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Prof Othieno-Abinya: What I've learned after 40 years as a cancer doctor

Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- The truth is, scores of us will get cancer. And scores of us won't. Some of us who get cancer will die. Others will survive. However, the ones who survive will eventually die too. S... Read More


Slow service, quick bill and unspoken choice words at a Diani restaurant

Nairobi, Jan. 22 -- Maybe it's me, but there's a certain lethargy with which wait staff in some bars in Diani, Watamu, or Malindi regard you. Maybe they can tell you're an outsider-Nairobian at worst,... Read More


Leonard Ngunga: The cardiologist training Kenyans to heal their own hearts

Nairobi, Jan. 22 -- It's the carpentry of bones that intrigued him at the start. How someone could arrive with a broken limb and, through pulling, setting, casting, be walking again months later-the b... Read More


Pub review: Yes, the Tamarind dhow ride is worth the fuss around it

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- I like the secrecy of lakes and oceans. The first time I flew over the Atlantic-for hours-I stared down and wondered: why do we even exist when we'll all perish as a lifeform and l... Read More


Taha Mohamedali: An accidental pet entrepreneur rethinking success, marriage and meaning

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- This pet business was an accident. In 2017, Taha Mohamedali and a friend got dogs. Getting dog food in Nairobi was a nightmare-shops with no stock, broken card machines, no deliver... Read More


Taha Mohamedali: From fundi jobs to a thriving accidental pet business

Nairobi, Jan. 15 -- This pet business was an accident. In 2017, Taha Mohamedali and a friend got dogs. Getting dog food in Nairobi was a nightmare-shops with no stock, broken card machines, no deliver... Read More