2024

How to estimate your building costs. 1. Count the square footage Look at new houses that are similar to the ones you envision. Get the price of the house, subtract the price of the land, and divide that amount by the square footage of the home. If the house is worth Sh50m and the land costs Sh25m, then the construction cost is Sh25m. If the home is 450 square metres, then the cost per square metre...

How to Make a Small Room Look Bigger Even though our 1960 colonial has rooms much smaller than our brand new builder grade house did, I wouldn’t change it for anything. Because even though the ceilings aren’t nearly as tall, there are fewer cabinets, and it is the furthest thing from “open concept” as you can get, we’ve figured out so many tricks to make each room appear to be much larger than...

1. SEASON ONE This is called honey moon and lasts about two years. This stage is very sweet, nice and romantic. This is where you find names like honey, sweet heart, baby and so on. In this stage, everything is perfect. This is a stage where a man returns home and dumps his socks and shoes anywhere but in the morning, he will wake up and find them placed where they're supposed to be. This...

In the midst of the unrelenting violence of World War I, a ceasefire suddenly swept across areas of the Western front in 1914. Massive amounts of life had already been extinguished, but there was one circumstance that halted the brutality and bloodshed. It was the first Christmas of the war. It was a day for peace – if only fleeting. On the night before Christmas, Captain Arthur O’Sullivan of the...

While The National Honours Advisory Committee is allowed to pick anyone deemed deserving, Kenyans can also apply for consideration.    The application form can be accessed by visiting the Cabinetoffice.go.ke website, clicking on the Downloads tab and choosing the National Honours Nomination Form.    The form is provided free of charge and has various gaps which applicants...

Fresh details have now emerged that wealthy Kiambu businessman, Jonathan Gachunga, shot dead his wife Philomena Njeri after he discovered that another man alleged to be her mpango wa kando had impregnated her. According to a friend of the deceased couple, Njeri had deserted her matrimonial home for more than five months. She returned home on Monday heavily pregnant, leading to a serious quarrel with...

Did you know that 90% of face to face communication is wordless? A person can easily perceive your indifference, interest or lack of it, intentions, attention etcetera long before your verbal expression. Here are ways to push people off without 'saying' it. Crushing Handshake Some people will leave you with sore hand after a simple handshake, they will cramp and squeeze your hand mercilessly in the name...

A 70-year-old Ugandan woman has given birth to twins, "an extraordinary feat", her doctor told AFP on Thursday. "It's an extraordinary feat to give birth to twins" for a 70-year-old mother, Dr. Edward Tamale Sali, who supervised her pregnancy and delivery, told AFP. The mother, Safina Namukwaya, described the birth of the twins, a boy and a girl, on Wednesday as a "miracle". Both mother and babies...

Registration of foreign nationals is governed by the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act of Laws of Kenya. The Law requires that all foreigners resident within Kenya for a period exceeding 90 days be registered. The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act defines a foreign national as any person who is not a citizen of Kenya. Apply Online The first step is to register with the Kenya...

Destruction of Property The incidents in Machakos last weekend left a trail of destruction. It didn't matter whether or not you were a fan, a passer-by or a trader. Properties worth millions of shillings were destroyed. I need someone to explain to me how this is different from common rioting and looting.   Grievous Injuries Hooligans like terrorists have little regard for human life and...

Truphosa Modi first saw the post on buying land in a Facebook investment group she subscribes to.Members of the group were talking about the best financial decisions to make before one hits 30. The members were unanimous in their decision: “Buy land and watch it appreciate”. They were sharing their experiences on places outside Nairobi where people with low income jobs have saved and bought land....

Airbnbs are the chosen accommodation for several people on business and pleasure trips. They are also used by people who are looking to host a group of friends. The units are chosen because they are generally adequately furnished and all one has to do is do self catering, though there are some hosts who offer chefs for an additional cost. However, with the rising use of Airbnbs has come problems...

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The loan limit of a borrower has the ability of rising to a higher amount depending on their behaviours in borrowing and repaying.  “The limit shall be reviewed and adjusted based on the borrowing and repayment history of previous Hustler Fund loans taken,” the ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs says.  Therefore, borrowers are encouraged to continue using Hustler Fund and pay their loans on...

An emotional Tabitha Karanja on Tuesday, March 9, took the stand to testify in the inquest of her daughter’s death at Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. Tabitha, who is the founder of Keroche Breweries, accused Omar Lali of financially preying on her late daughter, Tecra Muigai. Testifying in court, Tabitha asked God to avenge her daughter’s death, saying that Tecra worked hard only to share her...

The story of the Nairobi Hilton is fascinating if you look at the events that led to its construction at the time in the late 1960s.   Nick Hilton's father, Conrad — the founder of Hilton Hotels — had little regard for him even though he was in charge of the international chain of hotels. Nick, or Nicky as he was known, was drinking a lot, and his father was worried that the scion...

There has been a strange infestation of fruit flies recently due to the high heat and there is no better word to describe them other than annoying. These little gnats become a nuisance flying across your face and feasting on your ripe fruits. Fruit flies are tiny quick-reproducing flies that sneak into your house through minuscule window cracks. They tend to multiply so fast because they can grow from...

In Luo culture, a funeral is not complete without rituals to celebrate the departed and drive away the spirits of the dead. Tero Buru is one such ritual.   It is one of the Luo traditions performed at the funeral of an elderly person or prominent figure in the community, before the body of the deceased is taken to the grave for burial.   During the ceremony, elders...

Siege of Khartoum, (March 13, 1884–January 26, 1885), military blockade of Khartoum, capital of the Sudan, by al-Mahdī and his followers. The city, which was defended by an Egyptian garrison under the British general Charles George (“Chinese”) Gordon, was eventually captured, and its defenders, including Gordon, were slaughtered, which caused a storm of public protest against the alleged inaction of...

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