Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappOn a Friday night in Nairobi, Burudani Address filled with a crowd that knew exactly what it had come for. That is; good music and a reason to stay a little longer than planned. This was the latest edition of the Gilbey’s Hangout. The lineup kept things moving. […]
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappUntil recently, most of us had never heard of the Strait of Hormuz. It was not a place that lived in our everyday awareness and if we are being truthful, not something we were taught in school. But here we are now. It has entered public conversation with
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIs the Kenyan government painfully unaware of emerging talent in non traditional sports or is it simply structurally incapable of supporting them? Because what is becoming clear with time is that this government selectively invests on whom it deems worthy, choosing to fund only proven sports like athletics
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIn a Funeral, whether you like it or not, you have to pause. Funerals gather us abruptly into the reality of loss, asking us to sit with something we spend most of our lives avoiding. And yet, for something so inevitable, very few of us are ever taught
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIn theory, school holidays sound better, right? We romanticize about spending time with our little (or not so little) human beings and think of all the fun things we could do and all the fun places we could visit. In practice however, while children hear freedom, there is
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThere is a girl on TikTok who has been keeping a running list of all the things that can go terribly wrong during pregnancy. I have to admit that initially the list was kinda hilarious, until people started sharing evidence that the points she kept writing were actually
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappSchool holidays are supposed to be fun. There is a certain kind of joy that fills the air when schools close. It is evident in how light children’s laughter becomes as they spill out of classrooms for the last time that term, their days stretching ahead of them
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappWhen the idea of devolution was first introduced to Kenyans in the lead up to the Constitution of Kenya 2010, there was a lot of promise and possibility, the kind of hope that makes people imagine entirely new futures for themselves and their communities. It spoke to a
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappAcross much of Africa, land has never been just land. It has always carried a deeper meaning that stretches far beyond soil and boundaries. Land has been identity. It shows of where you belong, telling a story. It is history etched into the ground. Entire communities have fought
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappSimplicity at it’s finest, only, it is not that simple. And therein lies the paradox of the fruit punch. April holidays are upon us once again, and most people are already thinking of fun things to do this coming month. Pockets are a little tight, so we are
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappNot every break up is dramatic or loud. These quiet ones come with a particular kind of pain that is unresolved and heavy especially since there are no clear resolutions. The person you thought really loved you now becomes your betrayer and what’s worse, they never acknowledge how
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappWe are like family here. You have probably heard that on a number of occasions at your workplace. On the surface, it comes off as a beautiful idea, comforting even, in a world where we spend more time with colleagues than with the people we actually love. And
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappMillennials are tired. Not the I stayed up watching one episode too many kind of tired. No. Our knees are tired. Our backs crack when we stand and our minds are buffering mid sentence (even I, the famous storyteller of years back, now find myself struggling to tell
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThere is something quietly beautiful about Eid ul-Fitr. Personally, it is the softness that settles into the day after weeks of discipline and reflection, as though the world itself is inviting you to slow down and feel everything a little more deeply. It arrives not just as a
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappThere are some things in a relationship you imagine you could survive. Maybe distance, even the constant fights. Those, you could work around, as mostly it is usually a phase. Silence? Well, men have been dealing with silent treatment since the beginning of time. But infidelity is different.
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIt is tough being a Kenyan right now. The economy is in the pits, businesses are doing badly and if bills won’t kill us, then the political uncertainty of days to come definitely will. There is something in the air right now in this country. And if we
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappIt would serve us well to remember that once upon a time, It used to be that news of a war stopped the world. A bombing or even an invasion were events that dominated headlines for months and stirred outrage across continents. After the devastation of World War
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram Whatsapp More and more, it seems that everywhere you turn, someone is complaining. Ohh, Dating apps have ruined love. Mara, social media has destroyed relationships.We hear statements like, nobody is loyal anymore. (I personally think it is unfair to base loyalty on groin matters, but that is story
Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappAs the world approaches International Women’s Day 2026, it is impossible to ignore the quiet revolution that Kenyan women continue to lead across every corner of society. From boardrooms to farms, from creative spaces to community leadership, women are reshaping Kenya’s growth. Their presence is expanding the boundaries
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Share this… Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter Linkedin0 Telegram WhatsappWe have all experienced it at one point or the other. A romance that arrives like a thunderstorm, sweeping us off our feet while knocking the wind out of us. The intensity can be overwhelming. The messages come constantly, compliments rain down in paragraphs. Within days you are