Known as "The Kenyan Poet", Njeri Wangari is recognized for her pioneering work in African poetry blogging
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May 23, 2024 • 7 min read
Inspiration from a Nigerian furniture maker and funds stashed for a trip to Dubai allowed Emily Wangui to start her dream journey. Less than 2 years later, Furniture Zoo is thriving
Jun 5, 2024 • 6 min read
Stella and Winnie Mutai are twins with a five-minute age difference. Inseparable from birth, they took different career paths. Climate change brought them back together.
Jun 29, 2023 • 4 min read
You could consider Abel Mutua part stand-up comedian, part hype man, part voice actor (in the great Kenyan tradition of Maina and King'ang'i); or you could look at him as someone offering a new take on traditional African storytelling to deliver a disruptive voice in African entertainment.
May 31, 2022 • 9 min read
Joan Wandegi Nthiga is one of many Kenyan farmers turning to regenerative farming to counteract the harmful effects of climate change, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss in her area. She has planted over 100 endangered native tree seedlings among her food crops and is now looking to do more to return the region to the wetter, more stable climate she experienced as a child.
Jun 13, 2023 • 5 min read
A potato processing company founded by a dissatisfied banker is disrupting the potato processing value chain in Kenya.
Jun 6, 2023 • 3 min read
Faced with the problem of insufficient hospital beds, Naom Monari realised that as a nurse she could better help people at their homes. Now she helps thousands.
Jun 8, 2023 • 5 min read