Articles By: Kamaru Mathenge

From kienyeji to gourmet — Kenya’s indigenous greens take the spotlight at the Africa Food Show 
Featured, HUMAN INTEREST .

For years on end, they were the butt of every city joke — ‘chakula ya wazee’ they said. But today,…

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Kenya Meat Expo 2025: Where nyama meets change
HUMAN INTEREST .

Once a quiet affair of herders, ranchers, butchers, and government officials is today the biggest meat conversation in East Africa—welcome…

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Lazy women or evolving men? Why more men are taking over the kitchen
HUMAN INTEREST .

The kitchen has always been seen as a woman’s domain, a space where mothers, aunties, and daughters ruled with pride.…

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“TikTok made me eat it!” — How Kenyan Gen Z are cooking up a food revolution
HUMAN INTEREST, OPINION .

Forget the old narratives. Have you truly experienced the pulse of contemporary Kenya if you haven’t queued at a smoky…

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VJ Patelo’s Aluta-like Wedding: Where Love, Chains and Chaos Said ‘I Do’
Entertainment .

This past weekend, Nairobi witnessed a wedding that turned heads, dropped jaws, and broke the internet. VJ Patelo, the Eastlands…

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Jaba nation: Kenya’s green addiction that those who chew it do not want to ‘own’ it
HUMAN INTEREST, OPINION .

Jaba is khat’s (miraa) highly potent variant that is now undeniably being enjoyed everywhere. From touts “skylarking” at drop points…

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Supu ya mifupa (Bone broth): The glow-up in a cup!
interest, OPINION .

Before fast food and microwaves became the norm, there was a sacred bubbling brew that defined our households — Supu…

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