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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.
LSK loses bid to block higher excise stamp fees over Sh4.5bn KRA debt KRA defended the adjustments as vital to offset inflation.
PREMIUM How digital agro-shops are revolutionising rural farming The agritech solutions use geographical mapping and AI to deliver services at a fraction of traditional costs.
Fact check: Do Woman Rep seats expire in 2027? Despite widespread claims that the 47 seats expire after 2027, the Constitution contains no sunset clause, meaning the office remains valid and operational indefinitely unless formally amended
