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8 years ago

Common Sheng Terms Used In Kenya

Slang is an informal language that is more common in speech than in writing and is typically restricted to a particular context or age group. In Kenya, the most commonly used slang in Kenya is called sheng. Just like any other slang, sheng is mostly used by the youth and children. This article will focus on the most common sheng words being used in Kenya.

SASA is one of the most commonly used sheng words. It is used as a form of greeting to someone else. The word has a similar application as the phrases how are you in English. The pronunciation is borrowed from the spelling. Another  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

How To Apply For A National Identity Card In Kenya

The Kenya Identity Card is the main and legal identification document recognized in Kenya. For Kenyan citizens, applying for a national Identity Card is quite easy. However, without the needed documents, the application process can be quite hectic. The process and the documents needed to make the whole process easy and successful are as described below.

Firstly, the applicant must produce their original birth certificate and a copy of the same. If available, the applicant should also produce their school leaving certificate. The applicant is also required to produce original nationa  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

How To Start Your Acting Career In Kenya

Most people who love acting get to halt in their thinking when the question about how to begin a real acting career comes to mind. The following tips are meant to provide an overview on how to begin that acting career in Kenya. Kenya National Theatre should be the very first stop for any aspiring actor. It is the place where all likeminded actors meet to begin their careers. Other acting groups can also play the part especially for people living outside Nairobi.

Taking acting classes is also important. This is because at the end of the classes, one gets a certificate to show that th  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

Amazing Facts About Kenya\'s Mount Kenya

One strange fact is that the word Kenya that denotes this beautiful country actually derives its roots from the name Mount Kenya. Mount Kenya is also the second tallest mountain in Africa, second after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mount Kenya is seventeen thousand and fifty seven feet tall.

All the peaks on Mount Kenya were formed as a result of volcanic eruptions dating over two million years ago when the mountain was active. Presently, the mountain is dead with regards to volcanic activity. The mountain is formed from different types of rocks.

The sun always rises and se  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

Checking The Status of Your National Identity Card in Kenya

When one is done with the whole process of applying for a national Identity card, one is supposed to wait for the identity card to be processed. The waiting period is estimated to last between six to eight weeks. During that time, the applicant is expected to be holding in their possession a waiting card which serves as their national identity card.

Before, the applicant would seat and wait until the waiting period is over and then they would go to the office of the District officer to check if their identity card had been processed or not. In many cases, applicants would be told to  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

Child Adoption Between Kenya and United States

 In a number of cases, citizens of the United States may want to adopt a Kenyan Child. Since Kenya is party to the Hague Adoption Convention, any adoption between Kenya and the United States is governed by the Hague Adoption Convention. This simply means that before any adoption process begins, the prospective adopters must be found eligible to adopt by the United States government first.

In addition to that, the Kenyan government then requires the prospective adoptive parents to meet the following requirements. Firstly, the prospective adoptive parents must re  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

Various Department available for Services at Coffee Research Foundation

Coffee is a cash crop grown in Kenya mostly in the central part of Kenya and among the major sources of revenue for Kenya as a country. The farming of coffee therefore is not taken for granted as the quality of the coffee products is the major determinant of the amount of revenue gained from coffee. This therefore makes the government ensure that the coffee farmers are provided with the necessary equipment and farm input for quality guarantee.

Kenya has also established an institution which enable the farmers of coffee in Kenya to have the best knowledge on how to tackle the challen  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

UNIPESA Bill Payment System Services available in Kenya

Kenya has been one of the African countries to be advanced in almost all sectors of the economy. Through the advancement in technology, many beneficial services have been introduced in Kenya and cannot be found in any other Africa country. For instance, Kenya is the main discoverers of mobile banking and mobile fund transfer services such as M-PESA, Orange Money, Yu cash and many more mobile banking services.

On the hand, Kenyans have a lot of utility bills to pay periodically and this has been a major challenge since they have to flock in banks to be able to pay the utility bills o  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

The best shops that offer Tattooing services in Kenya

Fashion and design is among the major areas where most people may like to be and be able to move with the current trends in the market. Many people usually go an extra mile to ensure that they appear fashionable and trendy but using the most trending clothing, footwear and other body ornaments such as bracelets, earrings, rings and many more. From the spirit of the fashions and designs, they have been able to go beyond and introduce tattoos on their skins.

Tattooing the body has become one of the most fashionable trend where people tattoo different things on their skins and in any p  Continue reading ...


8 years ago

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

The Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is a state corporation established in 1986, under the science and technology act of laws of Kenya. KEFRI undertakes research in forests and allied natural resources. The institute conduct research and development activities under five thematic areas namely:

  • Forest productivity and improvement in Kenya

  • Biodiversity and environmental management

  • Forest products development

  • Social economics, policy governance and technical support

  • Enterprise servi  Continue reading ...