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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…
A robot performs traditional “fist and palm” salute at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, April 14, 2025.[AFP] South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness — at…
Wildebeests in Maasai Mara National Reserve. [File, Standard] It is that time again in the Masai Mara – the season of thunderous hooves when millions…
Weekly Round Up
Images for the launch of: Tsavo: A Moment in Time by Trevor Simon at the KWS offices in Nairobi on 9 April 2025. [Jayne…
Mara Enkaji. [Peter Muiruri] Maasai Mara is a land of superlatives. It is one of the most written about animal reserves in the world, and…
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 multi-generational African American family is posing on the sofa in their living room. [File Courtesy] Ideally, when you think of home, it should…