Mandela leaves a profit for city T-shirt sellers

Mandela’s death has touched not only the hearts of Nairobians but also changed their fortunes. City boutiques have made good profits from the sale of T-shirts branded with the portrait of the former South African President Nelson Mandela. The demand for the T-shirts shot up following the announcement of his death on December 6. Many boutiques were by the eve of Jamhuri Day out of stock, according to Rose Muiya, a boutique owner in the city. Initially, the T-shirts sold for between Sh500 and Sh800 at her shop on Tom Mboya Street but high demand forced her to charge Sh1,000. Traders in Muthurwa and other city markets have reported a rise in demand for the Mandela T-shirts following his death.-www.standardmedia.co.ke

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Is Sonko a Senator or socialite? Furious Kenyans ask

Mike Sonko has come under fire on social media for “embarrassing” Kenya to the world. The Nairobi senator was once again embroiled in a tasteless quest for publicity that backfired on him, and this time round, the international media outlets have picked the story, and they have no kind words for Sonko. The UK’s Independent was the first to report that Sonko had uploaded a photo of himself in the arms of an aging but still spry Mandela to his personal Facebook page immediately after his death. There was no problem with the post except that the picture was “a badly photoshopped image” of him with Mandela. UK papers lampooned Sonko for allegedly deleting the original image of another global figure – famed boxer Muhammad Ali – to place himself next to Mandela hugging him with the use of Photoshop software. Responses across social networks varied from branding him an “attention w***e” to the most basic “ugh”, with one asking, “What are you? A senator or a socialite?”  This was followed by dozen of other posts supporting this view. Syd Embenzi, said: “Grossly pathetic, can’t have any child look up to him as a role model.” On Jamhuri Day’s eve Sonko was set to receive one of the highest presidential award in Kenya. The senator had been nominated for the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS).

-www.standardmedia.co.ke

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This is what makes David Beckham burst into tears!

Victoria Beckham's hunky hubby is revealing he can barely watch TV or movies without crying! David Beckham is every woman’s imagination of what a man should be. He might have just earned himself a few more spots in women’s hearts after he admitted that he cries
Victoria Beckham’s husband recently revealed that he can barely watch TV or movies without crying! "I'm kind of an emotional wreck with movies," Becks told BBC while promoting his Manchester United documentary Class of '92. "I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear, I can't lie." The movie that makes him cry the most? Armageddon. His tears aren’t only limited to movies. He also revealed that he cries while watching ‘The Office’ and hit comedy ‘Friends’ "I'm the same when I'm watching The Office or when I'm watching Friends," Beckham revealed. "I just can't get through it" During the filming of his documentary, the footballer revealed that he was emotional during the whole process, although he did not do it in front of his teammates. “We’re men!” he quips. He added, "I showed the boys the trailer the other day and I kind of got choked up."
-www.standardmedia.co.ke

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Paul Walker finally laid to rest

Family and loved ones of the late actor gathered to say their final goodbyes in a private service at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills yesterday. The Fast and Furious star's remains were cremated and his ashes were interred at the well-known cemetery, where stars like Michael Jackson and  Elizabeth Taylor have been laid to rest.
Those in attendance included his father Paul Walker Sr., his mother Cheryl Walker, his brothers Caleb Walker and Cody Walker, as well as other family members and close friends. Rest In Peace.
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Tanzanian superstar begs for ‘sexual satisfaction’

Tanzanian musician shocked journalists when she screamed to the cameras that she needed to be ‘sexually satisfied’. Recho, who was talking to reporters after the Kigoma All-stars concert in Mombasa, said that she wanted a man to ‘end the night with.’ Disappointed that her wish did not come true, the musician, famous for her song Upepo, told reporters and anyone who cared to listen that they ‘couldn’t handle a woman’. Recho was not the only disappointed musician that night as her Tanzanian counterpart Maunda was spotted backstage crying after being booed offstage by the crowd.
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SHOCKING: Man locked in cage for over 40 years

A Chinese man has been locked in a cage for more than 40 years by his mother. Peng Weiqing, 48, has been in the cage in his mother's home in the city of Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, since he was six.
As a baby, Weiqing suffered brain damage following a fever. He then begun suffering severe epilectic fits at the age of six. His mother, Peng Waimei, says she has kept him locked in the cage since then in order to protect him. Fearing that he would hurt himself and unable to afford medical treatment, Waimei's husband built a series of cages that got bigger as Weiqing grew. Waimei said: "He can't control himself. "When he was young, quite often he would cut himself with a knife and glass debris. "Even when walking, he could suddenly fall down and hit his face and make it bleed. "He must know me, although he may not know the meaning of "mother". He is my 48-year-old child." Aged 80 and with her husband now dead, Waimei fears for her son when she dies and hopes to find someone to take care of him.
The Mirror

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