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  Image Courtesy of Aleksandr Grechanyuk A story is told of an Egyptian woman who sought the services of medics on an issue that turned out to implicate her and expose her dirty linen in public. Approaching the doctors in a very furious state, she insisted that her husband's semen be tested because they had tried getting a child together and something seemed not to work. The poor man was speechless and wondered what could be the issue because they already had three children. The man agreed to the test and his semen was taken and tested upon the wish of the lovely wife. To the surprise of the doctors and the woman, the semen turned out to be dead, a condition that he had since birth. In the semen sample, there was no single living sperm detected because of his condition. The big question was whether the children belonged to a man or he had a helper. How did the woman convince the man that he was the biological father of the children, and later called for the testing of the man'...

 If you come across the term for the first time, you will mistake it for a good thing. But the reality of the matter is that it is a sugarcoated phrase that hides the demeaning of women. The practice is common in Islamic states, especially Iraq. A documentary done by Journeyman Tv reveals lays bare the men in cloth in Baghdad who act like pimps, sexually exploiting young girls and vulnerable women. Pleasure marriage is a form of prostitution because it allows a man to pay for a wife albeit short term. It is believed by some Iraqis that these temporary marriages are allowed in the Islamic law. In an interview, a man claimed that pleasure marriages make one closer to God by marrying a woman, especially if she is poor, because she is helping her, by offering support to her children if she has any. One would then ask how pleasure marriages differ from prostitution. One amazing thing is that those who practice it say unlike prostitution, these marriages are legal and religious, even tho...

                                                                           Image Credit: Courtesy Successful people have mastered the use of psychological tricks to trick their way into people's minds and in turn make a kill from manipulation. All animals are social beings, but unlike the wild and domesticated ones, humans are highly social, and flexible. They can easily adapt to different patterns of interaction, in all manner of environments; competitive, and cooperative. Think of any millionaire, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and many more. What these great people do, is engage your brain until you become their customer. So what is this art of manipulation that could get you out of the block? R.B. Sparkman, in his book, claims that 5% of the people in t...

  The Journey towards Freedom Image Credit: Anastasiia M|Getty Images December 12th 1963 is a year that is memorable and holds a significant place in the history of our nation. It is a time when we got ourselves out of the entanglement of our colonizers. blood was shed but for a noble course. Everything that we enjoy now, the freedom that we experience, the strides made through our self-rule, and many other stuff are a result of someone's blood. The journey has not been easy for most of us. Some Kenyans, especially those born in the early and late sixties are privileged to have experienced all five presidents of our nation, under different dispensations; Jomo Kenyatta's regime, with all the bright minds that called the shots, some of whom, word had it that they would have made the best leaders. The Kenyan 2030 economic blueprint was a result of a sessional paper done by the genius Tom Mboya. Then came the Moi regime, which led the country for 24 years. What we can remember h...

Ten Powerful Careers Full of False Experts  After high school, we usually find ourselves at a crossroads as we think of the direction to steer our lives. The main careers that linger in our minds are the top-paying formal careers such as Medicine, Engineering, Law, Data Science, Information Technology, Geology, Economics, Politics, and Journalism, to name but a few. Academics ought to contribute towards the betterment of the people, rather than contributing zero information or theories that track onto reality. Have you ever sat down and thought critically about the careers that we recommend to our children, or even what we chose while we were at that stage? Here are the four powerful careers full of False experts.  Psychologists: Most successful people have mastered the art of manipulation. In its design, Psychology was meant to understand the human mind, and therefore, among other things, help in the art of manipulation. The sad fact is that most psychology academicians have ...

 Y ou Will Never Change The World. It Has Always Been Evil You probably have had the conviction to change “things” because you like it when things are done in a transparent manner. Evil detests you. It makes you feel so bad that to an extent that you get annoyed and ready to “harm” whoever is responsible for it. In a hospital, you see people struggling to hold on to life, calling for assistance from the clinicians, and the nurses, but nobody cares. You have heard of the phrase, “he/she won’t be the first one to die. We have seen worse cases,” and this made you so mad.   You have seen people who deserved something being shortchanged in spite of them meeting the set criteria. Recently in Kericho county, when names for nominated legislators were submitted, the person who was nominated for the member of the county assembly under the category of people living with disabilities, had no disability at all. Those who deserved the position were left languishing in the village despi...

Stylish Arsenal Beat Brentford to go Top The premier league returned to action this weekend after going for a week's break following the Queen's passing. Today, Sunday 18th, saw Arsenal play against Brentford, a team that beat them last season, in their first game. That loss put pressure on the boss Mikel Arteta. Today, however, the fortunes changed, and Arsenal won the game, despite missing Martin Odegaard, an essential play in their midfield.  From the start of the game, the league leaders dominated the play and were ready to bounce back from an unlikely defeat by Manchester United two weeks earlier. Arsenal's first goal came in the 17th minute when William Saliba headed home from close range, with Gabriel Jesus proving his worth again when he doubled the visitors' lead, with the midfielder, Fabio Vieira who replaced Martin Odegaard scoring the third. Portuguese. Granit Xhaka, who was the team's captain, and the young England sensational, Bukayo Saka were the cont...

In any work environment, there are unwritten rules, popularly known as street rules that you must master if you are to survive there for long. A story is told of a guy who revealed his future intentions of taking a loan and building a home for his family, to a "friend" employee. A few weeks later, he was fired on allegations of being corrupt. After a year of investigation, he was found not guilty. Here are the twelve rules that will keep you in the game for long, without brushing shoulders with your "colleagues" friends in the workplace. Always do just enough not to get fired Play a 'sod' Your colleagues and workmates are your secret enemies Keep your house private. You should never invite your colleagues to your home.  Keep your WhatsApp private. By private we mean, never disclose your small steps or winnings on WhatsApp. Limit the statuses, but if need be, let them be flat. Avoid receiving or communicating work-related stuff on your WhatsApp. If they comm...

                                  Image credit: Courtesy I have heard guys talk of how futile one's effort can be because of the argument that after all we shall all Diego! Isn't this fallacious reasoning? Of course, to some, it isn't because one may view it from a philosophical context. Go into any medical ward & see how adults are crying because of the complications of metabolic diseases. Their only wish is to get their health back. Fatalism is a philosophical concept that tries to explain the argument. Unless looked at it from an angle of sanity, such can promote a lazy populace.  Philosophies similar to these are in existence since man is not purely a logical creature. Almost everything we do is reduced to some kind of emotional component. As a result, virtually all of us have no problem with using a metric such as "well-being" as the basis of whatever we do, our behaviors, and ...

                         Photo Credit: Courtesy  Every year in September, the world celebrates one of the distinctive factors of men; the beards. September 3rd is the exact date that men come together to celebrate their masculinity. It's prudent to point out that for the last few years, there have been several challenges put out to men on matters beards. So why do men put so much emphasis on beards? Is it a show of masculinity? One photo with a face masked with beards has been doing rounds today as we celebrate the day, with the tag," with a great beard, comes great responsibility." What does this statement mean?   The great responsibility tag emanates from the baggage that the beard gang carries whose accusations span from harboring a host of bacteria in his beard to being a playboy, presumably because women find them attractive. This inculcates a sense of responsibility because they can't go ar...