Teachers waited, persisted and perspired, now make them rich
POINTBLANK
Napoleon Hill, an American author remembered for his bestselling literature on success, once remarked: ‘Patience, persistence and perspiration make unbeatable combination for success’.

By - | 8 years ago

KP boss never grew tired of listening to customers
If he hasn’t done so yet, Engineer Joseph Njoroge, should be moving to his new office in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum soon. The Kenya Power Managing Director was appointed recently as the ministry’s Principal Secretary. PointBlank congratulates him. But why him?
- | 8 years ago
Scrapping metal business will save our infrastructure
Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has finally done what should have been done long time ago. He has banned trade in scrap metal, a booming but very hurtful business.
- | 8 years ago
‘There was no post-election violence in Kenya in 2007’
In 1991, Jean Baudrillard wrote three essays before, during and after the Gulf War with the titles; The Gulf War will not take place, The Gulf War is not really taking place and The Gulf War did not take place. While there is no dispute that the war took place, Baudrillard argued the was no war in real sense because the US was militarily superior than Iraq. The war as a whole was a non-war.
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By -standard reporter | Jun 11, 2013
Some things can only be described as comical, very...

By - | Jun 06, 2013
From the look of things, the cases against the th...

By - | Jun 05, 2013
Life, some say, begins at 40. But, whatever that m...

By - | May 31, 2013
I am not an expert in matters of sexuality but goi...

By - | May 30, 2013
No one, perhaps, understands Kenyans better than t...

By - | May 29, 2013
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Ugandan President and now ...

By -Standard reporter | May 28, 2013
The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission ha...

By - | May 24, 2013
Kenyans are a peculiar people. In parts of the cou...

By - | May 23, 2013
There is palpable public anger over allegations th...

By - | May 22, 2013
There are times when you feel like giving the pol...

By -NJOROGE KINUTHIA | May 21, 2013
Finally, we have a Cabinet. The Jubilee government...

By - | May 16, 2013
Mr Ngumi Kibera would like to give city Governor E...

By Standard reporter | May 14, 2013
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By - | May 09, 2013
Former President Kibaki received a befitting farew...

By -NJOROGE KINUTHIA | May 07, 2013
No one has ever described Kenya more aptly than Ta...

By - | May 03, 2013
Standard Group’s new kid on the block, The Nairo...

By - | May 01, 2013
Nigerian pastor Chris Ojigbani was not a very happ...

By - | Apr 24, 2013
India’s indeed an incredible country. Last week,...

By -Standard Reporter | Apr 23, 2013
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By - | Apr 19, 2013
If you haven’t been to Nairobi’s Upper Hill la...

By - | Apr 19, 2013
Former Transport Minister Amos Kimunya was spot on...

By - | Apr 18, 2013
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By -NJOROGE KINUTHIA | Apr 16, 2013
Long time ago, rains were a blessing. They would t...

By - | Apr 12, 2013
The team mandated with preparations for the farewe...

By - | Apr 12, 2013
On Monday, this newspaper reported a major traffic...

By - | Apr 11, 2013
All manner of things have been said about Nyeri me...

By - | Apr 03, 2013
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By - | Mar 29, 2013
Two Kenya Revenue Authority officials were shot de...

By - | Mar 28, 2013
Even before they are sworn in or even see the insi...

By - | Mar 26, 2013
Usually, when small-minded people hit the jackpot,...

By POINTBLANK | Aug 02, 2013
It is difficult to find anything good to say about...

By - | Aug 01, 2013
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By - | Jul 25, 2013
The management of City Hoppa and the police may wa...

By - | Jul 25, 2013
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By - | Jul 25, 2013
With the elections far behind us and a new elected...

By -Muhando G, Sondu} | Jul 24, 2013
Children are not just named in Africa. Names are d...

By - Pointblank | Jul 19, 2013
Someone must have rigged us out. We surely deserve...

By - | Jul 12, 2013
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By - | Jul 11, 2013
Truly, choices have consequences. We risked bringi...

By - | Jul 05, 2013
Politics is a dirty game, and Jubilee and CORD don...

By - | Jun 26, 2013
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