ListiclesQuick Reads

7 ‘Lost’ African Countries

December 30, 2017 •

In the last fifty years alone, the independence of the Republic of Ambazonia has been declared thrice. The fight to get it recognised is still ongoing.

| December 30, 2017

The Rebirth of Them Mushrooms

February 22, 2017 • When I ask John about the legacy of the 40-year-old band, he is at first hesitant. It hits me midway through his answer that to him, music is still an incomplete journey, perhaps too soon to even consider talking about legacy.

7 Most Interesting But Obscure Kenyan Laws

January 24, 2017 • There's only one building in Kenya protected by a specific law, although there was once a bridge too. Back when it was illegal to be broke and unemployed. You could still, then, get your own coat of arms for your banners.

Rusinga Festival: A Photo Essay

December 27, 2016 • The Rusinga Festival celebrates the colorful history of the Subanese, descendants of a dynastic war for the Buganda throne.

Adventures

Rusinga Festival: A Photo Essay

December 27, 2016 • The Rusinga Festival celebrates the colorful history of the Subanese, descendants of a dynastic war for the Buganda throne.

| December 27, 2016

ListiclesProjects

Roughly 100 Fantastic Pieces of Kenyan Journalism

June 18, 2016 • A reading list of some of the best works of Kenyan journalism available online. And a chance for you to join this curation project.

| June 18, 2016

ListiclesQuick Reads

7 ‘Lost’ African Countries

December 30, 2017 • In the last fifty years alone, the independence of the Republic of Ambazonia has been declared thrice. The fight to get it recognised is still ongoing.

| December 30, 2017

Listicles

7 Most Interesting But Obscure Kenyan Laws

January 24, 2017 • There's only one building in Kenya protected by a specific law, although there was once a bridge too. Back when it was illegal to be broke and unemployed. You could still, then, get your own coat of arms for your banners.

| January 24, 2017

ProfilesQuick Reads

Monica Njeri’s Killer Killed Again

November 20, 2014 • In August 1980, Kenya arrested a US sailor for the murder of Monica Njeri in a drunken brawl. 32 years later, he killed three more women.

| November 20, 2014

Adventures

The Rusinga Festival

January 29, 2016 • There’s a young festival that takes place every December on Rusinga Island. A celebration of the Abasuba people and their culture, language and artefacts. It’s a cultural answer to the question “Can a people die?”

| January 29, 2016

AdventuresMusings

When a Calendar Dies #ThisIsMyKenya

September 20, 2015 • After more than 7 tiring days on the road, inspiration finds us.

| September 20, 2015

AdventuresProfiles

Nyeusi: The Next Alek Wek

September 18, 2015 • Before we left Turkana, we met someone. The image you have of a Turkana woman is wrong. She is skinny, yes, but she is gorgeous. You don’t need a camera to tell she is gorgeous. She has dark, flawless skin, and eyes with gorgeous, thick set eyes. She doesnt always wear her tribal garb, the …

| September 18, 2015

Adventures

Chalbi Desert is not to be trusted #ThisIsMyKenya

September 15, 2015 • Our team has a simple rhythm. The photographers are the hearty story tellers. Brian, our scout, sometimes goes quiet for prolonged periods of time, listening to music that doesn’t climax, as Maureen said yesterday. She herself sits at the back of the Cruiser, mostly being creepy and mothering us all. Once in a while she …

| September 15, 2015

Adventures

Secrets of the Jade Sea

September 14, 2015 • A man and his two goats are walking across Turkana.

| September 14, 2015

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