I lost my arms and feet after bum boost injections

High price ... Apryl Michelle Brown lost limbs

By SARAH ARNOLD

A MUM of two told last night how her quest for a bigger bottom left her a quadruple amputee – and 24 hours from death. Apryl Michelle Brown had black-market silicone injections which turned out to be BATHROOM SEALANT.
It left her in agony and led to her losing her hands and feet, as well as her buttocks.

Bubbly ... before backstreet beauty procedure

The 46-year-old former hairdresser blames “vanity” and wants to warn others of the terrible dangers of such illegal treatments.
Apryl said: “I’ve paid a terrible price for vanity and I’ll pay for the rest of my life. But I blame no one but myself.
“I want to share my story to warn others about these so-called ‘quick fix’ surgeries.
“I didn’t realise the dangers. I thought it was a harmless injection that would give me the perfect bottom. But the reality was the silicone used wasn’t suitable for humans. It was, in fact, bathroom sealant only suitable for DIY.

Triumph ... with relatives after finishing the triathlon

“My body had a massive allergic reaction to it which left me at the brink of death.
“I was in so much agony that, by that point, dying would have been a release. The only way doctors could save my life was to amputate my buttocks, my hands and feet.”
Teased as a child about her “pancake” bum, Apryl vowed to buy a shapelier one when she was older.
She said: “I didn’t know if I wanted mine to look like Janet Jackson’s or J-Lo’s.
“I didn’t even know how you could do it. I just wanted a new, bigger bottom.”
The moment that changed her life came in 2004, when two women walked into her successful beauty salon to get their hair done.
One of them ran “pumping parties” — where unqualified practitioners inject illegal silicone into “patients” at their home.
Apryl, from Los Angeles, said: “One of the women told me how she had given bottom injections to the friend who was with her.
“I remember thinking it was a miracle she’d walked into my life. Her friend showed me the work she’d had done and it looked great.

Enhanced ... shapely bum

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“In a split second I made the decision that I was going to go to this woman and let her inject silicone into my behind.”
That decision nearly killed her. Apryl paid the woman, who had no medical background, around £650 for two lots of injections. Doctors later discovered the substance used was industrial-grade silicone.
Apryl admitted: “I didn’t do any research. A combination of naivety, misplaced trust and insecurity led me to take this disastrous decision.
“I trusted her because she seemed so professional, and I had no reason to think anything awful was going to happen.
“She carried out the procedure in her daughter’s bedroom. She assessed my bottom and said, ‘You’ll need three or four sessions to get the result you want’.
“The first procedure took an hour. I remember asking, ‘Is it meant to be so painful?’ and she said, ‘Yes’. It felt like it was squeezing through my nerves.”
Within weeks Apryl returned for her second treatment.
She said: “After going through it again I had an epiphany. As I left her house I thought, ‘What am I doing? I have no idea what she’s putting in my body’.
“I never returned. But though I didn’t know it then, my life had already changed forever.”
Over the next two years the area where she’d been injected became hard and the skin blackened.
Apryl, mum to daughters Danye, 22 and Courtney, 21, said: “Within a few months of the second injection my buttocks began to harden. I knew something wasn’t right. But shame stopped me seeking medical help. As time went on it got worse as the skin blackened. I developed hard lumps. Then the searing pain started. I had to tell my doctor what I did. I was so ashamed.”
Apryl spent the next four years in constant pain. Two surgeons told her it was too dangerous to remove the silicone.
She said: “I was in so much agony I became a regular at hospital asking for medication to ease what was like a combination of a migraine, childbirth and toothache localised in one area.

In training ... Apryl

Kawai Matthews/ TAMU Artist Agency

“I suffered day and night, so I was willing to do anything — including remove my buttocks.”
In February 2011 a surgeon operated unsuccessfully. Apryl developed a hole in her buttocks — thought to be the trigger for an infection that in June was nearly fatal. She said: “I was 24 hours from dying. I didn’t think of leaving my family. It was a relief I’d finally be free of pain.”
Doctors put her in an induced coma for two months while performing 27 surgeries — starting with amputating her buttocks — and doing extensive skin grafts.
She said: “They saved me but gangrene set into my hands and feet. I was brought out of sedation shortly before I became a quadruple amputee.
“My hands looked like those of a dead person. I knew then I was going to lose them.”
She added: “At first you try to register your new limbs. The real comprehension comes when you start to live this new life.
“I had dark times. I cried a sea of tears. I had to face the fact I’d lost my hands, feet and buttocks because of complications from bottom injections. I was overwhelmed by shame and guilt... all because I wanted a bigger bottom.
“I was six months in hospital. By the time I was discharged I was determined to turn this terrible thing into something positive.
“I decided to do a triathlon. I told myself if I could achieve that I could do anything.
“I took my first steps again by the end of 2011. I built up to training six days a week, learning to walk, cycle then swim again using my residual limbs.
“I’d be crying in pain but I’d push through it. And six weeks ago I did it — completing a three-mile walk, ten-mile cycle and a 150-metre swim.
“When I crossed that finishing line with my family cheering me on, I cried tears of joy.”
She added: “I haven’t sued or sought compensation. I just want to move on. There are things I miss dearly — I’ll never be able to do my girls’ hair or feel sand between my toes.
“But I believe I survived to share my story.
“I want to warn others of the dangers of black-market surgery. We were born whole, perfect and complete.
“My greatest message is we have to learn to love and accept ourselves for who we are.”

SHISHA: THE SILENT KILLER

It has become the latest craze in town every young kenyan wants to be associated with shisha smoking and many shisha bars or cafes have sprung up in Nairobi,Mombasa and other major towns in this way increasing the demand for this highly addictive lifestyle,indeed people who avoid cigarette smoking but smoke shisha are the ones at risk to get lung cancer, heart problems,stroke and pregnancy complications.

