I recently attended the Coast Afro-Latin Diani Escapade, which, for the record, was one of the most fun and best Afro-Latin social dance nights in Kenya for a while. I met some amazing people, among which were Kenyans, Tanzanians, Zambians, and a few ...
Two weeks into her romantic relationship with her childhood boyfriend, she had gone from gorgeous, to lovely, to babe, to ‘who are you,’ to the devil’s friend, to and ex-girlfriend, and finally a stranger. What takes people a lifetime to achieve only ...
The excitement around last mile electrification of Kenya was at its peak in 2015. The government was going forward with an aggressive plan to ensure that the remotest parts of Kenya had access to electricity. Whether the demand was there is a differe ...
He lives on an isolated ranch in the outskirts of Mathagiro town. I wonder why this is called a town. At best, it should be called a market. A general shop that bears the name “supermarket” is the main landmark here. I left Nanyuki town and headed fo ...
He remembers the sound of the alarm on the fateful day on November 6 1997. In his weirdest dreams, Mike had never envisioned a day when he would have to hurt someone leave alone having to stab them. From his now permanent home in Shimo la Tewa maximu ...
By Guest Writer Yesterday morning, I found a body of a man mutilated in the corridors of Kayole. I was on my way to work but I stopped to look. I took a long look at this hopeless soul that had been left for the dogs and smiled. “You look beautiful s ...
By Guest Writer Yesterday someone stepped on my toe in a matatu in Nairobi, I said sorry. Later in the day, as I was cycling along outer ring road, a driver accidentally touched his horn and I thought I was in his way. I squeezed myself close to the ...
“Hello Douglas. Where are you?” this was an unusual question from Douglas. Douglas has been my friend for over eleven years. When I first met him, we were on opposing teams in a soccer tournament in a certain Gavudia Primary School stadium in Sabatia ...
Queen "Maya" I called I called because I wanted to talk to youI called because I wanted to say hiI called kuuliza kama kuna chaiI called because I wanted to be sure you are wellI called because I did not want you to be aloneI called, because... Well, ...
Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do players play? In short, why do artists display their art? The answers to this simple question are diverse and different depending first, on whom you ask and second on the circumstances under which you a ...
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