The Magazine
Inmates getting their hair done during a CSR event at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. [Juliet Omelo, Standard] Inside Lang’ata Women’s Prison, a corner of the facility hums with an unusual energy. Women cluster in small groups, hands twisting hair, brushes sweeping…
Why your body wakes you before the alarm
Flavours of legacy: Dining amidst history
Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of disinformation, designed to deceive…
Four things to know if visiting Zanzibar
A tourist dives into the waters at one of the beaches in Zanzibar. [Peter Muiruri,…
Jeremiah Mwenda, the head guide at Ngare Ndare Forest, walks through the endangered red cedar trees.…
Raising peaceful minds in turbulent times
From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage…
It has been a long time since people in my village, Gitegi, walked with as much fear as they are now, weighed down by pessimism and a resignation to their fate. For the first time in a long time,…
Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable…
Weekly Round Up
William Barton Playing the didgeridoo alongside Ghetto Classics. [File Courtesy] An ancient tree branch hollowed out by termites and a finely carved wooden violin—on the…
Sarah Maingi Hillman. (Courtesy) She walks into a room and everything shifts. In her early 60s, Sarah Maingey Hillman is the kind of woman…
Inmates getting their hair done during a CSR event at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. [Juliet Omelo, Standard] Inside Lang’ata Women’s Prison, a corner of the…
The launch of: Tsavo: A Moment in Time by Trevor Simon at the KWS offices in Nairobi, on April 9, 2025. [Jayne Rose Gacheri,…