According to research carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the volume of smoke inhaled in an hour-long shisha session is estimated to be the equivalent of smoking between 100 and 200 cigarettes. The estimated  findings go on to show that, on average, a smoker will inhale half a litre of smoke per cigarette, while a shisha smoker can take in anything from just under a sixth of a
litre to a litre of smoke per inhale.
  Another major danger is breathing in dangerous toxins from the burning charcoal knowing very well it produces carbon monoxide which is harmful,shisha smoking can lead to addiction in that one will be forced to use alot of time and money to satisfy the addiction.
The sweet smell and colourful fruit flavours of the tobacco and herbs used in shisha have acted to hook up many young people but before only old men smoked shisha but as time has changed this craze only seems to bring more pain and suffering in the future as signs of cancer will take time to develop but for blood poisoning and miscarriages in pregnant women the danger is more present at the blink of an eye.
   The solution to prevent this past time from becoming a tragedy in the future is to educate young people on the effects the tobacco can cause to the human body as one usually smokes a cigarette for a few minutes in the case of shisha a session can take an hour and this is exposing the body to more toxins which a very dangerous.
  So when you are at your favourite shisha joint smoking your favourite fruit flavour just think of the danger you are exposing your body to.

Baker Stove: An Energy Efficient Cookstove for the Developing World

Baker Stove is a product by Top Third Ventures Ltd, a company registered in Kenya, run by a locally based team and a vast network of professionals around the world dedicated to empowering women in the developing world.
The majority of women in the developing world prepare food and purifiy water on a technology called a three-stone fire. It is basically three rocks that support a pot with a open fire in the middle. This cooking style is very inefficient and leads to many environmental and health problems.

A woman in Kenya cooking with a three-stone fire.
The Baker Stove replaces the traditional three-stone fire. Since the three-stone method has been in use for thousands of years, to be succesul the Baker Stove must allow the user to keep their cultural traditions and way of life intact. To achieve this, we conducted thousands of hours of fieldwork, research, and socioeconomic studies in Kenya alone to understand these women, their circumstances, local food, and how it is cooked.
But we will not not stop there. Accross the developing world there are inumerous cultural differences between countries and communities and Top Third Ventures will achieve a truly sustainable solution by modifying our Baker Stove designs for each.

The Claesson Koivisto Rune design team in Stockholm.
The Baker Stove Campaign seeks to raise funds to further its dream of providing women in developing countries with an energy efficient cookstove solution to the three-stone fire problem.
Your contribution to this campaign will catalyze our social impact venture, enabling the widespread production of Baker Stoves to improve the lives of millions of women, reduce deforestation, boost the local economies, and combat climate change.

Baker Stoves on the factory floor in Nairobi.

The Baker Stove

Indoor air pollution kill 4 million people every year. This is more than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. The high thermal efficiency rating of the Baker Stove allows women to cook with only a third of the wood they used to use and in much less time. This saves lives because less wood means less smoke. The Baker Stove not only achieves impressive technical performance, it also has excellent usability and cultural adaptiveness.

Finally, Baker Stove is an aspirational product. The aesthetic aspect of the design was added by the world-renown Swedish architectural/industrial designer trio Claesson Koivisto Rune. Watch the video detailing the product design process here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQt5cu0c79w
Baker Stove is also 100% locally manufactured, contributing greatly to the local economy and manufacturing sector. To learn more about the production process, watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0no8yITISM
The Baker Stove technical specifications are shown below:
• Thermal Efficiency - 32 %
• Wood Savings - 69%
• Reduced Particulate Emissions - 38 %
• Reduced Carbon Monoxide Emissions - 56 %
• 7-year product guarantee

The first Baker Stove store opened on March 29th, 2013 in Kenya, specifically in Laikipia county, just outside Nyahururu. Currently, the store is selling Baker Stoves faster than our facilities in Nairobi can produce them. Here is a link to a video showing our sales and impact:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG9X5Gbf8DU

What We Need & What You Get

The first 250 Baker Stoves are being produced as you read this, and are selling in our Baker Store everyday.

A customer leaving the Baker Store with her new efficient cookstove.
If interested investors see 1,000 products sold, they will join us to sell millions of Baker Stoves across the developing world.
This campaign is raising $30,000 to close the gap, i.e. produce and sell another 750 Baker Stoves. The money is 100% dedicated to covering production costs.
This is a fixed funding campaign; if we do not raise $30,000, the money is returned to the funders. If you help the campaign exceed its funding goal, you will ensure more women receive the Baker Stove faster.
Your contribution will not only help put a Baker Stove in the hands of an amazing woman in Kenya, it will catalyze a social impact business that will change the lives of millions of people. People who really deserve a change.

A Baker Stove Customer in Laikipia, Kenya

‘Sex for cab fares’ cases up

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 to ‘clear the bill’
Jeff, a taxi operator in Upper Hill, recently fell into the trap.
He drove a female customer from Westlands to her home in Umoja and what transpired later baffled him.
“One of my loyal female customer gave her colleague my number. The friend requested me to be picking and dropping her home everyday. I did not suspect anything fishy deal and was happy this was a good,” he said.
“On the material day she called me around 6pm to pick her in Westlands. But when we arrived to her place in Umoja, she claimed the money was in the house and requested that we go pick it.”
Half-heartedly Jeff agreed. He was ushered in the beautifully furnished sitting room and was told to feel at home. The lady later dashed into another room.
“I could not believe my eyes when the woman emerged with a towel tied to her waist. She said she was willing to pay for the services by having sex with me. I took off before she could utter any other word,” Jeff said.
Another taxi operator in Industrial Area, Tony, said: “What can you conclude when a woman in a mini-skirt insists to sit with you in the front seat? That is a temptation. Some drivers can’t concentrate on the road,” says Tony.
Jeff added: “I have encountered more than 20 female clients willing to pay me through sex. It is outrageous. Recently, one client told me my daytime services were not needed, but ‘myself’.”
Source: Pkemoi Ngenoh - Standard

There's Nothing Wrong To Compare MPs With Pigs: Dida

Former Presidential Candidate Mohammed Abduba Dida has differed with Muslim MPs on the recent use of pigs in a protest outside Parliament. Dida says there was nothing wrong with the conduct of the demonstrations against MPs' demands for higher salaries.

