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…
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…
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.…
From Isiolo to Nairobi, Kenyan parents are quietly teaching the art of calm, compassion and courage…
Village grudges are usually light, easily forgotten. People are quick to forget they annoyed one another because the opportunities of offending each another anew keep appearing. When someone does you wrong and arbiters, men who often spend half their days…
A client holding money bouquet. Valentine’s Day is here, and so is love as towns across the country celebrate February 14. A spot check by…
Weekly Round Up
Veteran Congolese singer Kasongo wa Kanema of Orchestra Super Mazembe. (Courtesy) He was an articulate singer, composer and a vocalist of great repute who sang in…
Experts say parenting is a journey of endless firsts. From the first cry, first step, first day of school—but perhaps the most difficult first…
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…
Mohan Panesar at his work shop along Mombasa Road. [Courtesy] Mohan Panesar’s soul is entwined with the essence of wood. Whenever he enters his…