Simp of the millennium
What’s the most you’ve done for the person you love? And no, I don’t mean for a person whom you are already engaged or married to, but to someone you’re trying to win over.
Remember in the Bible when Jacob....
History of Trans-African channels during the colonial period
Back in 2018, FIFA opened the floor for countries interested in hosting the 2026 Football World Cup to submit their bids. Two bids were received: one from Morocco, and the second as a united bid between the United States of America, Cana....
Forget US and UK Rock. Here's Zambian Rock
How many African presidents do you know who are musicians?
Those from Uganda know that President Yoweri Museveni has sung more than 5 songs, the most famous being his debut song. Released in November 2010, You Want Another Rap? w....
Forget the Astronauts and Cosmonauts. Here are the Afronauts
I’m sure we all know about the Space Race that happened in the mid-20th Century, during the Cold War, between the US and the USSR. It all started with the publication of a caricature by a Soviet youth magazine in 1951, a....
The Bongos
Every Sunday night, I tuned in to a show on NTV called #TWENDE, where Elshaphan Njora, the main character, goes hiking in different places and documents them. Last Sunday, he visited the Mt Kenya Forest, and to hike around the area, he h....
Where Seas, Rivers and Railways Birth Nations
Uncover the stories behind borders drawn with colonial ink and the birth of nations forged from unlikely origins including:
Lessons on Biafra from Inua Ellams play 'The Three Sisters'
On the evening of Thursday 18th April, I got the chance to attend a play reading on 'The Three Sisters' by Inua Ellams, which was being performed at the Goethe Institut in the Nairobi CBD by 'PlayReadingKe'. The play is an acc....