end of me

I won't be very surprised to hear that the day I died there was an Arsenal game and we had either lost or won a major (or minor) trophy. I'm not kidding. I really get upset nowadays when we get beat...

Friday, 23 February 2007 | 133 hits | Read more

18. The BMW X1 comes to Nairobi

Today the weather was really confusing. It did not seem to know what its plan for the day was. I left the house and headed to town and it looked OK. Then I board a Double M and as we get close to town the skies open and you would thing that the...

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 | 233 hits | 1 comment | Read more

19. The Capital centre mall and the shops therein

The capital centre is a mall on Mombasa road. Below is a list of the shops therein and the services they offer; 4U2, ground floor, clothing Apollo casino, 1st floor, casino Bata, ground floor, foot wear Beauty xpress, ground...

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 | 422 hits | Read more

20. The cellphone competition returns

I love Kalembe Ndile. The guy makes me laugh. I am such a fan of his clown like activities; I am considering starting a fan club. Honest to God. Today’s ...

Thursday, 01 March 2007 | 151 hits | Read more

21. The Congos dazzle with their FIFA World Cup Trophy welcome

Coca-Cola East and Central Africa came alive this weekend when the real, FIFA World Cup™ Trophy made its way into the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazzaville respectively.  The Trophy touched down at Kinshasa’s N’djili...

Monday, 02 November 2009 | 278 hits | Read more

22. The Deep Democracy Institute International

The Deep Democracy Institute International is a global think tank that is researching and teaching cutting edge, awareness based leadership practices with a built in conflict resolution model, based on psychology and modern physics. We have...

Friday, 09 April 2010 | 185 hits | Read more

23. The farmer and the sheriff

A police officer stops at a ranch in rural countryside and talks with an old farmer. He tells the farmer, 'I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.' The old farmer says, 'Okay, but don't go in that field over there.' The Sheriff...

Thursday, 10 December 2009 | 428 hits | Read more

24. The Final Five in the Tusker Academy all on probation

After an exciting seven week journey in the Tusker Academy, five contestants remain standing with each giving it their all as they dash for the finish line.    Alpha, Caroline, Maureen, Ng’ang’a and Patricia put up a spirited show on...

Monday, 05 October 2009 | 233 hits | Read more

25. The Four Cats

  Four men were bragging about how smart their cats were. The first man was an Engineer, the second man was an Accountant, the third man was a Chemist, and the fourth man was a Government Employee. To show off, the Engineer called his cat,...

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 | 284 hits | Read more

26. The good old days

Sipho's Grandad was reminiscing about the good old days... "When I were a boy, my mother would send me down to the corner shop with a rand, and I'd come back with 5kg of potatoes, two loaves of bread, three pints of milk, 1kg of cheese, a...

Thursday, 04 February 2010 | 275 hits | Read more

27. The Heritage Insurance company contributes towards Mater heart run

The Heritage Insurance Company has donated Ksh. 250,000 towards this year’s Mater Heart Run. The cheque was presented to Dr. John Muriithi, The Mater Hospital CEO by Mr. Steven Lugalia, Director Finance and administration at Heritage Insurance...

Thursday, 06 May 2010 | 271 hits | Read more

28. The Hottest Rides in Nairobi displayed at Westgate’s Motor Show

Westgate Shopping Mall, Nairobi’s premier mall held a hot rides motor show on the 29th of May 2010 at the roof top parking.  The event that started at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 8:00 p.m. attracted over 50 of the hottest rides in Nairobi and the...

Monday, 31 May 2010 | 530 hits | 3 comments | Read more

29. The Information and Communication (ICT) Award Winners 2006

:: Best Corporate ISP - UUNET :: ICT Company of the Year: Technology Associates and Copy Cat :: Best VOIP Solutions Provider: Access Kenya :: Best Health...

Saturday, 04 November 2006 | 226 hits | Read more

30. The Junction shopping mall to be expanded at a cost of ksh0.8 billion

The Junction Shopping Centre along Nairobi’s Ngong Road is to be expanded at a cost of Ksh800 Million to meet the growing demand for new space in Nairobi. Already under construction and scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2011, the...

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 | 174 hits | Read more

31. The Junction shops and what they do

Nakumatt Junction is a mall on Ngong road. If you want to get to take a 4W or 4C or 111 at the Kencom bustop and they will drop you if you tell them on boarding. Here is a list of the shops and what they do there; Nakumatt Hypermarket, ground...

Thursday, 13 May 2010 | 270 hits | Read more

32. The kapuka music connection

Have just come from watching "The Beat (local edition)". The music being featured there is really good. It was a several years back that I came back from London after...

