FASHION & LIFESTYLE NEWS

Wed, 05/22/2013 10:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenya Television Network (KTN) news anchor and reporter Joy Doreen Biira, who is a native of Uganda, has been the third sexiest woman in Uganda by ElleAfrica magazine.

The 26-year-old Doreen emerged third in the list of 40 sexiest women in Uganda. Topping the...

Wed, 05/22/2013 12:01 PM | By Mwakilishi

A 29-year-old Bulawayo woman from Matshobana, Zimbabwe suburb got the shock of her life when she woke up in the morning and realised her private parts were missing, it is alleged.

Chipo Sibanda reportedly learnt the hard way in the early hours of April 29 when...

Sun, 05/19/2013 06:44 PM | By Mwakilishi

Modern technology has changed the face of Kenyan prostitution with the practice moving from poorly-lit back streets to some of the most exclusive estates in major cities.

In the coastal tourist haven of Mombasa, many twilight girls who used to linger around nig...

Fri, 05/17/2013 01:04 PM | By Mwakilishi

For many taxi drivers in Nairobi their greatest fear is either being carjacked or killed while on duty. However, they are now faced with a bigger threat. Female clients now prefer to pay for cab services in kind.

They demand that taxi drivers have sex with them...

Tue, 05/7/2013 12:07 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Catholic Church has distanced itself from advertisements that promote condom use and reaffirmed its stand against such contraception methods.

Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference John Cardinal Njue said those behind the “Catholics for Choice” advertis...

Mon, 05/6/2013 10:04 AM | By Mwakilishi

Cases have been reported of sly women who ensnare flashy-looking male revelers by charming them with killer smiles, before posing as fair game and just when victims think they have landed an easy lay, they wake up the following morning robbed proper, writes The Standa...

Tue, 04/30/2013 11:17 AM | By Mwakilishi

If you have studied or are currently pursuing studies in Western countries, you have probably experienced some dim view about Africa, thanks largely to western media.

A Kenyan student studying at the Washington and Lee University in the American state of Virgin...

Fri, 04/26/2013 11:59 AM | By Mwakilishi

Strathmore University girls were left looking flushed at a lavish hotel in Westlands after they were slapped with a huge bill.

The Strathmore University students had accompanied their friend for her date with a mzungu.

Standard's correspondent at the...

Mon, 04/22/2013 09:52 PM | By Mwakilishi

Everline Aboka, a Kenyan model based in Canada, won the Top Model Worldwide title in a stiff competition, beating contestants from more than 47 countries.

Everline also received the Model Award due to her kind support to the models during the competition, a spi...

Fri, 04/19/2013 09:06 AM | By Mwakilishi

Public university students admit­ted to prestigious faculties like engi­neering, law and medicine have be­come the target of wealthy women who want to bear children with the ‘right’ genes, multiple sources have told The Nairobian.

The young men, considered to b...

Tue, 04/16/2013 12:47 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan fashion photographer Barbara Minishi is featured in Al Jazeera English's upcoming six-part series, The New African Photography. Premiering April 22nd on Al Jazeera English, The New African Photography looks at the fast-changing African c...

Fri, 04/12/2013 02:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

CNN hero 2010 finalist Evans Wadongo is in the United States for a three day exhibition this coming week that will help raise funds for his solar lamp project.

The exhibition will feature 1,000 specially designed one of a kind lamps put together with help from...

Sat, 04/6/2013 11:38 AM | By Mwakilishi

A priest has quit the Catholic Church in protest against celibacy saying he cannot do without sex. Father John Karimi, now married with three children, had served the church for 15 years.

He felt that celibacy was not practical in the mainstream church and opte...

Wed, 04/3/2013 02:35 PM | By Mwakilishi

After three years running her business, Namour Designs, Julia Kibuga has decided to improve her skills. She has taken a year off and joined the Academy of Design in Australia’s Gold Coast City to study fashion.

Ms Kibuga is known for her unpredictable creations...

