Malawi's Natasha Tonthola might be the possible victim come this Sunday. NATASHA has been nominated twice in the ongoing Big Brother Africa that for to survive exit, she needs more votes to remain in the house.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
IS MALAWI'S NATASHA THE NEXT EXIT IN BBA
Malawi's Natasha Tonthola might be the possible victim come this Sunday. NATASHA has been nominated twice in the ongoing Big Brother Africa that for to survive exit, she needs more votes to remain in the house.
SHOCKING BIG BROTHER SEX ACTS ;ARE ETHIOPIA LADIES MORALLY LOOSE?
Sierra Leon's Bolt and Ethiopia's Betty became the second couple to engage in a "sex act" in the history of Big Brother Africa, since BBA Housemates Keagan and Talia's romping during The Stargame.
Hailing from Ethiopia, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world and where the majority of the population are Orthodox Christians; Betty, 26, a translator and teacher from Addis Ababa has definitely ruffled some conservative feathers.
Social media and bloggers were set afire, including prominent radio presenters in Betty's home country, Ethiopia.
Facebook pages like "Betty Didn't Represent Ethiopia on Big Brother Africa" have sprouted, condemning Betty's very-open "hook up" on live television.
Fans from the Ethiopian disaspora have also shown mixed support with some feeling ashamed and worried about their reputations as "loose" people. Some comments even go as far as comparing Betty to a prostitute.
Many Ethiopians online have voiced their varying levels of disapproval, citing that Betty was representing Ethiopia on Big Brother Africa, and should have been more considerate to her culture.
Betty supporters continue to defend her sex act.
In Betty's latest Diary (June 11/Day 16), she revealed that if Bolt were ever to be evicted, she would have to go on: "People nominated should be proud because they obviously are a threat. Bolt being nominated; I would be sad if he is evicted but its a game so I'll still have to go on... Loyalty is very important so I'm trying my best to be loyal. Apart from Bolt, I'm loyal to everyone and the game."
CAPITAL
KENYA: THE GAP BETWEEN THE POOR AND THE RICH
According to the Kenya
National Bureau of Statistics, only 12 of every 100 people are
classified as poor in Kajiado, whereas in Turkana 94 people of 100 live
in abject poverty.
The bulk of economic activity has been highly concentrated in this productive agricultural zone giving rise to several major rural urban centres.The majority of the country’s population lives in this zone.
Conversely economic activity declines in relative levels as one gravitates away from this rich agricultural belt into these arid areas. Turkana is literarily at the end of the food chain whereas much of Kajiado borders or is close to Kenya’s agricultural heartland.
While there has been generous lip service paid to the cause of national development nationwide, the reality on the ground is the complete opposite. The more remote the area the more it is likely to have only a skeleton of economic activity and an outpost form of government administration.
Kenya remains a highly unequal country with around 20 per cent of its population accounting for the half the national income at one end and the bottom 20 per cent scratching around with a mere five per cent of the national income.
It is in the same league as the two countries traditionally considered as the most unequal in the world namely Brazil and South Africa and much more unequal than our neighbours Tanzania and Uganda.
As well as the divide between the economically productive areas versus the rest divide there is the unequal access to education, jobs, credit, land and markets which is underpinned by this geographical divide.
Three other dimensions of inequality are between the sexes, the rural urban divide regardless of region and the divide between the formal and informal sectors of activity.
Indeed some of these inequalities have become more entrenched over the years. In 1972 one in four urban Kenyans had formal jobs but by 2008 it was one in eight. The figures are starker in the rural areas with one in 25 having a formal job in 1974 increasing to one in 34 by 2007.
THE STD
Why are there such huge and embarrassing disparities 50 years on?
The first thing to take on board is the contrasting geographical makeup of Kenya. Only a fifth to a quarter of Kenya can be classified as even good or reasonable arable land. The vast majority of Kenya ranges between arid scrubland to desert.The bulk of economic activity has been highly concentrated in this productive agricultural zone giving rise to several major rural urban centres.The majority of the country’s population lives in this zone.
