Chia Kayanda, Author at Debunk Media

Seven Stories Of Dating Across Seven Decades

Chia Kayanda

Dating has changed significantly over the decades, from the discreet signals of the ’90s to today’s open exploration of identities. Hear Wanjala’s story of disco nights versus village norms and Tallulah’s experience with queer dating amid casual flings. Join Daudi as he recalls pre-cellphone courtship and Gregory who values a simple coffee date at Java. Each tale highlights the evolving landscape of love in Kenya, showing how time shapes our experiences.

Part 2: Jaba Culture Vs. Alcohol Culture

Chia Kayanda

Last year, I happened to attend an anonymous music festival where I was a personal witness to the light-year speed at which jaba juice flew

Part 1: I Tried To Chew Muguka And Failed. Now I Drink It.

Chia Kayanda

The first time I tried jaba juice, it was a green-pulpy mess in a shot glass that glued my buttcheeks to the toilet seat for

Joseph Kamaru-KMRU

Chia Kayanda

“I started playing and the owner was like ‘What’s happening? It’s just sounds and we want music’.”

Chasing Umra: The Governor Lamu Almost Had

Chia Kayanda

I remember where I was on the day that the results of the Lamu Gubernatorial race were announced. Saturday 13 August 2022. I sat on the living room rug of my childhood home in Mombasa watching the votes get counted on a TV that never saw darkness until the final votes were tallied and the winners announced. Issa Timamy had secured 33% of the votes in Lamu, with Fahim Twaha not trailing too far behind with 30%.

Kenya’s Underground: The Mist KE

Chia Kayanda

The Mist is a weekly basement rave providing artists with a platform to host experimental sets from all spectrums of the electronic sub-genre: house, techno, future beats, drum & bass, ambient, jazz electronic, glitch, jungle, afro-tech…the list is inexhaustible, but you can read the full comprehensive list of electronic music genres and sub-genres here.

How Did Kenyans Listen To Music In 2022?

Chia Kayanda

You should know, I listen to music in two very distinct ways. The first way is sponsored by the art of Crate Digging, to feed

The Dog, The Beach, The Music: New Year’s In Kilifi

Chia Kayanda

My brother ran over a kid. That’s how our New Year season began. A baby goat though, I should clarify, not a human child.
Big brother was driving us to Kilifi, his girlfriend at the time riding shotgun, his right hand steering, the other gripping her hand. Me, being the youngest, was sitting sandwiched between my sister and my sister-cousin. I felt the kid’s body tumble and then crunch underfoot and I instantly knew it was dead.

Imagine This: A Virtual Reality Fantasy

Chia Kayanda

Imagine this. A world where the physical realm and the virtual realm blend into one. Where the limitations of the mortal flesh and solid ground

Utajua Hujui: The Checkered Story Of Too Early For Birds

Chia Kayanda

Sunday evening. 11 November 2022. Jain Bhavan Auditorium, Loresho.

Par Can lights glimmer starkly above the cast standing hip to hip. Hand in hand. Crew members in a horizontal file behind them. The auditorium lights dim slowly, the cast and crew bow to a chorus of spontaneous applause; rumour has it that this time for the last time.