Author archive: kiboi
Do Strip Clubs Have Any Saving Graces
Kenyan society is always at loggerheads when morality comes into question. We have two feminists Olivia Kidula and Awuor Onyango face off in our Op Eds this month and debate on whether Strip Clubs have any saving graces.
DetailsHip Hop Karaoke|October Edition
We’re back! Youth + HHK = A brilliant Tuesday night. Bring your people along, they’ve got more for you to rap along to!!
DetailsColour Their World As They Beat Cancer
Your weekend doesnt just have to be about parties and drinks. Do something great for a kid with cancer.
DetailsFeeling Lower Middle Economic Today?
Lower Middle Income? Do you feel it? Did you notice it in the air on your way to work/school/the pub today? Of course not because nothing has changed.
DetailsHow I Learned to Stop Fussing and Love the Books
I have not always been in love with words. In fact for most of my life I was not thoroughly titillated by books. Put simply: I hated reading and books without pictures they were useless to me! I remember falling in love with English as a subject because the textbook we used at that time, English Grammar,
DetailsResponse to Dear Story Moja
Remember Dear Story Moja? Of course you do. Well here’s the response we got to the article.
DetailsAkello: Not Just For Quick Browsing
We look at Akello, a collection of poems by columnist and writer Abigail Arunga.
DetailsDignity: Something The Media Hasn’t Heard Of
This, week as usual, we’ve seen the mainstream media not bother to verify stories before tarnishing peoples names and force their high handed moral code on the rest of society.
Details#WCW: Rosalie Akinyi (Rosa)
You’ve heard her voice more than a dozen times now prepare yourself for the stunning beauty that is Rosa!
DetailsAbsolut Art Transformation Review
We had an epic weekend filled with vodka, art and cool people. Check out Absolut Art Transormation
DetailsBeen Busy? Well here’s what you missed out on this week.
This week has finally been filled with sunlight. heck out what we found on the internet that you may have missed. of course in it Moses Kuria acts like a twit.
DetailsHEALTH ME UP!
The Nature’s Factory is a company that specialises in health which is physical and psychological characteristics of well-being. Health is a value of being connected, energetic and having active interactions on a daily basis. The three most important components put in to general safety, healthy and in good physical shape are: Self-awareness, a balanced diet and, regular physical
DetailsTop five online sex shops
Here at UP we never judge anyone for what they do in the privacy of their bedrooms. Check out our top online stores to get sex toys in Nairobi and tell us what you think.
DetailsThe State of Kenyan Kids TV
It’s a sad state of affairs when kids find more fun stuff to watch online than what’s made available on local TV channels. What are kids in Kenya watching today and why aren’t they watching what they “should” be watching?
DetailsVeve The Movie: A Lost Opportunity
Veve raised a lot of hopes and dashed them as well after it’s first screening. UP’s new movie buff ,Jude Zambarakji, takes us through why he feels that Veve had a lot more to offer to audiences.
DetailsHavana Club: Rum cocktails to make you tingle
No series of cocktail recipes can be complete without one including rum. Try making the classic Mojito and Daiquiri or tickle your taste buds with the spicy Pina Picante all made with Havana Club Rum.
DetailsStuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
This year’s RVF was great but it was also plagued by a series of “unfortunate incidents” that left some of the revellers out of pocket and in one case a man discovering that his entire tent and its contents had been disappeared. UP Magazine caught up with David Cecil, aka DJ Ska Face, to hear about what can be done to avoid such mishaps in future.
DetailsIs Injera the Marmite of E.Africa?
Love it or hate it, injera is going to make you feel something.
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