What 21st century woman is all about
I am often perturbed when men act all shocked and heartbroken when it “supposedly” dawns on them that the 21-century women are only after their money.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
What 21st century woman is all about
Gospel singer hungers on
Few manage achieve breakthrough success in the competitive music industry until after a considerable duration. ELIZABETH WAITHERA alias CHUCHU, 21, did it in a relatively short time. She tells SHIRLEY GENGA her story.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Gospel singer hungers on
Fighting ‘the other woman’ waste of time
I like rewards. I always like to know whether, if I endure a certain amount of suffering, there is a proportional — or even bigger — reward waiting for me at the end of it.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Fighting ‘the other woman’ waste of time
What you didn’t know about Canada’s Parliament Hill
When I arrived in Ottawa a number of things captured my attention, the first thing is that while Ottawa is the Capital City of the second largest country in the world, it is extensively populated with trees and water ways.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
What you didn’t know about Canada’s Parliament Hill
What Toklezea hit maker Chantelle has been up to
Winnie Wambui alias Chantelle, literally blew into the music scene with her runaway hit Toklezea. Writer SHIRLEY GENGA caught up with her to unearth what she has been up to since.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
What Toklezea hit maker Chantelle has been up to
Madness that come with the festivities
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is that time again!
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Madness that come with the festivities
Wives get a raw deal in marriages
I believe dowry still has a central place in modern society. I believe in appreciating and celebrating those who raised a woman.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Wives get a raw deal in marriages
How house girls become co-wives
The other day, I got into an unexpected fungua roho session with a friend on a car ride into town. For some reason or the other, he let it all out. He went on and on about his wife and all her faults.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
How house girls become co-wives
Canadian universities offer Kenyan students affordable and quality education
As international university tuition costs soar, Kenyan students seeking affordable but quality post-graduate education are now turning to Canada.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
Canadian universities offer Kenyan students affordable and quality education
When the writing is on the wall, run!
The other day, I was out with a friend for lunch
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
When the writing is on the wall, run!
What you didn’t know about TV comedian Awinja
No female comedian brings humour to TV better than Papa Shirandula’s Awinja, real Name Jacky Vike. Shirley Genga caught up with the person behind the character.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
What you didn’t know about TV comedian Awinja
What exactly is the worth of a wife?
I ask this question because I was completely baffled when about a week ago male MPs used their numerical advantage to defeat a clause that sought to have matrimonial property shared equally between a husband and wife upon dissolution of a marriage.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
What exactly is the worth of a wife?
Decorum in matters of the heart
Yes, good manners are still a necessity, especially in matters concerning love.
By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Decorum in matters of the heart
The ‘modern’ Kenyan man
Yes, the modern woman is an enigma; no one really knows how to handle her with all her rights and career power. But it is the modern man who is even more of a mystery.
By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
The ‘modern’ Kenyan man
Bad things only happen to good girls
There are a lot of things I do not understand. For instance, I do not understand why I am addicted to boiled maize; I also do not understand why any woman should still be walking around in bolero coat in 2013.
By BY SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Bad things only happen to good girls
Dating: Hunter becomes the hunted
A new brand of women are so daring that they have no qualms picking random men to quench their bodily urges and dumping them, writes SHIRLEY GENGA.
By BY SHIRLEY GENGA. 10 years ago
Dating: Hunter becomes the hunted
Crazy Monday: Do we really have a perfect woman?
The other day I was browsing the Internet and I bumped into an interesting blog where some guy had outlined requirements of his “dream girl”.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Crazy Monday: Do we really have a perfect woman?