Contradicting Majority Leader’s stance, the former presidential candidate has said there is nothing wrong to equate MPs' greed to pigs even if the animal is regarded as unclean or 'Haram' to Muslims. Quoting the Bible and the Koran, Dida advised current MPs to adopt exemplary decorum.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Dida said the protestors should not be condemned for equating MPs to pigs saying what the legislators are doing is bad and equivalent to the pig. “It is not wrong for protestors against the salary increment to compare the MPs’ behaviour to pigs”, Dida said adding, “It is okay to compare human being to pigs if they behave like them.”

President Uhuru Kenyatta Interview with Julie Gichuru

Meet The Mombasa Women Who Were Allegedly Having Sex With A Dog

10 Mombasa Women and A Swiss Man Were Earlier Arrested For Allegedly Shooting P0rn With A Dog.

The girls in the dog sex drama are students of Mombasa polytechnic. The girls allegedly busted in the act with the dog are:
Janet Akoth
Mercy Waithera
Beatrice Mueni Muosa
Mercy Nyambura
The rest were allegedly bystanders at the moment the arrest was made, according to police records. Reports say that the ladies were being paid 3,000 bob each for the scene with the dog. Here they are being arraigned in court for the charges to be pressed against them:

Mother-In-Law’s Wanade Eulogized

Beth Nyambura Mbaya who took on the character of Wanade in popular Citizen TV program Mother-in-Law is dead.

The first announcement of her death came via actor Abel Mutua who plays Freddy in  Tahidi High who posted a message that read; 

“R.I.P. Beth Mbaya aka Wanade. The entire Mother In Law team will miss you dearly. You fought a great battle, it’s time to rest mama. Rest well my dear”

The actress had  been hospitalized at the Meridian Equator hospital in Nairobi since late April.

Ms Mbaya’s admission to Meridian had been announced by actors.co.ke in a message that read:

“Beth Mbaya aka Wanade of Mother in law, has been hospitalized at Meridian Equator hospital Nairobi West St Pauls Ward where she is very unwell. Only Family and close friends can visit her at the moment. Thank you for all for the prayers and well wishes coming in. We hope for the best.”

Wanade has left behind two sons Kamau Mbaya AKA Baha of ‘Machachari’ and KNOWZONE presenter, Mungai Mbaya.

Boniface Mwangi receives prestigious Prince Claus award

Image via Flickr user Joshua Wanyama. [Creative Commons]

Kenya's twittersphere was abuzz on Wednesday afterguards arrested photojournalist Boniface Mwangi during a protest against the country's trade union leader. 

 

According to reports, Mwangi was seized by security guards after attempting to disrupt a speech by Francis Atwoli, head of Kenya's Central Organization of Trade Unions. 

 

Activists accuse Atwoli of defending pay increases demanded by Kenyan Members of Parliament. Theyclaim that a salary hike for MPs would set a bad precedent and is undeserved so soon after national elections held in March. 

Boniface Mwangi is man of many hats. He is a photojournalist, visual artist and activist. After leaving formal employment in 2008, he gained worldwide acclaim by bagging the CNN African Journalist of the Year award for his documentation on the Police crackdown of the Mungiki sect. 

However, it is his photographic series, 'Post Election Violence' that has earned him the prestigious Prince Claus award from the Prince Claus Fund of the Kingdom of Netherlands. 

He joins an elite group of ten others worldwide who were also feted namely Habiba Djahnine of Algeria, Yassin al Haj Saleh of Syria, andMaxamed Ibraahim Warsame popularly known as Hadraawi. 

Mwangi was honoured on Tuesday morning at the residence of the Dutch ambassador Yoost Reintjes, who presented him with the award making him the youngest ever recipient. Chief Justice Willy Mutungadescribes Mwangi as "a courageous young man who is like theWangari Maathai of our generation."

The Prince Claus awards recognise and celebrate achievements in the field of culture and development. 

President Uhuru Caters for Otongolo boy’s Education

Daniel Oriwa at State House

Daniel Owira a form two student at Highway Secondary School,is famous for his National Drama Festival performance that had President Uhuru Kenyatta and his wife Margaret Kenyatta laughing out loud.Daniel had a very amazing encounter with the president something that is very rare to find.He had the opportunity of going to State House having received an invite by the President.Accompanied by his mother and sister Susan on Wednesday afternoon, the boy was given a State House tour by the president himself.

Apart from that, he was also awarded a full education scholarship all the way to the University.What a priviledge.Uhuru was quoted saying ‘You are now my son make sure you give me your report  form every end of term.’This was during his meeting yesterday afternoon after gracing Labor Day celebrations at Uhuru Park.Owira is expected to board in his current school Highway Secondary School and not walk like he used to from his home situated in the Nyayo slums of South B.

His family might also get the chance to leave the slum after Uhuru promised to finance his mothers business.Owira says his mother had a fish business which got burnt out but after getting help from the president she can now  have a fresh start.Susan was also not left out.The mother of one says she came to Nairobi from Kisumu to help her single mother out. She got employed as a househelp and is now currently working with teenage girls in the slum to help them avoid teenage pregnancies.

Daniel says he felt honored to shake the president’s hand the very first time after his performance and after his visit to state house he feels like he is the luckiest boy in the world. Having been catered for his education we hope that Daniel will have a bright future and will get to nature his talent as well.

ICC Judge withdraws from Uhuru, Ruto case

Belgium Judge has withdrawn from cases facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto at the International Criminal Court

In her withdrawal, Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert questioned the prosecution’s conduct

“I fully concur with the elucidation in the decision of the prosecution’s rights and obligations under article 54(1) (a) of the statute. However, I would have gone further in that I am of the view that there are serious questions as to whether the prosecution conducted a full and thorough investigation of the case of the accused prior to confirmation,” said Wyngaert.

