February 19, 2021
Before it became Lake Victoria, the name of this waterbody was dependent on what side of its shores you stood. On its western shores, it was Nalubaale, […]
February 18, 2021
At the north-western corner of Kenya lies a ribbon of water whose unique colour is comparable to a gem. The Jade Sea is one of the many names it […]
February 17, 2021
In 1948 the Master Plan for Nairobi City stated that 24.96 square kilometres was allocated to public spaces. This amounted to approximately 27% of Nairobi total land area. […]
February 16, 2021
There’s so much that meets the eye when casting a glance at Lake Bogoria. First is how its glistening blue waters are often frosted a shade […]
February 15, 2021
In Kenya we have a number of folktales designed to teach us lessons or simply to tell us the story of how a place to be […]
February 12, 2021
If you ever hear the words Tir-kol, you should be assured of two things, the first is that you have heard a word from the Turkana vocabulary, […]
February 11, 2021
Embakasi, Mbagathi, Athi. These names denote different locations on the map of Kenya, but all have the same etymology. To fully understand the evolution of these […]
February 10, 2021
A series of streams from as far as 140 kilometers in the Aberdare ranges, to a closer range of 10 kilometers in Mathare steadily flow parallel to each other, headed […]
February 9, 2021
The period between the 16th and 19th centuries saw the migration of many communities into present day Kenya, one of these being the Abaluhya. One guiding factor for the Abaluhya […]