The Conscious Economy
It seems that the conscious economy goes hand in hand with creativity and the creative industry and that it is definitely on the rise in Kenya and specifically in the Nairobi community.
UP Nairobi Relaunch - Welcome To Our New Site
We’ve been quiet for a minute, but now we’re back, better than ever.
Welcome to the new UP Nairobi.com, fresh off the Urban Press!
Self-exiled Creative Resurfaces Briefly
“I try to mostly sleep during the day in parks and in libraries, so I won’t get mugged…at night I am on the street.”
The Future of Afrofuturism in Nairobi
Imagine the future. Resolving a host of concerns and gaps in existence (through a lack of written tradition) that Africans and the African diaspora have faced through time. That’s right, take out your Tide-to-go (your instant stain remover), and just blot out all the old ink and soup and everything else that’s stained your
UP Insight: #MsingiFound- Self-exiled Photographer Resurfaces Briefly
What will happen next for Msingi is an evolving story. His experience may well propel a new phase in his art, or he may walk away from it forever.
#TBT: From the Vault- Police Use Chemical Water Against Demonstrators
“These actions by the police amount to torture, which breach the Constitution of Kenya. They have undermined the rights of Kenyans to express themselves in a peaceful manner.”