“In fact I believe that the facts show that the prosecution had not complied with the obligation under article 54 (1) (a) at the time when it sought confirmation and that it was still not even remotely ready when the proceedings before this Chamber started.”

HIS EXCELLENCYS AKA THE DIGITAL TEAM

Why Kenyan Ladies End Up Single For Life

1. Many Kenyan ladies will end up singles for life because of media exposure- it is so disheartening how a lady will glue her eyes on a mobile phone from morning to night, only to raise it up to focus on television to watch another celebrity entertainment channel. Tell me, what else will dominate this lady’s mindset aside how to live a fake celebrity life being promoted on television channels?

 

2. Many Kenyan ladies now dislike cooking and home chores just because they had been totally brainwashed by movies showcasing men playing the role of women in a family, and due to excessive exposure to modern media that promotes gender-equality in a destructive way that’s aimed at destroying the unique African family setting that made our previous African marriages everlasting and envious to the westerns. Now, with this attitude, how do you expect a Kenyan man to desire to marry when he knows he is only buying more headache and trouble than helper for himself?

3.  Modern fashion and craze for gadgets is a great barrier to most ladies finding love and marriage. How do we explain a single lady whose only desire in life is to acquire the latest clothe in town, the latest mobile phone and pad to the detriment of her woman worth? How can a single lady maintain this lifestyle for long without bowing low to immoral lifestyle? How do you expect a man from a responsible family background, and who is in his right senses to propose marriage to a lady whose utmost desire and concern in life is to acquire costly electronic gadgets, clothes, jewelry, perfume, etc? Of course, majority of men would like to date such a trendy lady for fun and show-off, but wouldn’t want to propose marriage to such a lady even if she is earning the money herself because her expensive lifestyle already is a big turn off to most responsible serious-minded single men. Only men that are out to catch fun will be closely attracted to her, and her chances of getting a marriage proposal from them is as slim as a camel passing through the eye of a needle.

4.  Excessive makeup turns most decent and serious-minded men off- if you have observed, you will discover that most men dislike excessive makeup, and more don’t even like it at all; reason they often times discourage their true loved ones to do away with it cos it speaks ill of a lady even though so many men will applaud and complement you for looking like an Egyptian mummy. A slight makeup is okay; but if you are out for marriage, try always to look simple and natural, it will attract better men, decent and serious-minded, except you are still living in your high school life and not thinking towards marriage.

 

5.  Cut Down Your Participation in social network sites- if possible, close your facebook and twitter accounts because they may be doing you more harm than good, but you wouldn’t know until you hit 35yrs plus and still single and searching.  If you cannot maintain a sizeable number of vital friends and family members as friends on your facebook, twitter, etc accounts, then you need to close the account and focus with your offline life. No man would want to marry a lady who jumps from one social network site to another because it is a clear sign of an unfaithful lady or about to be unfaithful lady, yes, that’s how men view it. Who are you to have a thousand friends on facebook, same on twitter, maybe on wassap, 2go, twoo, BBM, badoo, eskimi, etc?

6.  Stop Giving Your Number Out To Every Dick & Harry! No man would want to propose marriage to a lady whose phone is always talking and laughing with unserious calls. You may not be a playgirl, but he would judge you as one, and will likely flee at the slightest chance or disagreement.

 

7.  You Don’t Bring Any Value Into The Life Of Men You Date or Are Dating- because your best friend married without contributing anything to the man that finally married her, doesn’t mean it will work for you that way. Think, work towards equipping yourself so that you can be a value and also add value to his life to convince him that you are worth committing to. Adding value to his life isn’t by giving him money, or material gifts, nope….good counsels, being his best friend, helping him attain his goals in life, lending him moral, mental and spiritual support, and by not just being a liability that only bring requests and problems to be solved.

8.  Your Friends Run Your Life- how do you expect to find a husband when you still allow your clique of friends to be dictating which man you meet is worthy of your love and which is not? When will you wake up and face the fact that those your best friends even though they cherish you, wouldn’t want you to marry before them or to marry the best man?

9.  You Move Around In Group- often times, you miss the advance of a good decent man when you move in group, be wise. Again, men don’t always fancy ladies that move around in group because most ladies can only be reasonable when you separate them from their group of friends.

10. You Give Everything Out During Dating- As a single lady who has not been taken to the altar, you need to reserve some things for your husband to be, especially your body, respect it and preserve it at all cost. In the past, men rushed to marry to get certain things or privileges they had been constantly denied while being single. Such privileges include and not limited to: constant sex and companionship, good food and tidied home, etc. But today, a single man gets even the best and of course more of constant sex, good food and excellent home-keeping more than his married counterparts, so tell me how the hell you want him to desire to marry you when you have given him virtually everything he desires from a wife while being his girlfriend? And the most painful part of it all is that he knows that you are prepared to cut down on sex supply, cooking, home-keeping, etc once he marries you, so why would he not want you to remain his girlfriend for life?

For instance, everywhere you go today, you hear majority of single ladies crying that they won’t be a cook for their husbands, that their husband must know how to cook and must be participating equally in cooking and home-keeping, that they cannot marry a man who cannot cook or keep the home clean and all of that, but these single ladies are doing these things happily for their boyfriends and perceived fiancés without complain, but they keep complaining that they won’t do it when they finally marry, and the single men are hearing all these.

Now, a particular single man has three to four girlfriends who comes and cook, clean the house for him happily, and they also supply him with constant sex even when he doesn’t ask, and he is aware that once he marries any of them, she would stop or reduce the rate at which she cooks for him and would want him to be participating in the cooking, say; 60-40% of the time, and he knows too that if he marries any of them, she would start to deny him sex whenever she deems fit in the name of ‘I’m not in the mood’ or ‘I’m exhausted at work or business’ etc, but she was never tired to do any of the aforementioned things while dating the man, so tell me sincerely, how do we expect single men of today to still desire to marry like their fathers and forefathers desired to marry, with all these shabby scenarios surrounding our today ladies?

