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"Don't wash dishes" Airbnb draws the line on guest chores

Nairobi, Nov. 2 -- Wash the dishes after meals, strip the bed before leaving, and take out the rubbish: where does being a considerate Airbnb guest end and becoming an unpaid cleaner begin? For Kenya... Read More


Tingatinga painting sells for Sh7.6m as art buyers splurge Sh46m in one night

Nairobi, Oct. 29 -- A 1971 enamel-on-board painting of a lion by the late Tanzanian artist Edward Saidi Tingatinga sold for Sh6.5 million on Wednesday evening, a price auctioneers described as a local... Read More


The young Kenyan making big finance calls at Amazon

Nairobi, Oct. 27 -- If there is one phrase that captures Ann Kinyanjui's career so far, it is "Have Backbone, Disagree and Commit". She believes and has practised it wholly, rising from an Amazon inte... Read More


Will Avenida club return?

Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- There was a time when football fans would troop to Avenida Restaurant on Nairobi's Moi Avenue to watch live matches on the screens as we moisturised our throats. The last time I was... Read More


Sugar rush and sweet banana booze at Kigali's Fusion Restaurant

Nairobi, Sept. 10 -- It is the same warning they give you with muratina: that you should not be fooled by the sweetness as the honey-based brew trickles past your tongue. That after a while, it can an... Read More


The five-star hotels country manager refusing to retire at 77

Nairobi, Sept. 8 -- Richard Kimenyi tried retirement. Then he tried consultancy. Neither felt suitable for him. And so, nine years ago, he stepped out of retirement. At 77, Kimenyi has no plans to lea... Read More


Chris Mburu: From a leaking village home to Harvard and the UN

Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- Somewhere in Geneva, at the capital of one of the most peaceful countries in the world, Kenyan lawyer Chris Mburu spends most of his waking hours worrying about human rights. As a... Read More


From a leaking village home to Harvard and the UN

Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- Somewhere in Geneva, at the capital of one of the most peaceful countries in the world, Kenyan lawyer Chris Mburu spends most of his waking hours worrying about human rights. As a... Read More


How agripreneur built firm to serve 100 million farmers

Nairobi, Aug. 19 -- For Dennis Karema, the difference between running a business and building one that can matter at scale is impact. "If I built a business that serves five people, yes, there is a l... Read More