Articles By: Kamaru Mathenge

Weekend full of food, twists and love scandals in Nairobi
HUMAN INTEREST .

If you weren’t in Nairobi this past weekend, you missed a city for showing off on the plate, on stage,…

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Your doppelgänger: The unbelievable science behind strangers who look-alike
Featured .

Imagine someone who isn’t your twin walking into your local kiosk looking exactly like you. Creepy? Funny? Fascinating? Picture this:…

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The great Avocado craze in Kenya: Are we stuck in a food trend we never chose?
HUMAN INTEREST .

Avocado or as most Kenyans hilariously baptized it Ovacado — the once-shy green sidekick now walks into our plates like…

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Beauty boys: Kenya’s new face of make-up artists
Entertainment, HUMAN INTEREST .

Forget what you thought masculinity looked like. A new wave of Kenyan men is changing the beauty scene. They pick…

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Whisky Wars: Can Kenya Cash In?
Business .

Whisky lovers, casual sippers and to die-hard fans, listen up. Scotland’s world-famous whisky industry is staggering. Taxes are rising, tariffs…

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Mahindi choma: How a 30 bob cob feeds the soul of a nation
HUMAN INTEREST .

Charred golden-brown kernels popping, seasoned and salted. Eating, are boda boda guys leaning on their bikes, students with borrowed coins,…

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Siasa mtaani: Kwa nini smokies na mayai boilo za barabarani zina ladha zaidi kuliko za nyumbani
Entertainment .

Mtaani kuna siri ambayo wachuuzi wametuficha kwa muda na hakuna mpishi wa nyumbani anaeza kuielewa: kwa nini smokie na yai…

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15 years of the 2010 constitution: served hot, eaten cold, never digested
HUMAN INTEREST .

Yesterday, Kenya’s 2010 Constitution turned 15.But this was no birthday for wananchi.The cake was cut in high places.The feast, as…

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The sweet truth about honey: health benefits, how to spot fake honey & dangers
EXPLAINER, HUMAN INTEREST .

Honey is that golden-sweet liquid with permanent citizenship in our kitchens. Whether drizzled on uji, stirred into dawa or pulled…

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Gospel gone wild: Gospel music’s drift into secular waters
Entertainment .

Gospel music was once confined to altars and pulpits. Today, it’s trending on TikTok, blasting in clubs, and slipping into…

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