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Young boy holding teddy bear while alone. [Courtesy/GettyImages] As the school holidays approach, many Kenyan families are preparing their sons for initiation rites. But what if these cultural milestones trigger hidden fears instead of strength? One boy’s quiet undoing opens…
Four things to know if visiting Zanzibar
Raising peaceful minds in turbulent times
Sopa Lodge launches Astro tourism in Samburu. [File Courtesy] In an era where light pollution increasingly obscures the night sky, a hotel in Samburu is taking advantage of the clear skies in the region with an Astro-tourism package. …
Pulling out of a traumatic loss
Depiction of a sad African-American woman. [Courtesy, iStockphoto] When the unfathomable happens, that sudden, brutal or…
Museum roots for the African story
Co-Founder PiCHA Museum Joel Lukhovi during the picha museum preview at the Cinema Rooftop Unseen Nairobi,…
Art Show on essence of a woman
‘Fabric of Our Being’ exhibition by April Kamunde. [Anjellah Owino, Standard] Walking into April Kamunde’s exhibition…
Japanese Junko Tabei, the first woman in the world to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 16 May 1975, and Mount Everest (8,848.86-metre), in Nepal. [AFP] On May 16, 1975, Japan’s Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb…
A Black African couple quarrelling while sitting on the couch. [Courtesy, iStockphoto] Anger in all its forms is a shared and very normal human experience.…
Weekly Round Up
Chalbi Desert. [Peter Muiruri, Standard] There are many reasons why foreign tourists fall in love with Kenya. It could be the renowned wildlife, with…
The Biography of Manu Chandaria “Success To Significance” on August 28, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard] Manu and the Chandaria family have come a long way from when…
From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage – one bedtime story, one difficult question, and…
Visitors viewing paintings by Onesmus Okamar at HOF Gallery Kibera. [Anjellah Owino, Standard] Onesmus Okamar’s paintings in his exhibition ‘Archives of My Soul’ portray…