Sunday, November 3, 2013

One dead, 49 injured in Ngara accident

At least one person was killed and 49 others injured in an accident along Kipande road in Ngara, Nairobi on Sunday when a bus belonging to Kisii Classic company crashed into a wall and four cars which were parked at the Uzuri Institute compound. The injured were taken to Kenyatta National Hospital with eight people in critical condition. The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning, with St John Ambulance responding at 4:30 am...

Why Indian women are aborting baby girls?

There is mass abortion of baby girls among Indian women in Nairobi. The problem is so widespread that a leading Nairobi hospital has banned ultra-scans to determine the sex of unborn babies for Indian mothers who say bringing up a girl “is like watering a neighbour’s garden.” These risky terminations of pregnancy before term is fueled by gender disparity and traditional Indian beliefs, investigations by The Nairobian now reveal.  The huge...

Jubilee colleagues betrayed me, Mrs Ngilu cries out..

When President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Mrs Charity Ngilu the Lands Cabinet Secretary about seven months ago, he offered her some advice. “Charity, tengeneza hiyo mahali. (Charity, streamline that place),” President Kenyatta said in reference to the Lands ministry, which is dogged by some of the worst corruption, theft and fraud scandals the country has seen since independence. Mrs Ngilu had in the Kibaki administration served in...

Sex pests invade Kenyatta University....

Many female students have recently complained of date rape at Kenyatta University. The students’ Peer Counselling unit has received complaints from victims. Kilimambogo, nicknamed ‘Holy Family Basilica’, and Ngong hostels are allegedly notorious for cases of sexual harassment.   Campus Vibe learnt that outsiders could be behind the offences with Nyayo 1, Nyayo 3 and Nyayo 4 estates often cited as places where the attackers come from. Dr...

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Women are HUMANS and not SEXUAL objects....

Even in a democratized Kenya of 2013, with a Constitution that backs gender parity, public opinion on women’s role in society is surprisingly archaic. I challenge you to hit google and type, “women shouldn’t”. The results may surprise you. I say, “May,” because I am alive to the fact that not everyone is on the same wavelength on this matter. My friend recently attended a forum touching on gender roles and the discussion, she later told me, disgusted...

Chelsea fan beaten over 'foolishness' and 'stupidity'

Meanwhile, a Chelsea fan was beaten up by fellow students for dismantling a pay TV decoder at Nyayo 6 hostels. The student was not happy that his mates were watching what he called ‘upuuzi’ – Churchill Live show on NTV.  Angry students whipped him. -The Nairobi...