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Masaku’s Squares #ThisIsMyKenya

You think you know Masaku, and then you see how dashing she looks in the night.

This is My Kenya

We are going on an adventure!

The Unreluctant King

When the former Governor visited the new President at State House, what used to be Baring's home, he found a man just like him. Just how alike they were became apparent when he sadistically said"By the way, I was sitting at that very desk when I signed your detention order thirteen years ago." To which Kenyatta quipped "If I had been in your shoes I would have done exactly the same."Pointing to the desk, he added slyly "And I myself have signed a number of detention orders sitting right there too."

The Racist Origins of the Word ‘Kyuk’ for Kikuyu

By Amol Awuor Long before the word ‘Kyuk’ or ‘Kiuk’ became a cool word to make reference to the Kikuyu community; it was a racist slur popularized by the colonial officers and settlers to demoralize and demonize members of the Kikuyu community.

There was once a ship called SS Karanja

There were actually three ships by that name and no, none was owned by or named for a Kikuyu man.

Who is this man and why is he smiling?

It seems like an easy question to answer, but it isn’t.

The Tanganyika Laughing Epidemic of 1962

What if laughter, instead of being the best medicine, became a disease?

7 Most Devastating Epidemics in Kenya’s History

There was scarcely a house where there was not one sick, dying or dead.