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Boiling water in a sufuria. [GettyImages] Ishmael Oundo, 26, still struggles to sleep through the night. Even when exhaustion finally overpowers the pain, he startles awake at the slightest sound, his body tensing instinctively, as if bracing for another attack. Sleep, once a…
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…
Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South…
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.…
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,…
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 mother…
Weekly Round Up
Digital-art-ai-technology-background. Art has been around for as long as people have existed, maybe even longer. In Africa, traditional forms of art like pottery, basket…
Elizabeth Mungai – Founder and Diector – Hermosa Garden & Spa Boutique Hotel.[Jayne Rose Gacheri/Standard] In Nairobi’s leafy Karen suburb, morning light falls softly…
Wildebeests in Maasai Mara National Reserve. [File, Standard] It is that time again in the Masai Mara – the season of thunderous hooves when…
Jeremiah Mwenda, the head guide at Ngare Ndare Forest, walks through the endangered red cedar trees. [Mactilda Mbenywe, Standard] If you fancy a serene…
