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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…
‘The Anointed Cartel’ play staged by the Igiza Arts. [File Courtesy] ‘The Anointed Cartel’ play daringly takes on the unholy union between politicians and religious…
Weekly Round Up
Members of the Nairobi Chamber Chorus during their Denmark 2017 tour. Led by Ken Wakia the group attracted full houses wherever they performed (Photo/George…
A Black African couple quarrelling while sitting on the couch. [Courtesy, iStockphoto] Anger in all its forms is a shared and very normal human…
A Kenyan-Canadian film that tells the story of a village genius whose algorithm attracts powerful forces has been making waves on the international film…
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),…