Conversely economic activity declines in relative levels as one gravitates away from this rich agricultural belt into these arid areas. Turkana is literarily at the end of the food chain whereas much of Kajiado borders or is close to Kenya’s agricultural heartland.
While there has been generous lip service paid to the cause of national development nationwide, the reality on the ground is the complete opposite. The more remote the area the more it is likely to have only a skeleton of economic activity and an outpost form of government administration.
Kenya remains a highly unequal country with around 20 per cent of its population accounting for the half the national income at one end and the bottom 20 per cent scratching around with a mere five per cent of the national income.
It is in the same league as the two countries traditionally considered as the most unequal in the world namely Brazil and South Africa and much more unequal than our neighbours Tanzania and Uganda.
As well as the divide between the economically productive areas versus the rest divide there is the unequal access to education, jobs, credit, land and markets which is underpinned by this geographical divide.
Three other dimensions of inequality are between the sexes, the rural urban divide regardless of region and the divide between the formal and informal sectors of activity.
Indeed some of these inequalities have become more entrenched over the years. In 1972 one in four urban Kenyans had formal jobs but by 2008 it was one in eight. The figures are starker in the rural areas with one in 25 having a formal job in 1974 increasing to one in 34 by 2007.
THE STD
MUTULA KILONZO'S WIFE STEPS DOWN FOR DAUGHTER KETHI KILONZO
Former Makueni senator's wife Nduku Kilonzo will not vie for the sit. it has now officially confirmed as she opted to back Kethi Kilonzo her daughter
“I had a meeting on Monday night with members of my family including my children, brothers, sisters and close friends. They have advised me that this is not the right time and I am still mourning the loss of my husband. There will be another time,” she said on Tuesday.
What is more, she will throw her full support behind her step-daughter, Kethi Kilonzo, should she decide to jump back into the race for the seat.
“I will throw my support behind Kethi should she decide to run. I will fully support her.”
Last night, it was still unclear if Kethi would reconsider her decision and get back in the race in the light of her stepmother’s decision to step aside. Efforts to reach her were fruitless and close friends confided to The Standard that she was probably keeping a low profile due to the publicity generated by the senate race.
Nduku told The Standard yesterday that she had jumped into the race after confirming with her step-daughter that she was not running.
The stunning development brings to an end the possible remarkable match-up for the Makueni by-election scheduled for July 22 that would have pitted step-mother versus step-daughter. The by-election is being held in the same month that the late Mutula was born. He was born on July 2.
That was an additional reason for Nduku to pull out: “I have withdrawn from the race. It’s hard to run in the election in the same month that I am celebrating my late husband’s birthday. My role now is to hold my family together and run my late husband’s businesses, including his ranch.”
Mutula died on April 27 while on a weekend away at his 1,500-acre Kwa Kyelu ranch after falling ill. He was laid to rest on May 9 and a pathology report on the cause of his death is yet to be made public.
SOURCE, THE STD
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Mombasa man dies after private parts attempts surgery
The man underwent surgery to re-attach his penis on May 21 after an attack died on Tuesday at the Coast General Hospital where he was admitted.
Hospital authorities have said a postmortem will be done to establish cause of sudden death as the surgery had been successful.
Relatives claimed that the night before he died, the victim was hallucinating and shouting.
“He was mumbling and we did not understand what he was talking about,” said his daughter identified only as Mwanaisha.
Dr Bernard Mwero, the hospital administrator at the Coast General Hospital said the medical investigation will be done after the family and police are consulted.
Doctors declared as stable the condition of the man after the surgery and he was wheeled to the general ward to recover where met relatives.
“We do not understand why he passed on yet he was getting better. His death has come as a shock to the hospital administration but as I earlier said, doctors did their work and we left it to God to take charge of his healing,” said Mwero.
The man was attacked by unknown people in Msambweni area in Kwale County early last week.
He is said to have been tricked by four men who went to his house at night pretending to be seeking directions but when he opened the door, they pounced on him and dragged him into the darkness.
Neighbours discovered him writhing in pain by the roadside and bleeding profusely the following morning and took him to hospital.
