September 2011, Kawangware, Nairobi, Kenya Kawangware market Share this:EmailPrint
Rachael Mutindi Maithya: Fashion Designer
In a country that is fast developing an obsession with the idea of celebrity, Rachael Mutindi Maithya has set her heart on making a product that epitomises homegrown talent. Using the kanga, long known as a traditional type of dress amongst women in East and Central Africa, she has built a fashion brand that has [...]
Rogers Otieno – The Main Act
The film credits list him as Angry Man. An apt description, because as the scene erupts into a frenzy of activity through narrow slum corridors he is the man you see, his apparent wrath blazing in his eyes, clear above the irate mob. The film is the award winning ‘Soul Boy‘; the actor Rogers Otieno. [...]
Su Kahumbu-Stephanou – Friend to Mother Earth
‘Passion’ would not be an unlikely suggestion as an additional title for Su Kahumbu-Stephanou. She lives it on the five-acre farm that is her home in Karen, half an hour’s drive from Nairobi’s CBD. Passion is what drives Su in her work as a social entrepreneur and in her life as an organic farmer. It’s [...]
Shopping in Eastleigh
February 2010, Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya Shopping in Eastleigh, the main street a busy place for vendors and a variety of pedestrians. Share this:EmailPrint
Winnie Guchu’s Formula: Focus, Discipline and Determination Equals Success
Winnie Guchu radiates the kind of inspiration that makes one feel energised enough to wrestle all manner of challenges to the ground. Without bias or exaggeration, she is an influential person with big ideas. This attribute arises from two things: her personal experiences, which she shares with a tangible sense of honesty, and her ability [...]
The Mysterious Visitor
Story By Beth Nduta The whole setting was silent, though the shop was opened and I could peep out to see whatever was happening, I still could not bring myself to go out. The two men-one dressed in a white shirt and hands akimbo and the other in a faded jacket, and red shirt with [...]
Fishermen
September 2009, Galu Beach, Diani, Coast Province Early morning departure of fishermen, Galu Beach, Diani Share this:EmailPrint
Fishing Boat
September 2009, Galu Beach, Diani, Coast Province, Kenya Fishing boat resting on the water Share this:EmailPrint
On The Guitar
October 2009. Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya On the guitar at the Hip Hop at Marshall House, Goethe Urban Beats concert. Share this:EmailPrint
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