What does Julie Gichuru, Kobi Kihara, Jalang’o, and Janet Mbugua have in common?

Ever heard of celebrities who start their own side hustles? Then some Kenyan Celebs have perfected that art well. Here is a few of the profiles.

1. Julie Gichuru.

Julie Gichuru started a magazine way back in the day. Unfortunately, the magazine business collapsed, and she was back to job searching, ending up at Capital FM. She is back to the business side of things, and currently produces the Africa leadership Program series, which she interviews Africans that are making a mark in the continent. Will be second time lucky?

2. Kobi Kihara.

Kobi Kihara interests in photography are well known. She pulled out of the Citizen morning breakfast program to concentrate on her production company. However, she found the media calling again, and has

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Take a ride in Rongai’s Pimped up Matatu with Wi-fi.

Ordinarily, a matatu is supposed to transport you, nothing else. However, a matatu plying the city centre, Langata, Rongai route has been pimped up. It has Wi-fi, where passengers can browse for free. The owner of the ‘makmende’ matatu, Vincent Swale, says he has been able to get more revenues as a result,

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Nominations for Kenya’s top 40 under 40 now open.

We all are fascinated by rankings, and lists. Business daily, a publication of the Nation media Group, is inviting nominations for Kenya’s top 40 under 40, for Kenyans who have had an impact in our day to day

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How to choose the company to work for.

We’ve all heard nice sounding jargons from Human Resource Managers on why their companies are the best to work for. However, here are the tale tell signs that will guide you in choosing a company to work for. Here they are:

1. How does the receptionist look?

Receptionists and secretaries are the window to the soul of the company. Do they look happy with their work? Do they look frustrated? If a company is truly committed to its employees, then receptionists and other junior workers must be treated with ultimate respect. The reason why receptionists and other

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Bayern Munich Coach retires in style.

Bayern Munich got the cup they had coveted all along; the champions League trophy. They were denied trophy last year by the lucky Chelsea, but luck stood this time, as they saw off Borrusia Dortmund 2-1, a score that should have been of higher margins, had Bayern not wasted so many chances.

After giving Bayern the coveted treble- Champions League, German Cup and the Bundesliga trophy, Pep

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AFC Leopards fans at it again!!!!

All of a sudden, AFC Leopards fans are being violent, with a third straight violence in as many matches. This time, they lost to Mathare united? Will they fight every time they lose? Why the sudden streak of

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Wole Soyinka’s last words on Chinua Achebe.

Every industry has its fair share of dramas. Think of Jaguar vs. Prezzo, or Ronaldo vs. Messi. In the African literary scene, the all out battle was between Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka. Soyinka says that after he won the Nobel Prize, the relations between him and Chinua Achebe strained.

However, he says they were not ‘personal enemies’, as each occupied different orbits and galaxies. He tells the New York based Sahara reporters, “Chinua and I occupied different orbits. We each had our own tastes

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How Venus and Serena Williams matched to the top of tennis.

So, apparently, poverty, or rather, the fear of it, is what motivates many of us. The father to the tennis sensation sisters, Venus and Serena Williams, says that he saw a tennis player getting paid 50,000 after a competition, and figured that tennis would be the perfect career for his daughters. How else could one earn

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