By Dr Jacob Wanyama and Danielle Nierenberg
Maralal, Kenya, is mostly known for its wildlife. And as we made the seven hour, bumpy trek from Nairobi -- half of it on unpaved roads -- we saw our fair share of water buffaloes, rhinos, impala, and gi...
A review of:
Rose Lukalo-Owino, A Legacy of Giving: The Story of Mohamedally and Maniben Rattansi Educational Trust, Allavida, Nairobi: 2008.
— In Trust for Tomorrow: Kenya Community Development Foundation, Allavida, Nairobi: 2008.
— One Wom...
I am reading an article by Michael Taussig called ‘Redeeming Indigo’ about the indigo colour or perhaps it’s about the colour indigo. This little history of a colour says so much about the world in which we live.
As he remarks that “To ...
"We never thought it could happen here" is the most common phrase you hear in Kenya today.
In three decades of covering conflict in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Korea, Chile, Argentina, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique, the two weeks I have just spent in...
Kenyans have been frightened by the extent and scale of post-election violence and displacement, but what has shocked them most is how fast the economy has faltered.
Tourists exited in droves when violence broke out after Kibaki assumed power. On ...
Along with about 300 other Capetonians, I have started a process of establishing my heritage.
I was one of the people invited by the African Genome Education Institute, in partnership with Ancestry24, to take a test that would determine my familyâ...
