Arts & Culture
Hustle, deceit and laughter take centre stage in ‘Fundi wa Mtaa’ stage play Fundi wa Mtaa, a Swahili comedy play, is set in a lively, chaotic marketplace. It revolves around a small tailoring space and a poorly maintained public washroom…
Kenyan literary giants face off in 2026 TBC Penmanship Awards The deadline to vote for your favourite Kenyan author at the TBC Penmanship Awards 2026 is March 31. Text Book Centre (TBC) announced this year’s edition of the…
Artists rally to support veteran Patrick Mukabi’s medical care with benefit exhibition Two exhibitions are running…
Shangwe T. Khalwale explores endometriosis, identity in debut novel ‘Journey Through Her Twenties’
Journey Through Her Twenties, a debut novel by Shangwe T. Khalwale (R) Joeni thought her twenties…
Nalani Njeri Ngunyi, who plays Sarafina in a collaboration between Igiza Arts Production and Kirawa Road…
Creative retellings of Biblical stories headline Easter performances in Nairobi Followers The Easter play Followers will be presented by Fifth Wall Productions at Braeside Theatre, Lavington, Nairobi, from March 27 to 29. It centres on five women around the time…
Mary Claire, a Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) singer is fighting for her life at Kenyatta National Hospital after she was doused with acid in what investigators believe…
Arts & Culture Weekly Round Up
Pio Gama Pinto (left) with Joseph Murumbi (right). (Courtesy) Two years after the assassination of trade unionist and freedom fighter Pio Gama Pinto on…
Rough Silk: How self-published biography about unknown father became bestseller When writing the biography Rough Silk, Deborah Auko Tendo thought publishing it would be…
Art: Muthoni Mwangi recreates Lamu in miniature collage cities “I build cities in boxes,” Muthoni Mwangi plainly yet poetically describes her newest artistic approach.…
Government creditors in Kenya are facing significant challenges as legal protections make it nearly impossible to execute debt recovery proceedings against its assets. Many suppliers and…
