The apartment block on State House Road in Milimani doesn’t just appear. It unfolds, slowly, revealing the prototypical colonial architecture; walls made of hand-carved stone,
I don’t remember how it all started, but all I know is that by the second term in Form One, I was Kakamega High School’s
A week earlier, everything was business as usual between him and I. It would be wrong to say that everything was fine because things were
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.
The old GoDown Arts Centre on Dunga Road was a den. A lair. You walked in and were hit smack in the face with the
“I started playing and the owner was like ‘What’s happening? It’s just sounds and we want music’.”
Long before the launch of the Hustler Fund on 30 November 2022, I already knew I wanted to test the Fund out. I was particularly drawn to the experiment for two reasons; the Fund had been making headlines during the campaigns and after the August 9 polls. The Fund (not loan) that served as an anchor to the hustlers’ narrative that was the centrepiece of President William Ruto’s campaign promised to reward low-income earners, “hustlers”, by giving them access to interest-free credit, liberating them from predatory lenders in the process. And even though in the time between campaigns and the launch Kenya Kwanza reneged on its interest-free promise, the Fund has still attracted so much buzz (positive and otherwise). The second reason was that I just happen to be an overly curious human being.
“We simply must have more women’s voices speaking on as many topics as possible through the news media. That’s the bottom line.”
“The fragmentation of the social fabric created by violence, inequity, injustice, and pain means we do not have safe spaces that allow us to build supportive and caring communities.”
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%.
