Orals East Africa

Cruise ship, conferences attract a record 2.4 million tourists into Kenya

February 20, 2025

Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) category accounted for a significant 27 percent (643,595) of the total international tourism arrivals during the period under review, representing a 12.5 percent increase compared to 2023

Kenya Govt returns to the drawing board as SHA contributions collpase

An advisory body is expected to review health benefits and to come up with a more inclusive and

Senior citizens denied Kes2000 Govt stipend by Safaricom’s demand for Fuliza, Hustler Fund

When they came to have their lines registered some were told the money had been sent to old

Will risk based pricing bring cheaper loans in Kenya

Absa Bank said it would get rid of negotiation fees

Family Bank moves Kangemi branch closer to SMEs

We aim to deliver additional value and support economic growth

How Kagame’s triumph in DRC will change East Africa

For President Paul Kagame, the triumph of his campaign, and

Global Network of People Living with HIV urge the world to listen, on PEPFAR transition

These events have not only shaken PLWHIV to the core

Long Read

Long Read

Kenya’s politics of ID cards is creating poverty and exclusion

February 11, 2025

For Kenyans who lack ID cards it is not a matter of mere votes, it is a matter of access to socio-economic well-being and

Long Read

Africa falls in love with China’s deflation, as US dreams America first

February 4, 2025

In fact America may just be boxing itself into obsolescence by banning TikTok on grounds that justify isolating US-owned social media abroad

Long Read

Year of the snake, Chinese lessons on living in post-Americana

January 28, 2025

Africans, have largely adopted Western viewpoints in appreciating concepts like time, religion, politics and even communication. These are cultural legacies of colonialism that are

Long Read

CBC curriculum turmoil has Kenyan schools billing up inequality

January 21, 2025

Competence does not mean skill, it is the standard used for TVET. It would mean our children would learn the bare minimum. Denying them

Long Read

Ever Touched Your Baby Boy’s Balls?

January 14, 2025

A deeply unsettling wind of panic hits you as a mother when you think there’s a chance that your child may not be well.

Photography

Outdoor·Photography

Kenya’s inexpensive Christmas

January 3, 2025

Held over a week to Christmas at Che's Bay Hotel, Isambo means celebration, for the Manyala tribe on the shores of the great lake INyanza.

Ol school RnB is queen of Kisumu parties

November 30, 2024

It is clear that this show can fill a stadium

From Vinyl Addiction to R&B Brunches, Kisumu Catches the Old School Fever

October 6, 2024

The second edition of Vinyl Addiction took place on Saturday,

Party after party to end the year in Kisumu

October 4, 2024

Events like Kisumu Old School Brunch and Vinyl Addiction had

Events & Travel

Events & Travel

Cruise ship, conferences attract a record 2.4 million tourists into Kenya

February 20, 2025

Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) category accounted for a significant 27 percent (643,595) of the

Events & Travel

A Lack of Stable Stewardship; Harambee Stars has hired nearly 40 coaches in 60 years

January 29, 2025

Kenya has had 39 managers since 1961 when the national team first played under the newly

3 Little Birds·Events & Travel

My holidays season plan is to slow down, rest, and just be.

December 19, 2024

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do

Entertainment·Events & Travel

Party after party to end the year in Kisumu

October 4, 2024

Events like Kisumu Old School Brunch and Vinyl Addiction had such a tremendous showing on demand

Events & Travel

Kenyan government sees the great lake INyanza

September 27, 2024

There lies immense opportunity for watersports activities to thrive here, much like the marine parks in

Fiction & Non Fiction

Fiction & Non Fiction·Non Fiction

Rethinking the Place of Dowry in Today’s Marriages

May 10, 2024

Initially, the ‘token of appreciation’ was in the form of cattle or other livestock, and, or farm produce, however, the bahasha phenomenon has taken precedence, where a certain amount of money much more like a priced good in the market is set

Fiction

The vinyl thief

May 7, 2024

The vinyl had been replaced by the tape, the tape by the CD, by the flashdisk, memory stick, now everything's in the cloud. What chance did they have against virtual storage, but some few eccentrics and lost souls.

Fiction & Non Fiction·Non Fiction

How to tour Diani in local hands

April 9, 2024

If they would throw him in the middle of it, he could navigate his way to shore. Floating like driftwood as the current sailed back on familiar tide.

Poetry

Killing a god

April 6, 2024

They will come to you Son When the world Is at a precipice They will be desperate And you, Clueless Keep this wisdom That history grants you That when money’s power is at a zenith Tyrannical And they are unable to control

Poetry

Reincarnations

April 6, 2024

My gods Look at me Like gelded phantoms From the ruins of their tombs As I supplicate to foreign gods And they serve me well Maybe better My deities toss and turn Trying to catch my attention Managing momentary accessibility In my

Fiction·Fiction & Non Fiction

they cut off her wings right before she could fly

February 2, 2024

I could tell it was serious business by the way it was talked about in low tones. Rukiya was placed before the adults in the wide sitting room and she looked squeamish on the seats like she could fall over and disappear

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