Source the std
Hospital authorities have said a postmortem will be done to establish cause of sudden death as the surgery had been successful.
Relatives claimed that the night before he died, the victim was hallucinating and shouting.
“He was mumbling and we did not understand what he was talking about,” said his daughter identified only as Mwanaisha.
Dr Bernard Mwero, the hospital administrator at the Coast General Hospital said the medical investigation will be done after the family and police are consulted.
Doctors declared as stable the condition of the man after the surgery and he was wheeled to the general ward to recover where met relatives.
“We do not understand why he passed on yet he was getting better. His death has come as a shock to the hospital administration but as I earlier said, doctors did their work and we left it to God to take charge of his healing,” said Mwero.
The man was attacked by unknown people in Msambweni area in Kwale County early last week.
He is said to have been tricked by four men who went to his house at night pretending to be seeking directions but when he opened the door, they pounced on him and dragged him into the darkness.
Neighbours discovered him writhing in pain by the roadside and bleeding profusely the following morning and took him to hospital.
Source the std
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Chinua Achebe Laid to Rest
Nigerian Author of 'A Man of Many People' Chinua Achebe
Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors,
never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On
Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise
him.
Hundreds attended Achebe's funeral among the rolling hills of his
eastern Nigeria home, a service that saw President Goodluck Jonathan
literally hold up the writer's books. The gold plaque on his coffin
simply called him the "eagle atop the Iroko tree" in his native Igbo
language.It was a fitting tribute to the respect Achebe carried among the people here and for many others around the world who knew him through his books, which many say is the first African voice heard in modern literature.
"Chinua Achebe gave Africa its confidence," said Emeka Anyaoku, an Igbo elder.
Achebe rose to acclaim with the publication of his 1958 classic novel Things Fall Apart, a parable for the collapse of traditional society in Africa on the arrival of colonialists. The journalist's tense, short sentences recalled Ernest Hemingway, but offered a vision of Igbo culture before British rule ultimately united the regions that now form modern Nigeria.
Things Fall Apart has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Though describing himself in writing as a "British-protected child," Achebe became a forceful critic of Western literature about Africa, especially Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. His writings often focused on that split between cultures, serving at times as a bridge for those wanting to understand the those two worlds.
HUFFINGTON POST
Why Masturbation Is Not Health
Masturbation is the process of self-stimulation of the genitals to achieve sexual arousal and pleasure.
Some people argue that masturbation is healthy because it provides the same benefits as sex does and boosts self-esteem and confidence. Some say it keeps you away from promiscuity.
Consequences
Masturbation may bring pleasure for the moment but, it does come with some consequences. The habit often comes with the long-term cost of addiction and other sexual problems. It is no different from being addicted to drugs and alcohol. As with drug addiction, masturbation requires an increasing amount of stimulus to achieve consistent levels of pleasure. This habit needs to be nabbed at the bud before it gets out of hand, failure to which it may result to high levels of addiction. It is should, therefore, be discouraged from the very beginning.
Let’s look at a case in point. Joyce is in a dilemma because her husband masturbates on a daily basis. She complains: “He even leaves me in bed to go to the bathroom to do his ritual. Can he change?”
Her partner is addicted to it. He is ashamed, feels guilty, dirty and bad about it, but has been unable to stop. Many people assume it is only men who have this addiction, but surprisingly women do too.
Mary is a case in point. She confesses that she enjoys it so much because she has been in a long distant relationship, and this is the only mode of killing sexual urges. She says it has helped her stay faithful to the relationship. Now that the partner is back home, she is not deriving as much pleasure as she achieves while on her own.
Yes, masturbation may provide immediate gratification, but it has negative sides.
Masturbation may begin as a habit that is enjoyed occasionally, but may eventually become addictive. Sex is a relational, wonderful experience, where we give in to a partner’s needs. If one has been serving their desires habitually, they may find it difficult to give attention to their partner. Masturbation destroys the ability to relate to another person sexually and conditions one’s body to respond to self-stimulation seeking self-satisfaction.
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