Category archive: History
Brand Kenya: show your best side even if it’s not yours
The Kenya Film Commission is keen to put the country back on the global map with a new documentary which compiles the best films ever shot here. So why are some people getting mad about this?
DetailsCake Mixing At The Heron Portico
The Heron Portico entertained us last Friday with free food, drinks and a giant cake mixing.
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Remember these TV gems? Check out our Throwback dedication to television shows
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A Very Kenyan Story
How were your grandparents told stories? Did they have an official “bedtime” when stories were told? Who was in charge of passing on the stories to the youth and how has it changed from the way we receive stories today? In this month’s feature, Checkmate Mido recounts the evolution of storytelling in Kenya…
DetailsA Moment of Silence for Westgate Survivors with Margaret Kenyatta
First Lady Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta presided over a moving launch for “Our Nairobi: a Westgate Memorial Exhibition” at the National Museum this morning. This is an exhibition that all Kenyans should make an effort to visit in order to remember and keep the national conversation alive.
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Top 10 Kenyan Children Games
Remember Bano? rounders? Chobo Uwa? Or learning the words for By shot?
DetailsThe Witness
For her first blog for UP Nairobi, writer Awuor Onyango recounts how an interesting encounter beneath the statue of Tom Mboya lead to her finding out something about her nation’s history that she had until the point been unaware of…
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