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PREMIUM ManTalk: Can we stop giving people unsolicited advice in 2026? There are men who give advice, and those who take advice.
PREMIUM Kimani Mbugua: A brilliant mind that couldn’t find rest Death smiled at Kimani, as it will, inevitably, at all of us. All a man can do is smile back. His soul leaves to a place better than here.
PREMIUM Mantalk: How a haircut turned me into a philosopher Somewhere between a barber’s compliment and a matatu confession, a man confronts his reflection — and the scam that is love, marriage, and Nairobi itself.
PREMIUM Mantalk: Why men can’t stop chasing youth Between fading abs, growing bellies, and desperate nostalgia, millennial men are discovering that aging isn’t for the faint of heart—or ego.
PREMIUM Mantalk: So, clean men aren’t man enough? Wanaume tuoge. Come out and clean up. Clean your mind, house, and bedsheets. And deworm too. Let the naysayers say.
PREMIUM How Sankaran is making maths simple for millions of learners Nirmala Sankaran built a platform to help children face math with confidence instead of fear.
PREMIUM Auditor-General: Recovery of Sh4bn Uwezo loans unlikely Money had been disbursed to women and youth groups since inception of flagship programme under Vision 2030 growth plan.
IEBC expands diaspora voting to 26 countries Commission chairman says mapping of more countries has been approved to boost participation by Kenyans abroad.