The ‘goodest’ city in Canada
Maybe you have seen the You Tube video, maybe not. Well, LG Canada went out to discover the ‘goodest’ city in Canada.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
The ‘goodest’ city in Canada
Lupita inches closer to an Oscar
Nairobi’s wonder girl wins Hollywood’s top award handed to her by newly engaged singer Kanye West and Angela Bassett
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Lupita inches closer to an Oscar
Things every woman should learn before turning 30
When you are a young girl, you can get away with anything; from unforgivable fashion crimes, to stupid and even often bad choices. But when you become a woman of a certain age, there are things you have no business getting caught up in.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Things every woman should  learn before turning 30
Of mothers who micromanage sons
Being a mother is a wonderful and magical experience, or so I have heard.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Of mothers who micromanage sons
Unveiling Scott the violinist
SCOTT KABUGI, 21, is handy with the violin. SHIRLEY GENGA unveils a youth who chose to follow an unbeaten path and is now enjoying the yield.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Unveiling Scott the violinist
Sometimes love just ain’t enough
I was never the best at physics (I could not do it to save my life). I was that type who got carried away with the Arts and only ended up doing physics because I misguidedly assumed that because my father was a physicist, physics somehow flowed in my veins, and oh wasn’t I shocked.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Sometimes love just ain’t enough
I feel nothing for my selfish and absent mum
It is hard to imagine a mother being anything other than loving, caring, selfless, giving, patient and kind, but not all live up to these societal expectations.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
I feel nothing for my selfish and absent mum
Making of a reggae king
He is one the favourite musicians in Kenya, his budding music career has left both friends and foes amazed, SWABRI MOHAMED aka REDSAN, shares his walk to the throne with SHIRLEY GENGA
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Making of a reggae king
Once a man-child, always one
The other day, I was with a group of girlfriends and the topic of the man-child came up. Interestingly enough, everyone seemed to have a story to tell about their encounter with one; that is how common they have become.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Once a man-child, always one
Of women who lose their identity in the name of love
Love is a wonderful thing. When one is in love, everything looks like rainbows and butterflies, and I do agree it is something to be celebrated, but sometimes women take the “I got a man” thing too far.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Of women who lose their  identity in the name of love
Homegrown beauty
NELLY TUIKONG was living the American dream; she had a great job, had just married the man of her dreams, and basically had the white picket fence life. But she left it all behind to chase her Kenyan investment dream; a local cosmetic line. She spoke to SHIRLEY GENGA.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Homegrown beauty
Men should get to the kitchen and feel the heat too
The other day, I was hanging out with a group of friends and out of nowhere, the topic of women and domestication came up. One of my good male friends said he would not marry the lady he was currently dating. Her unforgivable crime was that she could not cook anything, let alone boil water to save her life.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Men should get to the kitchen and feel the heat too
Lazy men who act rich to seduce women
Nowadays, every young girl’s dream is to get married to a very rich man. No average Joe will do.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Lazy men who act  rich to seduce women
One degree can change a village
As soon as she was born, Teriano Lesancha was booked for marriage to the midwife’s son. But as she grew up, the ambitious young woman fought for her right to education.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
One degree can change a village
Leave us alone, we will dress how we want!
There is no day I will ever complain that I was born a woman, it comes with so many perks.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Leave us alone, we will dress how we want!
Why jazz is close to my heart
He is regarded as one of East Africa’s finest pianists and his music is best described as colourful rhythmic melodies with African infusions served on a funky contemporary jazz platter, AARON RIMBUI spoke to SHIRLEY GENGA about his mission to transform Kenya into a jazz loving country
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Why jazz is close to my heart
Married men and women shamelessly on the prowl
I love reality television (and yes I am not ashamed), with everything from R and B divas, to Real House Wives of Atlanta, to Real Husbands of Hollywood.
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Married men and women shamelessly on the prowl
Single and ready to mingle
The Feisty Ten trends with SHIRLEY GENGA
By By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Single and ready to mingle
Why Kenyan women flip for foreign men all the time
Interestingly, the craze for foreign men is nothing new. In fact, in the days of our mothers, Congolese men were selling like hot cake.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
Why Kenyan women flip for foreign men all the time
My battle with recurring tumour
He is the envy of many men his age; with a business empire to his name, a wife and a daughter, what more could a man want? But as Big Kev shares with Shirley Genga, the road hasn’t been all rosy.
By SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
My battle with recurring tumour
Men who swing it both ways
Women these days not only worry that their man could be cheating on them, but that he could be cheating on them with another man.
By By CATE MUKEI and SHIRLEY GENGA 10 years ago
Men who swing it both ways
From ‘on set errand boy’ to film director
I started from the bottom; I was a personal assistant at the film production firm, more like an ‘on set’ errands boy. I basically did everything for everybody.
By Shirley Genga 10 years ago
From ‘on set errand boy’ to film director
I will marry when I want
Being single is not a death sentence, so please take your pity somewhere where it is needed!
By -shirley genga 10 years ago
I will marry when I want
Building to the skies, but at what cost?
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