Saturday, 08 October 2005 | 215 hits | Read more

33. The Kenya Music week

The plan was to watch Man Yoo being crushed by Man City in the Manchester derby. So an hour before the match, me and Ed, our fave Kwani Intern, passed by Sarit centre to check out the Kenya ...

Sunday, 10 December 2006 | 234 hits | Read more

34. The Kenyan kibanda dictionary

So you have all have been to the mighty kibanda for a selection of mouth watering dishes, but most of you guyz barely understand the logistics of operations there, leave alone the street language. So here's a compilation of some of the delicacies...

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 | 310 hits | 1 comment | Read more

35. The Kenyan Premier league floodlit - AFC Leopards Vs Gor Mahia

The wise souls at the Kenya premier league saw it fit to have matches during the week this season. These floodlit matches hosted every week usually on Wednesday (and sometimes Tuesday) have become pretty popular. Fans will leave their places of work...

Thursday, 27 May 2010 | 338 hits | 4 comments | Read more

36. The Last Four U.S. Presidents

The last four U.S. Presidents are caught in a tornado in Kansas, and off they spin to the Land of OZ. After threatening trials and tribulations, they finally make it to the Emerald City and come...

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 273 hits | Read more

37. The Mall Westlands shops and what they do

The Mall in Westlands is one of the oldest malls in Kenya. Here is a list of all the shops currently there and what they do; Calaba boutique, Ground floor, clothing City walk limited, Ground floor , Shoe shop Cloud 9, Ground floor,...

Thursday, 13 May 2010 | 311 hits | Read more

38. The Mixxi mixx (the Arsenal nightmare continues)

So you are doing your everyday job and you are having a bad day at the office. When you retire for the day you leave knowing that it was not your best day. Unfortunately there are some people whose bad day at the office can be very lethal. Like a...

Wednesday, 05 May 2010 | 209 hits | 3 comments | Read more

39. The Mouse Trap

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. ...

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 256 hits | Read more

40. The MTV MAMA Awards: The Pre party baby!

After many months and hype and hyperbole and noise and frantic questions and emails to and fro and sleepless nights and following twitter feeds and reading thousands of Facebook status... It was that time. The MTV MAMA awards were finally rolling...

Monday, 12 October 2009 | 619 hits | Read more

41. The Ngong Hills are alive with the sound of panting

Saturday had several events and top of any list for me is the Zain media challenge that I attended in January and February. However I wanted to try something different this month. So I opted to try this plot that had been organized by a group on...

Monday, 22 March 2010 | 378 hits | 3 comments | Read more

42. The Nokia Ovi store is NOT for small publishers

I got the invitation to this Nokia publisher developer’s event that happened earlier today, a big announcement for developers AND publishers on the Ovi store. Before Nokia Head of Solutions for East and Southern Africa, Agatha Gikunda made her...

Friday, 30 April 2010 | 581 hits | 5 comments | Read more

43. The one with John Kiriamiti

This one is short and oft kilter where this site is concerned but I had to share. Last Saturday the whole of Nairobi was in throes of some virus which I refused to take part in. In the evening I headed out to check out the pub I was to review for my...

Tuesday, 08 June 2010 | 271 hits | 4 comments | Read more

44. The one with the blind girl

There was a blind girl who hated herself because se was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, someone donated a...

Tuesday, 06 July 2010 | 190 hits | 1 comment | Read more

45. The Patricia Show 2. 0

Patricia Amira is a media pro who we have seen doing some good stuff on radio specifically Capital FM when they ruled everything. I attended the launch of the Patricia show in 2009 at the then Pavement and the concept looked pretty simple. Get cool...

Thursday, 15 April 2010 | 324 hits | 3 comments | Read more

46. The Perfect Worker

1 Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found 2 hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without 3 wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never 4 thinks twice about...

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 249 hits | Read more

47. The Power of Interpretation

Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert to Catholicism or leave Italy … There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community, so the Pope offered a deal. He'd have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish...

Thursday, 08 October 2009 | 358 hits | Read more

48. The Real Cause of Male Impotence

NAGGING

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 281 hits

49. The Real Vioja Mahakamani

Most of my legal education I have garnered from the TV show "Vioja Mahakamani" (My translation, "drama in court"). This TV show has a court with ...

Friday, 08 February 2008 | 469 hits | Read more

50. The return of Lifebuoy

What a capital morning this was. I walked into the ball room and was asked to perform some tasks by the nice lady at the door at the launch of the new Lifebuoy at the Stanley. I was asked to put some powder on my hands and then put them under some...

