Sunday's magazine

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Sunday Magazine - (28/06/2009 )
How unconventional family life shaped Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson, the greatest pop icon the world has ever known, will have his incalculable music legacy live on. And the controversies, myths and mysteries that at times seemed to overshadow his amazing musical talent for over 25 years might be part of that legacy. Some of these controversies surround his relationship with his father, siblings and his failed marriages. ... Read More
 
No woman should suffer the way I did
"I was negotiated over like a goat," says Hadizatou Mani, 25, of her sale into slavery, at the equivalent price of Sh40, 000. That was in 1996 when she was just 12 years old. Mani says she was raped and forced to bear a 60-year-old man’s three children. ... Read more
 
Frantic efforts to raise ‘seduction’ money
Generally I’m a broke woman seeing as I don’t work gainfully. My boss is my hubby and, although he ‘pays’ me an irregular allowance for wifely services rendered, the money I make is not enough to pay for a deluxe seduction. And yet, owing to the hostile environment prevailing in my house right now, I desperately need to get together some chums and hope I can repay it in instalments. ... Read more
 
Night driving always drama-filled
A friend visiting from Sweden remarked that all motorists on Kenyan roads should be rally drivers or stuntmen. She delivered her verdict after witnessing the madness we call driving in this country. Every time a matatu overtook us with just a hair’s breadth between the two vehicles, she would shriek in horror. ... Read more
 
There is always a rainbow of hope
Once, I wanted to take a walk but I couldn’t because it was raining outside. I kept looking out of the window to see whether there was any hope of the rain ceasing. The cloudy sky was still dark and the rain continued for some time. I didn’t like this kind of weather because it was interfering with my plans. ... Read more
 

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