Monthly Archives: August 2013

Motherhood

Posted on August 26, 2013 by SK

Pregnancy This is certainly the easiest part of the motherhood journey. Being pregnant is a glorious, life changing experience, although some women would differ with the ‘glorious’ part. If ever I have to choose my gender during my reincarnation, I … Continue reading →

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BarCamp Nairobi 2013 is almost here!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by SK

BarCamp is an international network of user-generated unconferences primarily focused around technology and the Web. By definition, an unconference is a participant-driven meeting that tries to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored … Continue reading →

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Newsdrift: Your Local News App

Posted on August 20, 2013 by SK

I only read the hard copy newspaper on weekends, when I have time to browse through my favorite columns. However on weekdays, I catch up on news through the websites (most are mobile unfriendly), by going to the respective news … Continue reading →

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Ake, The Years of Childhood: Book Review

Posted on August 16, 2013 by SK

I was walking through the Prestige Bookshop on Mama Ngina St. browsing though the titles, looking for books by an African author. I asked if “There was a country” by the late Chinua Achebe which I intended to buy for … Continue reading →

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The Social Media Awards Gala

Posted on August 14, 2013 by SK

The inaugural social media awards was a success, I can proudly report. While I was not an organizer, I was one of the judges who had to narrow down the nominees in each category to 5; and then the public … Continue reading →

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Always Platinum – Why You Should Get It

Posted on August 14, 2013 by SK

Always Platinum was launched in Kenya at a colourful event at Sankara, where yours truly made an appearance. While everybody was in dresses and heels, I missed the memo on dress code and appeared in jeans and flats hence you … Continue reading →

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Conveniences of the Online World

Posted on August 7, 2013 by SK

With internet costs in Kenya quite high and suspicion about trading online on the same level, not many people are transacting online. However, for me, it’s a regular thing. I can’t tell you what a convenience online transactions have been … Continue reading →

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The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoyevsky : Book Review

Posted on August 5, 2013 by SK

This is one among the many free e-books available in the Aldiko reader installed on my Samsung S4 (just saying). I made several attempts at starting the book; the setting is strange at least to me, since I don’t know … Continue reading →

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