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 | 331 hits | Read more

51. The Revolution Has Begun!

The continent’s most successful reality show, M-Net’s Big Brother, blasted off with the biggest-ever twist in BBA history last night  on DStv Channel 198/199 as the first 12 contestants on Big Brother Revolution were revealed to be all male!...

Monday, 07 September 2009 | 306 hits | Read more

52. The rise of business reporting

Madaraka Day 2006 was a revelation. The heading story on the NTV 9 O'clock news was the shutting down of Uchumi Supermarkets once the largest supermarket chain in Kenya ....

Thursday, 01 June 2006 | 145 hits | Read more

53. The Sarit centre and the shops within

The Sarit centre is one of the oldest malls in Nairobi and is located in Westlands to the West of the city. Here is a list of shops in the mall and what services they provide; 4u2, 1st floor, family fashion        AA of Kenya, 2nd ...

Friday, 14 May 2010 | 612 hits | Read more

54. The Secrets Lounge is reborn (and a missed fashion show)

There were two main events of this past Friday night. One was a fashion show by a designer called Severine Devailly and then the relaunch of the Secrets Lounge. Severine Devailly is a French fashion designer based in Nairobi. She has a pretty decent...

Monday, 10 May 2010 | 503 hits | 7 comments | Read more

55. The SIFE World Cup: Where Kenya has chance

It’s not been a great FIFA world cup for Africa has it now? It’s great that we are hosting it down South but we are getting stuffed by the rest of the world. In our own continent. Bila Vaseline. The heck? Last night we lost two more teams from...

Wednesday, 23 June 2010 | 200 hits | Read more

56. The submarine cable is coming

A few days ago I had a discussion with Al Kags from ICTvillage.com. What came back with was momentous for Kenya. If his information is correct and I trust the dude, the submarine cable will get ...

Sunday, 27 August 2006 | 189 hits | Read more

57. The Sunbirds: A very cool musical

The newspaper style review The Sunbirds is a story from Africa. A village that kept the sunbirds its source of light loses them to an evil sorceress, Sibaguru, plunging it into...

Friday, 15 December 2006 | 303 hits | Read more

58. The Tribe as reviewed in the Star

This is the review of the tribe as it appeared in October 2008 

Friday, 07 May 2010 | 154 hits

59. The Tribe makes Conde Nast Traveller hot list

If you read all the travel magazines you will always find reviews of several things to do while in Kenya. There is always your typical Maasai Mara, Samburu, Lamu, Malindi business being sold to the people. You will always read that there is very...

Friday, 07 May 2010 | 366 hits | 5 comments | Read more

60. The Turtles, The Frogs and The Pretty Lady

The Turtles... A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of...

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 | 330 hits | Read more

61. The Ugly Mans guide to picking up girls

Mike Macharia gives us the complete guide Making an entrance It’s finally your big night. You’ve been waiting all week to strut out your stuff, ladies beware! When walking into...

Thursday, 08 January 2009 | 442 hits | Read more

62. The Vanilla pudding Robbery

This is just too funny not to share. Excerpted from an article which appeared in The Dublin Times about a bank robbery on March 2. Once  inside the bank shortly after midnight, their efforts at disabling the security system got underway...

Monday, 11 May 2009 | 386 hits | 1 comment | Read more

63. The Village Market and the shops therein

The Village market is a popular mall. Please find a list of the shops therein and the services they provide; AA KENYA. Driving School ALL TIMES, Sale of local and International papers & Magazines ARLECHINNO, Sale of Italian Ice-cream...

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 | 759 hits | Read more

64. The Westgate mall and the shops within

The Westgate is a shopping mall to the west of the city. Please find a list of shops within and what they do; Acacia Pharmacy, Ground floor, Pharmacy Addiction, 2nd floor, Thai food and grills Adidas, 2nd floor, sports footwear,...

Monday, 17 May 2010 | 629 hits | 5 comments | Read more

65. Thika for a day

It was evening when we drove back into the city on Thika road and stopped at an Engen petrol station. It turns out that this Engen is at Kahawa Sukari. We bought a few...

Monday, 12 March 2007 | 465 hits | 1 comment | Read more

66. Thika United get PAID

The Kenyan premier league has not really been at its most attractive in my memory. I grew up hearing the community clubs (AFC and Gor) as they were raising hell on the continental circuit and one of them even won one called the Nelson Mandela cup....

Thursday, 25 February 2010 | 255 hits | 1 comment | Read more

67. Thinking of the same thing

There are 2 men, one is on one side of the world walking a tight rope over the Grand Canyon. The other man is on the other side of the world getting a blowjob from a 90 year old woman and ...

