The Magazine
Elizabeth Mungai – Founder and Diector – Hermosa Garden & Spa Boutique Hotel.[Jayne Rose Gacheri/Standard] In Nairobi’s leafy Karen suburb, morning light falls softly over Hermosa Gardens Hotel & Spa, an elegant retreat where flowers bloom, and women’s stories take root. But…
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…
Visitors viewing paintings by Onesmus Okamar at HOF Gallery Kibera. [Anjellah Owino, Standard] Onesmus Okamar’s paintings…
Phyllis Kamau's White House of the suburbs
Phyllis Kamau is the Senior Director and Head of Government Solutions, Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa. Phyllis…
Bridging the divide in the era of Gen Z
Mc Danson Mateya (right) dancing with Gen-z parents guests during dance competition the Safari festive splendor on Christmas day…
Karen Blixen Coffee Garden unveils new inclusive menu.[Courtesy] There’s something about Karen that slows time. On this particular afternoon, as my friend Prof Rebecca Wambua and I walk through the wrought-iron gates of the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden, I cannot…
This photo taken on April 15, 2023, shows a view of the ruins of Gedi in Kilifi County, Kenya. [Xinhua] The United Nations Educational, Scientific…
Weekly Round Up
From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage – one bedtime story, one difficult question, and…
The mental disorders of psychosis and schizophrenia have always been discussed interchangeably even in the medical circles, but there exists a clear delimitation between…
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…
The East Africa Tour Guides and Drivers Association officials during the launch of their magazine in Nairobi, on May 13, 2025. [Jayne Rose Gacheri,…
