Raila Odinga joins Kochia traditional dancers from Homa bay county in a dance in a past event. [File, Standard] Armed with rudimentary instruments the ‘onanda,’ ‘orutu,’ ‘ogengo,’ ‘nyatiti’ and ‘oyieko’ and dressed in leopard-print costumes, they had little to show in material wealth. Their clothes were simple, their music recorded in cramped, dimly lit studios, and their performances staged in smoky nightclubs packed with euphoric, beer-soaked crowds of every ethnicity. Yet, as the dancers swayed to the beat and the rhythm took hold, one name echoed through every chorus: Raila Amolo Odinga. The videos were raw, the production unpolished but the tunes were…
Author: Maryann Muganda
The hands silently battling Kenya’s poaching crisis A scorching day at Kwamuambi Ranch in Machakos County finds rangers and scouts from the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), KWS, Maanzoni Wildlife Estate, and Malinda Ranch on a mission. Armed with sticks, pliers, cameras, and GPS trackers, they set out to find and remove deadly wire snares hidden in the bush. “Staying together is essential,” ANAW’s de-snaring manager Isaac Maina briefs the team. Just a day earlier, they had discovered 70 snares scattered across Syombugo farm. The operation is routine yet urgent. Every snare must be photographed, recorded, and its coordinates…
Isaac Maina, the De-snaring Manager at the African Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) (photo courtesy) In the sprawling savannas of Kenya, where wildlife corridors intersect with human settlements, one man has dedicated over two decades to a singular mission: freeing animals from the deadly grip of poachers’ snares. Isaac Maina, the De-snaring Manager at the African Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW), stands as a towering figure in Kenya’s conservation landscape, having pioneered methods that have saved thousands of animals and transformed wildlife protection strategies across the country. Maina’s journey into conservation began unexpectedly during his university years in 1989. While…
A man and woman busy on their mobile phones. [iStockphoto] Sex is often the driving force that leads people to leave their family homes and build new lives with their romantic partners. The pursuit of physical intimacy can prompt individuals to go to great lengths – even resorting to deception – just to satisfy their desires. Sex is the reason King David killed Uriah. However, the irony is that many long-term relationships struggle with the opposite problem – a complete lack of it. Despite the powerful spark that may have ignited these partnerships initially, a serious problem that plagues numerous…