Thursday, 08 January 2009 | 350 hits | Read more

68. This is why I'm cold

I think the rain has it in for me really. A few weeks ago, I was heading to Ketepa in Industrial area. I had gotten off the matatu at the Kampala road junction of...

Friday, 27 April 2007 | 287 hits | Read more

69. Three Bullets

There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner. As he went down the...

Wednesday, 04 February 2009 | 254 hits | Read more

70. Three jigger battling years

On Wednesday evening, I headed out to the Laico Regency to witness the anniversary of the Jigger campaign the Ahadi guys had been working on diligently for the last three years. These Ahadi gyus brought the lowly jigger to the limelight in an...

Friday, 02 April 2010 | 177 hits | Read more

71. Timothy Karanja weds Catherine Ngirau

Images of Timothy Karanja and Cathy Ngirau's wdding held on 7th October @ St Marys School... In case you missed it   ...

Monday, 23 October 2006 | 412 hits | Read more

72. Timothy Karanja: Dry associate

Timothy Karanja I recently did a piece on the CD boys when I was witting about Gitau Muraguri's coffee invasion. However due to circumstances beyond my comprehension, ...

Saturday, 04 November 2006 | 374 hits | Read more

73. Tony Gonzales bottles

Tony Gonzales in between two pretty girls So at the AIESEC in USIU turns 20 cocktail, I caught a sight of a dude I haven't had a glimpse of for years. His name is Tony Gonzales. I...

Sunday, 15 October 2006 | 266 hits | Read more

74. Tony Wangari weds Njoki Minju

August 12 was the wedding day for old pal Tony Wangari to his beloved Njoki Minju. Tony works with Suntra Investment Bank and manages the stock broking arm of the business. Njoki works with the...

Sunday, 13 August 2006 | 368 hits | Read more

75. Top 10 Bumper Stickers!

1...Constipated People Don't Give A Crap. 2...If You Don't Believe In Oral Sex, Keep Your Mouth Shut. 3...My Kid Got Your Honor Roll Student Pregnant. 4...To All You Virgins, Thanks For Nothing. ...

Saturday, 07 February 2009 | 350 hits | Read more

76. Toys from Africa at the Goethe

The Germans are an interesting lot. Recently they had a rather unique exhibition in Germany. When the two Germanys that were East and West Germany were unified, all...

Tuesday, 21 November 2006 | 181 hits | Read more

77. Transforming Kenya one bridge at a time

Master mason in Kenya is this week's CNN Hero More than 13 years after his parents drowned in a flash flood, David Kakuko is at the Moruny River, building a bridge that might have prevented their deaths.The hanging footbridge will provide safe...

Friday, 20 August 2010 | 60 hits | Read more

78. True love EA turns 5

Last Thursday was a special day. This was the day that our good friends from True Love had designated as their five years as a Kenyan East African publication. They were hosting their event at the Cin Cin at the Fairmont Norfolk. Across the road...

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 | 519 hits | Read more

79. True Love East Africa Magical Makeovers

I love magazines. I love the way they make everything look glamorous. In Kenya we don't have many high quality magazines. There's True love and Drum and Eve and Cosmo Kenya... sorry no more Cosmo Kenya. ...

Monday, 27 March 2006 | 2243 hits | 1 comment | Read more

80. Tusker 50 milli ya mafans rewards its fans

With over 21 million Kenya shillings worth of prizes having been won in the  “Tusker 50 milli ya mafans” promotion and 29 million to go EABL hit the Nairobi bars with free goodies for their loyal consumers. Bar activations were held over the...

Monday, 21 June 2010 | 264 hits | Read more

81. Tusker Campaign Strikes Musical Chord

Barely three months into its unveiling, the new Tusker. Refresh Your Roots! advertising campaign that is currently featuring on print advertisements, billboards, TV and radio mediums is upping its tempo with exciting consumer activations. And to...

Wednesday, 17 March 2010 | 237 hits | Read more

82. Tusker rewards customers in "50 milli ya mafans competition."

For some Ksh 10,000 might be a far cry from the millions associated with previous big promotions, but with the current upheavals in the economy for Samson Mulwa from Eastleigh the money came at an opportune time, “I run a tyre business, so this...

Monday, 05 July 2010 | 253 hits | Read more

83. Tuwache mpango ya kando

One Friday morning, John woke up hurriedly and prepared for work. He worked in a busy institution and was expected early at work. His wife worked a distance from where her husband’s office was. As a result of doing things in a hurry, John...

Monday, 27 July 2009 | 291 hits | Read more