Written by M. | February 18, 2020 | Adventures , Quick Reads Q: Why didn’t Russia have any African colonies? It did! Let me repeat that, Russia, or rather a group of Russians, once had… New Moscow: The Rise, and Quick Fall of Russia’s colonial experiment – Owaahh

Written by M. | October 29, 2015 | Features Pope Francis’ visit to Uganda at the end of November 2015 is likely to reignite a celebration of the Ugandan martyrs. But just how much of… The Gay Kabaka – Owaahh

Written by M. | December 17, 2015 | Quick Reads In US nuclear lingo, a broken arrow event is a nuclear incident that does not create the risk of a war. That may sound harmless,… That Time the US Almost Blew Up Morroco with a Nuclear Bomb – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | July 6, 2015 | Features One of them ended up at the bottom of the ocean, because of a snake, a gun, and bureaucracy. Another ended up in China, somehow. In… The First Computers in East Africa –and what became of them – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | April 16, 2014 | Quick Reads The image that comes to mind whenever you hear of the Mau Mau is that of Kenya’s dreadlocked freedom fighters. Not a gang of Puerto… The Mau Maus of New York and California – Owaahh

Written by M. | September 3, 2015 | Quick Reads There were actually three ships by that name and no, none was owned by or named for a Kikuyu man. The first SS Karanja, a… There was once a ship called SS Karanja – Owaahh

Field Marshal Muthoni’s eyebrows are falling off. The few locks she still has are even longer now, and graying slower than the rest of her hair. Her gait, once springy, is now slow and deliberate.… The Women Who Went to War – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | August 21, 2013 | Listicles It turns out that Kenyans have been around Hollywood for a very long time. Almost 8 decades, to be precise. You can read Part 2 ,… 7 Brilliant Kenyan Actors Who Made it to Hollywood – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | April 16, 2014 | Quick Reads Rosendo Ayres Ribeiro is the zebra-riding octor who saved Nairobi from the Bubonic Plague. He did so because it was his job, but he rode… The man who saved Nairobi from the Bubonic Plague – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | September 15, 2014 | Quick Reads In 2005, Kenya tried to export 300 wild animals to Thailand to a zoo that, apparently, was planning to turn them into exotic cuisine. It… How Kenya Almost Exported 300 Wild Animals to Thailand – Owaahh