11. You Package Yourself Wrongly- in your attempt to look sexy, adorable and maybe appealing to guys, you have derailed from appealing to appalling. In fact you look more whorish than modest; more distractive than attractive, and more disgusting than adorable. Your dressing style determines who gets attracted to you most times. If you dress high school, only high school-thinking guys will be attracted to you, and if you dress excessively sexy and provocative, only randy men will come to you for urgent satisfaction of their immediate sex urge, so don’t be fooled by media hyping of certain kinds of dressing, they are meant for certain set of ladies you wouldn't like to be associated with, be careful. Remember, not all clothes that look sexy are good for a seriously searching for a soul mate single lady.

12. You Lack Manner, Character, Wisdom and Good Home Upbringing- definitely, your ‘hot girl’, ‘pretty girl’, ‘sexy girl’ looks will win you so many men; both the good, and the bad, but your inner beauty, your character and manner are the things that will determine whether any of those men would stay or run after accomplishing their evil missions. In order words, do away with nagging, being possessive, challenging with men in negative ways, the mentality of ‘what a man can do a woman can do better’, a lie devil has used to deceive and destroy so many ladies today, please do away with it.

13. You Are A Liability- in as much as we know that the present economy of Kenya and the world in general is harsh, men and society in general careless about how you react to this situation, how do I mean? Read on.

You are from a poor family background, and you have no job or you are earning below $1000 a month but you want to wear designer clothes, shoes, jewelry, perfume and also carry Prada and Gucci hand bags. You want to use the most expensive gadgets- mobile phones, pads, etc. you are from a poor family background, or average family, etc is not a justifiable reason for you to be depending on men for virtually everything you need in life. Show yourself some respect. And don’t think you can split your exorbitant expenses amongst different men, by dating different men so that you won’t be demanding from that one you truly love amongst them, so that he will be convinced that you are a good girl who doesn’t demand, fallacy! A man knows when his woman is sleeping around with other men to meet her needs, most men only decide to keep mute for reasons, don’t get it twisted, but hardly will they marry you- that’s why you see a lot of pretty ladies complain; “after giving him my love, my body, my heart, and did everything for him, etc, he paid me back with heartbreak, God will punish him, blah, blah, blah” says who? Of course you don’t expect a man in his rightful senses to marry an unrepentant whore, do you? Would you welcome your own brother bringing home a playgirl as his would-be wife, be honest please?

There are zillions of decent and honorable things you can do as a single lady to at least meet your own financial needs without sleeping around with men or depending on one man to supply all your needs. Finally, cut your skirt according to your length. You are from a poor family, your parents earn below $3000 a month, but you want to look like Rihanna, wear the same clothe she wears, you want to live a similar life Beyonce, Genevieve and Tiwa Savage lives, and you want to dine in the costliest hotels and restaurants, and you are jobless or earning below $2000 a month. Now tell me sincerely, how is it possible to achieve this foolish goal without patronizing immoral lifestyle to meet the insatiable demands?

14.  Your Role Models Are Totally Strange And Bad! If you want to be a great woman tomorrow, start now to emulate great women- study their foot parts, their lifestyle, their ways and try to inculcate their lifestyle into yours. Stop looking up to music stars and fake celebrity ladies, etc as your only role model in life. What happened to looking up to women like- Ngozi Okonjoiweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sen. Dabiri, Sang Suu Kyi, Hilary Clinton, Michele Obama, etc? Stop glueing your eyes on fashion TV, Fashion One, Big Brother TV Show, E! etc, and start now to build interest in economy issues, current affairs, economy and business news, watch more of CNN, National Geographic channel, Channels TV, ESPN, Discovery World, Animal Planet, Aljazeera TV, Super Sports, etc, these are what men love to see women do cos only a handful of women show interest in these, and those few women are those ones that end up being great women in future. Movie Magic, Africa Magic will only inculcate bad habit, poor manner and laziness in you, please wake up before you end up single for life, which I pray not.

 

“Love is always bestowed as a gift -freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved, we love to love.” -Leo Buscagalia

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Uhuru Kenyatta inauguration Ceremony as the fourth president of Kenya LIVE

Kenya to swear in president, leave West with headache

The United States and European powers said they would send ambassadors to attend Kenyatta's inauguration ceremony - a level of representation diplomats said was still in line with their position of having only "essential contacts" with indictees.

By Edmund Blair

(Reuters) - Kenya swears in Uhuru Kenyatta as president on Tuesday after an election that avoided the bloodshed of five years ago, but left Western nations with the challenge of how to deal with a leader indicted by the International Criminal Court.
Western states regard Kenya as crucial to regional stability and have supported the role played by Kenyan and other African troops in efforts to push back al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militants in neighbouring Somalia.

 

