Nairobi, Sept. 26 -- The sledge scrapes across the floor as the trainer calls for one more push. Sweat drips onto the rubber mats. Around the gym, people are rowing, lifting and gasping for air before... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 22 -- Hilda Mwangi left Kenya expecting to build a career at sea. Four years later, she is in Bucharest, making croissants, cinnamon rolls and fruit pastries in a small bakery. She is ... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 16 -- Yuvinalis Japhet is in his Dubai office, phone in hand, confirming a desert safari booking for the next morning. On the wall behind him hangs framed photos of his fleet: A Toyota ... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- Betty Kioko has spent weeks building her case against a US company that looks to prolong daylight by four hours. "The company [Reflect Orbital] wants to put a giant mirror in spa... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 12 -- He presses two fingers into his calf, flexes the muscle once, then lets it relax. His shoulders roll back, his chest lifts, and for a brief second, his whole body snaps into a bod... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 10 -- Canvases stand on easels outside a quiet building in Nairobi, catching the afternoon light. On one canvas, bold white lines slice the surface into triangles and narrow strips, an... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 10 -- Canvases stand on easels outside a quiet building in Nairobi, catching the afternoon light. On one canvas, bold white lines slice the surface into triangles and narrow strips, an... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 8 -- Many Kenyans seeking greener pastures abroad imagine that you leave the country, and in a few weeks or months, you start earning good money or stumble upon your dream job. On the ... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- When Faith Rose Wambui took a job as a spa therapist in Mongolia, she expected to spend the next two years perfecting her craft and earning more in a country she knew little about.... Read More
Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Immigration lawyers are seeing a surge in work as more Kenyans in the US fight to remain in the country amid the Donald Trump administration's crackdown on sham marriages-arrangeme... Read More