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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
KEN WA MARIA RELEASES A “QUAIL” ANTHEM
#NEWVIDEOMUSIC
“Fundamentals” came and went viral and had everyone talking and singing
to it. Then came a Lupita dedication and he saw the light, shaving his
dreadlocks.
Well, now the king of Kamba Benga Music; Ken Wambua aka Ken Wamaria
is back with yet another killer anthem that seems will get the people talking
even more. Remember the quail business and pyramid-like scheme that hit Kenya last
year, well Ken has come out with another super-hit revolving on that: ‘matumbi
ma quail”. What do you think?
#DRUNKINLOVEGOSPEL
#VIRALVIDEOS
AFTER THE WORLDWIDE SUCCESS OF “ DRUNK IN LOVE” WHERE RAPPER
JAY-Z FEATURES HIS LOVING WIFE; BEYONCE,
AGOSPEL VERSION CAME OUT THIS PAST WEEK BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. HAVE
A LISTEN ITS KINDA COOL.
LESSONS FOR THAT PERFECT SELFIE SNAP…
#selfie2014
Last year
was in my opinion, the “year of selfies.” It was oxford
Dictionary’s word of the year: the selfie.
Barack Obama;
David Cameron, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep and even Pope Francis have done
it. So have Rihanna, the entire Kardashian Klan and every other celebrity on
the planet. It is the reason Instagram will become 2014’s biggest social media
account yet.
While you
may not have Kim Kardashian looks, it’s imperative to know how to take a good
photo of yourself considering the number of people who will see it. So don’t
ever be in a rush to put it on Instagram; Facebook and twitter before you can
say (hash tag) selfie.
If last year
was described as the year of social media, trust me, it will have nothing on
this year. So here are a few commandments on how to take a picture of yourself.
1. Always have the tallest person hold
the camera, or your phone. That prevents the double and triple chin, and it
captures everyone.
2. Use all those layers of filters. Don’t
buy into the hype of celebrities who post barefaced selfies on social media.
3. Selfies are not about you. Let others
in on the fun. Selfies get feedback-and let’s be honest, you are posting
because you want that.
4. Edit. Edit. Edit. That’s why you have
filters; apps, presentation formats and Lord knows what else on your smartphone
and tablet.
5. Those glamorous, stunning images in
magazines are not one-offs. It takes 100 images to get one perfect shot. Keep snapping
until you have three hard- to –pick options, then choose the best and post. Return
that favour even when it includes other people. They want to look good too.
6. Selfies are for all. Share that hair
change, great looks or your new accessory.
7. Photography rules apply. Check your background
as natural light is always the best. Take a few test shots to get your
flattering side.
8. Captions are just as critical as
images.
9. Smile. Yes. I know. Everyone blows a
kiss and sometimes even look pretty hot. Don’t do it. If you wouldn’t want that
face in your parent’s family album being thumped through by non-digital
strangers.
10. No matter what Kim Kardashian’s
579392 likes indicate or two million Baby Monster tweets; you must flaunt your
best assets. If eyes are your best feature, wear mascara; eyeliner or eye
shadow. If it is your lips, get a lip colour that is flattering to your skin
tone.
By Embukane Vincent Libosso; as
inspired by Sunday Nation’s Fashion Writer- Carol Odero.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
LIVERPOOL & EVERTON FANS UNITED AT ANFIELD FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH MEMORIAL SERVICE
#HILLSOBOROUGHMEMORIAL
This season seems a season for history to be made at Anfield. This past
weekend’s win for Liverpool over City took Liverpool to a historic season. For the
first tome, they have been named favorites to win the Premier league title
since its formation over 20 years ago.
Another history was again writer this Tuesday when Everton and
Liverpool fans were united at Anfield for a memorial service- marking exactly
25 years since the Hillsborough tragedy.
Before the City-game kick-off; there was a minute’s silence in memory
of the 96 Liverpool supporters killed in a crush during a FA cup semifinal
against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium on
April 15, 1989.
The memorial service was led by
Liverpool and Everton coaches, Brendan Rodgers and Roberto Martinez
respectively. This month saw a new inquest into the death of the Hillsborough
96, start in Warrington, east of Liverpool, after the original coroner’s
verdicts were quashed by the High Court in December 2012 amid claims of a
police cover up.
By Embukane Vincent Libosso.
FIRST LADY KENYATTA RUNS TO CURB MATERNAL, INFANT DEATHS
#Kenya at London Marathon
A Campaign aiming to create awareness and raise funds to
tackle issues that affect maternal and child health and mother to child
transmission of HIV, is what First Lady Margaret Kenyatta had when she first
launched the Beyond Zero Campaign.
On Sunday evening, the first family scored several firsts in
London, with Mrs. Margaret Kenyatta participating in one of the world’s elite
athletics events and a sitting president on the sidelines to cheer her on.
A grueling 42-km race; it started at 10.30 am
local time when most of us Kenyans were attending church and she was still
running by the time most of us here at home were starting to plan for supper.
Her participation was part of the campaign that aims to
raise 3.6m pounds to buy mobile clinics for all the 47 counties to increase
access to better health.
Covering 300km in high altitude training, 21 km at the
Nairobi First Lady’s marathon, 6-day training and an acclimatization period in London,
was all part of the epic preparations for the London Marathon. Running for 7
hours nonstop is no walk in the park, but neither is preventing about 113, 500
infant and maternal deaths in a poor country such as Kenya.
But with the limelight on the First Lady, the spotlight too
turned for historic firsts for Kenya at the marathon. Kenyan athletes made history
with the first and second places in both men’s and women’s races going to Kenyans.
Both Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat won.
Mrs. Kenyatta could as well be very well on her way into the
World’s Guinness Book of Records. With a record of sorts, Mrs. Kenyatta has
been quoted in the local media saying she is not in the marathon for nay
records but purely to create awareness and raise funds towards her campaign.
By Embukane
Vincent Libosso.
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