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Instinct
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Published on July 5, 2008
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  The stranger in my bed
As a young girl my best friend and I loved to dream about getting married one day. We always wanted to have a double wedding because we believed that we would be the best friends forever who would be proposed to at the same time. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Pulse
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Published on July 4, 2008
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 Kilimanjaro awards
Marima Lawrence aka Marlaw, Bongo’s new soulful singer, had not anticipated winning all the top awards. After all, his competition had signed him off as the underdog in his nominated categories. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Education
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Published on July 2, 2008
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 Playing with fire
A week before fire broke out at Kangemi High School in Nairobi, some students from the school visited The Standard newsroom to complain about an increment of fees from Sh2,500 to Sh8,500.
About the same time, another group was suspended for being late at the school where boarding is optional.
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Crazy Monday
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Published on July 1, 2008
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 Evil exploits of the invisible people
It’s open season again for stranger-than-fiction stories. In the coastal town of Mombasa, the talk is about spirits (djinns) that take on human and animal forms.
Said to possess supernatural powers, these spirits are able to beat people, rape or sodomise them, or just make life miserable for them.
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Financial Standard
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Published on July 1, 2008
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 Why the price of premium petrol may shoot to Sh120 a litre
In April 2005, the world’s biggest trader in oil futures predicted a "super-spike" period for prices.
At the time, investment bank Goldman Sachs was contemplating a surge of $105 a barrel (42 gallons, or 158.98 litres) of crude oil. In May this year, it touched $140 a barrel. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Shillings & sense
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Published on June 30, 2008
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 Inflation ‘eats’ bank savings
Bank depositors now have reasons to be terrified about the value of their savings.
Their money, which has been earning interest in bank vaults, is quickly diminishing in value.
Investment experts are raising the red flag that ordinary bank accounts, either current or savings, are no longer a safe haven for keeping money.
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Bizbytes
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Published on June 29, 2008
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 Blogging for cash
You have heard about blogs. A ‘blog ‘ or web log is a website that is usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Society
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Published on June 29, 2008
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 Love and lunacy on late-night radio
It is approaching 10pm and Milcah Njeri Kamau is busy tucking her two children into bed. Although they should be asleep, the children are not tired, yet, and are openly protesting. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Instinct
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Published on June 28, 2008
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 Making a case for the Kenyan child
The well being of children is an issue close to Leah Ambwaya’s accommodating heart. As the Executive Director of the Childlife Trust, hers has become a household name among children’s rights defenders. Childlife is an umbrella organisation for organisations offering care and rehabilitation services for street and other vulnerable children. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
Pulse
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Published on June 27, 2008
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 The project is over and the winner is…
Hours before the curtains came down on Tusker Project Fame (TPF2) rumours were rife that the organisers had already decided on the winner. View past 10 issues of this magazine |
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