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

Written by owaahh | August 2, 2011 | Features , Quick Reads If you have not watched this movie yet, you should look for a cliff and throw yourself off of it, or hit your… Movie Review-Paul the Alien – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | July 23, 2014 | Quick Reads From the outside, the Allidina Visram was a typical Indian boys’ school from April 1942 to August 1943. Inside though, the Asian institution was bustling… CODENAME KILINDINI: A Top-Secret Code-breaking Operation – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | September 22, 2024 | Features , Quick Reads 101 years ago this week, Ethiopia formally joined the League of Nations, the precursor to the modern-day United Nations. Ethiopia is famously the… Why Britain Opposed Ethiopia’s Entrance into the League of Nations – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | January 20, 2015 | Listicles Every contact leaves a trace. For investigators to catch a serial killer, they must find the pattern in the traces. Serial killers know this, and sometimes… 7 More Brutal African Serial Killers (Who were Caught) – Owaahh

Written by owaahh | January 18, 2013 | Listicles History has a knack for leaving out randomness, frankly because it does not fit into the fabric of the sane society we purport ourselves to be.… 4 Most Random things Ever Done by Settlers in Kenya – Owaahh