It is part of a delicate balancing act that seeks to retain a policy of limiting contacts while avoiding driving east Africa's biggest economy closer towards China and other emerging Asian powers that have been gaining influence on the continent.
"They find themselves in a very difficult position," said Kenya expert Daniel Branch at Britain's Warwick University. "My sense is everyone will find some method of accommodation."
Sitting alongside the Western envoys will be about a dozen African heads of state as well as prime ministers and other top officials. China and India, neither signatories to the statutes that set up the ICC, are sending senior government officials.
But Western ambassadors at the stadium on the outskirts of Nairobi will be saved one awkward moment. A Kenyan government spokesman said the ceremony would not be attended by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is charged with genocide in The Hague and now faces an arrest warrant for not cooperating.
Kenyatta and his deputy president, William Ruto, who is also facing charges of crimes against humanity, have both promised to work with the court to clear their names of charges they deny.
Western diplomats have indicated they will take a "pragmatic" line in dealing with Kenyatta's government, but said much would depend on his cooperation with the court.
He is accused of orchestrating tribal blood-letting after the disputed vote five years ago that killed 1,200 people.
A dispute over who won the election this time was played out peacefully in court. The victory by Kenyatta, who is the son of Kenya's founding president, was upheld.
ENGAGING
Many Kenyans hope that Kenyatta, a 51-year-old former finance minister, will now deliver a swift improvement in the economy, which has yet to return to the 7 percent growth rate attained before the December 2007 vote.
In an early sign of Western determination to keep a close partnership with Kenya, U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec met Kenyatta last week for the first time since his election and EU ambassadors put in a request for a session with him.
"We will continue to engage with the government of Kenya," said one European diplomat, noting that the ICC charges are against individuals, not the nation.
An EU official said the meeting requested with Kenyatta aimed to "clear the air" over speculation that the West would impose sanctions on Kenya if Kenyatta won. "No one is talking of sanctions," the official told Reuters.
Although some Kenyatta aides talk of a swivel east if the West spurns Kenya, the U.S.-educated Kenyatta may be just as concerned about any deterioration in ties with the EU, a big donor and significant importer of Kenyan produce, and Washington, which provides about $900 million in aid a year.
An Asian diplomat noted that Kenya could not easily switch away from Western markets, even though he said ties with Asian nations were growing.
Warwick University's Branch said Kenyatta was keenly aware of the need to keep steady relations with the West. "Kenya is part of the global economy and markets in the EU are far too important," he said.
A big portion of Kenya's horticultural exports head to Europe and many tourists, another source of hard currency, come from there. Western oil and gas firms are also major players in Kenya's emerging hydrocarbons industry.
Source:reuters

Ciku Muiruri "Busted" Cuddling With Artur Brother

On yesterday's "Jicho Pevu" which investigated the death of George Saitoti, Mohammed Ali tried to make a link between the Artur brothers and Saitoti's death. The Jicho Pevu crew conveniently used the attached photo to describe the Arturs, which shows Ciku Muiruri getting extra friendly with Artur Margaryan.

The irony of this all is that Ciku hosts a show called "Busted" in which she attempts to expose people's extra-marital shenanigans(by the way, we found out for sure that "Busted" is fake). Seems like Ciku has had shenanigans of her own as well.

They say what we do in the past can sometimes come up to haunt us. I'm sure Ciku Muiruri thought nothing about associating with the Artur brothers. Afterall, she was at a party that they had hosted for the media.

It all came back yesterday with the Jicho Pevu bit aired on KTN. But the beautiful Ciku Muiruri has now come out swinging to defend herself because she believes that she was unfairly portrayed on the clip aired yesterday because she asserts, last night's Jicho Pevu was premised on half truths. I can understand why she has come out to defend herself by giving her side of the equation given the fact that a Facebook page has already decided to kill her.
Here's what the comely Classic FM presenter had to say

Ciku Muiruri

Yes, that was me with Atur!!!!! That's an old story, LOL! But for those of you seeing it for the first time, it was shot at a bash that the Atur brothers threw for the media back in the day when their activities in Kenya were still a mystery. I was then the Editor of Pulse magazine of the Standard newspaper. Aware that I was attending said bash, was my boss, the then Managing Editor of the Standard, Pamela Makotsi. I was of the opinion, when it came to the Aturs, that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar and she acquiesced. We were both vindicated, albeit I was in a different media house by then, when I eventually landed the interview of decade. More on that in a bit. Back to the bash where, standing next to me and cut out of the shot, I'm sure on purpose (Perhaps for drama? tut tut) was Eve D'Souza and Sheila Mwanyigha. Also at the bash was the then Buzz (Sunday Nation) Editor, Adhiambo Odera. Pinky Ghelani was also there and numerous others. Atur lifted me onto a counter to make space for all of us to take a picture. I don't see the relevance of putting that particular clip (of me only) in today's program unless Mohammed Ali was upset that I refused to give him Winnie Mwai's number when he called asking for it recently - Dude, you uncover numerous conspiracies and can't get a simple phone number??? :).

Curiously, this clip run on NTV, how do KTN have it?
Anyhow, Winnie is my friend, so sorry, I was not sleeping with her boyfriend. You may remember I was and still am, the only journalist who has ever gotten her to agree to an interview. This AFTER the clip ran on NTV. She knew (as did those that were present when he lifted me that day) that it was made to look like something it was not.

The exclusive interview with Winnie (after the brothers were deported) was on the easy fm breakfast show (which I hosted at the time) and was also filmed by NTV, who subsequently played it on the evening news. Funny thing is that this particular interview was also aired by Jicho Pevu a few months ago (No credit was given to easy fm or NTV or to me). Did they buy the footage or how does this work? Perhaps I should investigate Jicho Pevu myself. Mohammed Ali, please investigate this media bash further and get the original raw footage that has ALL the journalists and radio presenters that were in the shot. Half truths should not be allowed on a program that seeks to have a reputation for uncovering the entire truth. And the next time you run an interview that neither you nor your media house did, perhaps you can CREDIT your source? The name is Ciku Muiruri. Thank you, doll.

Top artistes for Uhuru’s inauguration

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By EDITH FORTUNATEKenya’s top musicians have been lined up to perform this Tuesday as the president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath of office at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

Afro-pop group Sauti Sol; gospel musicians Rufftone, Ringtone and Daddy Owen; and singer Jaguar, have all been lined up to perform. The musicians will perform before the president-elect, deputy president-elect and the incumbent President Mwai Kibaki arrive for the swearing in ceremony. President Kibaki will be the last one to arrive at the venue.

The musicians have been at the Kasarani Sports Complex for the whole week where full rehearsals are being carried out ahead of the historic inauguration of the son of Kenya’s founding president on April 9.

The mix of urban Kenyan, pop, gospel and contemporary will provide useful entertainment for Kenyans at the stadium and those watching from home, and provide a background for the dazzling marches by Kenya’s Armed Forces one that will be Kibaki’s last to inspect.

