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Raymond Otieno: The man who ran 6,000km and now chases impossible distances

Nairobi, April 11 -- You would expect Raymond Otieno to cite the Bible as the source of his motivation. After all, he makes a living selling Bibles and motivational books. But the 38-year-old draws h... Read More


Why Kenya's top firms are betting big on comedians

Nairobi, April 7 -- Kenya's blue-chip companies are now ditching traditional influencers and leaning more toward comedians to help market their products or create brand awareness. Influencer marketin... Read More


How fitness apps are transforming running in Kenya

Nairobi, March 1 -- For many runners today, the workout does not end when the shoes come off. It continues on screens, watches syncing with phones, apps uploading routes and communities reacting in re... Read More


At 50, he ran 50km instead of throwing a party

Nairobi, Feb. 28 -- Instead of throwing a lavish party to mark his 50th birthday, Leonard Ngunga, a cardiologist, chose a different kind of celebration. That was last month, and he did a 50-kilometre ... Read More


Women of superbikes enjoying thrill of Sh5m rides

Nairobi, Feb. 21 -- If there is one undeniable thing on Kenya's roads today, it is this: More women are falling under the spell of high-end motorcycles, particularly superbikes. These machines, for l... Read More


Perfume business boom as Kenyans seek to smell different, not familiar

Nairobi, Feb. 18 -- "Would you mind smelling like tea?" Peter Gitau, who has worked in the perfume business since 2015 and now leads the brand and content team at Cierra Perfumes, asks. "I'm not so s... Read More


Kenyans can now board luxury cruise ships from Mombasa

Nairobi, Jan. 28 -- After two days at sea, the luxurious MV Crystal Symphony cruise ship docked at Mahe port in Seychelles at 8am, carrying an estimated 600 passengers, Kenyans among them. But what m... Read More


Why Paddy Adalla walked out of the gym and into the dojo

Nairobi, Jan. 24 -- There are two. no, three. actually four solid reasons why cloud engineer Paddy Adalla has quietly stepped away from the gym,or, more specifically, from lifting weights the way he u... Read More