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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…
Easter Eggs In Basket On Grass With Sunny Sky Background. [Courtesy] A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a…
Sarah Maingi Hillman. (Courtesy) She walks into a room and everything shifts. In her early 60s, Sarah Maingey Hillman is the kind of woman who…
Weekly Round Up
Mc Danson Mateya (right) dancing with Gen-z parents guests during dance competition the Safari festive splendor on Christmas day at Safari Park Hotel along thika road Nairobi…
A family of hippos play at the banks of Ewaso Ng’iro, at the Hippo Pool, Mpala Ranch at the site of the Mpala Live…
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…
Images from the past Ngemi Homecoming three festivals that were crowd pullers. Tickets for all the past festivals were sold out before the event. Ngemi Season four, dubbed “the…