Other artists who will perform at the event include gospels artistes Emmy Kosgei, Jemimah Thiong’o and rapper Madtraxx
Source:Daily Nation

Jicho Pevu

Uganda Proposes Ban on Miniskirts

The government of Uganda is proposing legislation that would ban women from wearing miniskirts in public, according to a report in the Mail & Guardian, a South African weekly newspaper.
The paper quotes Uganda’s ethics and integrity minister explaining the proposed law. “It’s outlawing any indecent dressing including miniskirts,” he said, according to the report. “Anything above the knee is outlawed. If a woman wears a miniskirt, we will arrest her.”
Miniskirts are legal in the United States, of course. But that doesn’t mean women (or men) can wear them anywhere.
Under Federal Bureau of Prisons policy, wearing a miniskirt may result “in your being denied visitation” to a federal prison.
Until recently, a Securities and Exchange Commission dress code regulation specifically banned miniskirts on trading floors. It now encourages its members to adopt a business casual dress code.

Youths to reap from Jubilee win

According to Jubilee’s Director of Communications, Machel Waikenda, the Government will further undertake a national audit of skills and competencies and align training opportunities and resources to respond to their demands/FILE

The Jubilee Government is set to enhance a youth specific affirmative action on procurement to 25 percent so as to mainstream their participation in economic development. According to Jubilee’s Director of Communications, Machel Waikenda, the Government will further undertake a national audit of skills and competencies and align training opportunities and resources to respond to their demands.
“Jubilee Coalition rolled out an extensive and impressive campaign whose manifesto centred on uniting and reconciling the country as well as steering growth and development. Set to largely benefit is the Kenyan youth who constitute about 55 percent of the Kenyan population,” he said.
Currently, 70 percent of the unemployed people in Kenya are the youth and according to Waikenda, the high rate remains one of the greatest challenges facing the country.
He says that the education system in Kenya is not geared towards market demand and unemployed youth though with education, do not possess relevant skills.
Waikenda maintains that the Jubilee Government will first seek to unite all Kenyans including those who did not vote for president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta.
“The President represents the whole country even those who never voted in his favour. It is what true patriotism really is about,” he added.
Already The National Alliance (TNA) on whose ticket Kenyatta sought the presidency has nominated youthful MPs in party Chairman Johnson Sakaja, Amina Abdalla and Janet Mararia Teiyaa to the 11th Parliament.
On the other hand the United Republican party (URP) which nominated Deputy President-elect William Ruto has chosen journalist Naisula Lesuuda and former Youth Agenda Communications Officer Lydia Mathya to the Senate.
The coalition launched a manifesto based on three main pillars as a long term strategic plan for transforming Kenya.
The pillars are Umoja (National Cohesion and Unity); Uchumi (Economic transformation) and Uwazi (Transparency and accountability).
Source:Capitalfm

Celebrating life and legacy of Wangari Maathai

It is no Joke, today Google Africa is celebrating the of Kenyan Born Wangari Maathai born on the 1^st of April 1940 and who died on the 25^th of September 2011. She was a Kenyan Woman’s Rights, Environmental and Political Activist.

Wangari Maathai were responsible for many controversy statements during her life time, one of these were about Aids, she speculated the HIV/Aids were a biological weapon created by the western worlds to decimate African populations.

In a 2004 interview with Time, in response to questions concerning that report, Maathai replied, “I have no idea who created AIDS and whether it is a biological agent or not. But I do know things like that don’t come from the moon. I have always thought that it is important to tell people the truth, but I guess there is some truth that must not be too exposed,” and when asked what she meant, she continued, “I’m referring to AIDS. I am sure people know where it came from. And I’m quite sure it did not come from the monkeys

She later released an official statement saying:

Wangari Maathai said that “I have warned people against false beliefs and misinformation such as attributing this disease to a curse from God or believing that sleeping with a virgin cures the infection.

These prevalent beliefs in my region have led to an upsurge in rape and violence against children. It is within this context, also complicated by the cultural and religious perspective that I often speak. I have therefore been shocked by the ongoing debate generated by what I am purported to have said. It is therefore critical for me to state that I neither say nor believe that the virus was developed by white people or white powers in order to destroy the African people. Such views are wicked and destructive” by Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai received her University Education in the United States of America at the University of Pittsburg and also studied in Kenia at the University College of Nairobi and were qualified in B.S. Biology, M.S Biological Science and PhD Veterinary Anatomy.

Wangari Maathai were most known for the Green Belt Movement which she founded in the 1970’s in Kenya. The Green Belt Movement was aimed at woman’s rights and focused mainly on environmental issues. In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, and in 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”

Wangari Maathai was an elected Member of Parliament and served as assistant minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki between January 2003 and November 2005. Furthermore she was an Honorary Councilor of the World Future Council.

In 2006 Wangari Maathai met with President Barak Obama.

Today’s Google Doodle 1^st April 2013 have an image of what looks like Wangari Maathai in the middle of the Google Doodle, in the background you can see a African Jungle with the letters Google hanging from the trees, all these very much part of what Wangari Maathai stood for!

Hope you enjoy the Wangari Maathai Google Doodle and if you are celebrating Easter, we here at 3D Car Shows wish you happiness and peace for the year to come!

So what next for Raila and Kalonzo?