Tue, 04/2/2013 02:24 PM | By Mwakilishi

Marie Ojiambo, the reigning Miss Kenya USA, is competing in the Miss Africa USA 2013 Pageant and needs your vote.

Marie is a Doctor of Pharmacy and currently resides in New York. She holds a Pharmacy degree from the University of Nairobi and is currently pursui...

Mon, 04/1/2013 02:36 AM | By Mwakilishi

The forest passes as any other, where people can fetch firewood as it happens in many rural areas. It is strategically placed. A police station, church and school stand on the east. An airstrip and another school on the south, residential houses on the west while business...

Thu, 03/21/2013 12:20 AM | By Mwakilishi

Waltham, Massachusetts' vibrant Moody Street area now has one more shop adding to its diverse mix. Anthony Sankale, a native of Kenya, has recently opened a store selling hand-crafted products from his home country. The shop, Mizizi Design, is located at 28 Crescent St.,...

Mon, 03/18/2013 08:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

He is not your ordinary politician or a seasoned artist, but believe it or not, this young man is giving both politicians and leading artists a run for their money in terms of fame, acquired recently under rather unfamiliar circumstances. The line, "ni kama ndrama, ni kam...

Fri, 03/15/2013 10:42 AM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyan entrepreneur Evans Wadongo has won both the pan-Commonwealth and Africa region Commonwealth Youth Award, receiving more than £5,000 to support his charity Sustainable Development For All (SDFA).

The Commonwealth youth award for excellence in development...

Fri, 03/1/2013 12:42 PM | By Mwakilishi

Filthy rich men spend up to Sh100,000 a night to romp and relax in some of Nairobi’s most exclusive sex hideouts.

The swanky sex dens, unlike the clichéd threadbare settings and barely dressed women in many of Kenya’s brothels, have posh restaurants, swimming p...

Thu, 02/21/2013 10:12 AM | By Mwakilishi

Two of Kenya’s biggest singing stars, Eric Wainaina and Suzanna Owiyo, today pledged to use their music and high profiles to ignite positive environmental action as they were designated National Goodwill Ambassadors for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The...

Mon, 02/18/2013 02:45 AM | By Mwakilishi

Tourists assume all Kenyans are warm and friendly because they smile and say, “Jambo! Hakuna matata!” But as The Standard's Linah Benyawa and Mkala Mwaghesha discovered, some tourists in Mombasa rue the day they fell in love with Kenyan men and women who...

Sat, 02/16/2013 03:00 PM | By Mwakilishi

As the florists and gift shops were making big sales on Valentines Day, chemist owners were waiting in the wings to cash in on the big occasion. Chemist owners are reported to have made huge profits from the sale of morning after pills despite the government putting regul...

Fri, 02/15/2013 12:49 PM | By Mwakilishi

For some time now, Kenya has been losing to Rwanda on many fronts: The level of attracting investors, the determination to fight corruption and tribalism, and economic growth rate.

But now, Kenya seems to have lost the title of ‘East Africa’s most loving nation...

Fri, 02/15/2013 10:32 AM | By Mwakilishi

A video uploaded on Youtube recently captures a magnificent image of modern day Kenya and Kenyan culture that is in sharp contrast to the all-negative images of the country projected abroad, a Kenya Ruby Maubert, the video's author describes as “different from the Kenya o...

Thu, 02/14/2013 05:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

Kenyans joined the rest of the world to celebrate Valentines day with flower vendors and candy shops doing booming business.

The red rose in particular was the most coveted item as the city went abuzz with flower stands dotting the CBD, while the ladies literally p...

Sun, 02/3/2013 01:53 PM | By Mwakilishi

There is some hilarious letter to Citizen’s Janet Mbugua by some guy called Opiyo that has gone viral. He - assuming he’s real - is thanking the newscaster for the “regalia u (sic) embedded on ur (sic) body laminated your anatomy in a cohesive and jealous manner. It stalk...

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