At the height of the infamous political impasse in 2008, Prime Minister Raila Odinga commented that it was not his birthright to be President.
Raila hilariously teased that he could after all retire to the expansive Kibera slum in his former Lang’ata Constituency and sell mandazi for a living.
Five years later, Raila finds himself in another post-election dilemma and some may be tempted to ask whether that mandazi moment is finally here. A similar question is bound to be asked of his running mate on the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) ticket, Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, who before teaming up with Raila indicated he would retire to his Tseikuru rural village in Kitui County, “to take care of my goats” if he lost the elections.
Prof Macharia Munene, who teaches History and International Relations at the United States International University - Kenya, argues that the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the IEBC position could well break or rejuvenate political careers of the CORD duo.
“It will all depend on their personal dispositions. They can stay relevant on the politi
cal scene and Kenyan politics if they accept the final judgement and go back to the drawing board to scheme a comeback in the same way the President-elect did after losing to Mwai Kibaki of the Narc Coalition in 2002,” advises the historian.
Not hungry
Noting that Raila and Kalonzo are not hungry or poor Kenyans, Mr Munene observes that the two can afford to take a three-month holiday overseas to reflect on their performance in the General Election. According to Munene, the CORD pair can afford a five-year absence from the scene and remerge as a more formidable team in 2017. “But they can also become politically irrelevant if they lose their heads and become grumpy or stage open protests and hostility against the Uhuru Government. The moment they take that dangerous path, then it may well be over for them,” says Munene.
Reached for comment, the PM’s official spokesman Dennis Onyango was tactical. He told The Standard On Sunday that he did not wish to pre-empt or speculate on Raila’s next move hours before such an important decision.
“The PM has all along been fully prepared for both scenarios — a win or a loss of his election petition. And he will address the nation after the ruling by the Supreme Court, where he will personally and adequately address such concerns as to his next plan of action,” remarked Mr Onyango.
Hands full
Regarding Kalonzo’s next step, his official spokesman Kaplich Barsito, revealed that the outgoing VP would remain politically active by revamping his Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) party across the country. Kalonzo, said the aide, will focus his energies on strengthening the Wiper party and the CORD coalition with a view to ensuring they keep the Uhuru-led Government in check.
Besides political engagement, Mr Kaplich observes that his boss will have his hands full: “Owing to his political career spanning nearly three decades, the VP has created many international contacts, which will prove handy in keeping him pre-occupied. He also has the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation – a very noble programme – to run, not to forget that as a professional lawyer, he may be tempted to re-start practising.”
In 2007, Raila and Kalonzo ran an electrifying campaign controversially finishing second and third in a highly discredited and disputed presidential poll. Incidentally, the duo had initially teamed up in the original Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya.
There is no denying that the loss of the elections by the pair to President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy President-elect William Ruto is a big blow to the political careers of Raila and Kalonzo. Munene particularly regrets the two are of advanced age and have lost to a younger Uhuru-Ruto pair: “This type of scenario is not favourable to them even as they possibly plot a comeback, becau
Kalonzo’s next step, his official spokesman Kaplich Barsito, revealed that the outgoing VP would remain politically active by revamping his Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) party across the country. Kalonzo, said the aide, will focus his energies on strengthening the Wiper party and the CORD coalition with a view to ensuring they keep the Uhuru-led Government in check.
Besides political engagement, Mr Kaplich observes that his boss will have his hands full: “Owing to his political career spanning nearly three decades, the VP has created many international contacts, which will prove handy in keeping him pre-occupied. He also has the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation – a very noble programme – to run, not to forget that as a professional lawyer, he may be tempted to re-start practising.”
In 2007, Raila and Kalonzo ran an electrifying campaign controversially finishing second and third in a highly discredited and disputed presidential poll. Incidentally, the duo had initially teamed up in the original Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya.
There is no denying that the loss of the elections by the pair to President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and deputy President-elect William Ruto is a big blow to the political careers of Raila and Kalonzo. Munene particularly regrets the two are of advanced age and have lost to a younger Uhuru-Ruto pair: “This type of scenario is not favourable to them even as they possibly plot a comeback, because age is not on their side.”
Nonetheless, between the two leaders, Munene opines that Kalonzo has a more realistic chance of bouncing back to active politics than Raila, considering that he is the younger one of the two and has ran for presidency only once, unlike Raila who has contested three times. “The only challenge for the outgoing VP is that, unlike the PM, he is more dependent on the support of other political players. He will therefore have to do a lot of legwork in striking the right alliances to get the necessary numbers for his presidential bid,” says the don.
Owing to their political experience and visibility beyond Kenya, Munene observes that Raila and Kalonzo are well respected and connected African statesmen, who can easily get a soft landing within the United Nations or African Union circles. He gives the examples of former UN Secretary General, Dr Kofi Annan, and former presidents, Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, as among those honoured with plum assignments by the two bodies.
Separately, Kalonzo’s spokesman has informed The Standard On Sunday that the CORD leaders would now have to convene a meeting to chart the way forward on the political management of the CORD affiliate parties in the National Assembly and Senate.
“With the CORD leaders, Prime Minister and Vice President, now out of the picture, a working formula will be arrived at with regard to how the coalition now proceeds with activity in both houses. Such a decision will be arrived at soon,” said Kaplich.
Tall order
In the meantime, the exit of Raila and Kalonzo is expected to generate political competition in their separate Luo-Nyanza and Ukambani political backyards, as new leaders scramble to fill the vacuum left by two of the country’s outgoing top three political leaders, minus President Kibaki.
Already the names of Senators James Orengo (Siaya) and Anyang’ Nyong’o (Kisumu) are among those being mentioned as possible successors of Raila, who has influenced Luo Nyanza politics for the last two decades.
Also on the lips of observers is the newly-elected Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero. Apparently, the name of Raila’s elder brother, Oburu Oginga, who lost the bid to be Governor of Siaya County but who was nominated to the National Assembly, does not feature.
From Ukambani, outgoing Water Minister Charity Ngilu is expected to be the primary beneficiary of Kalonzo’s exit. The former Kitui Central MP, who is one of the principals in the Uhuru-led Jubilee Coalition, is expected to be nominated for the position of Cabinet secretary.
However, it may prove a tall order for Ngilu, who was trounced by CORD’s David Musila in her election bid for the Kitui Senate seat, to offer alternative political leadership. Musila and fellow senators, Mutula Kilonzo (Makueni) and Johnston Muthama possible Kalonzo successors.