Africa
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Politricks
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2 min read
In Africa, most of the discussions in the last two weeks has been about the Gen Z protests in Kenya. Kenyan youth have pressured the government to withdraw a crucial legislation after youth stormed Parliament. The X (formerly Twitter) spaces have been dominated by activist host with events to encourage change. Change in the very…
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Food Abuse
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2 min read
Food is often misused, like a drug. In our African cities and villages, food and exercise have a big impact on our lives. But we often forget this. The truth is, we often misuse food. We use it for comfort, just like a drug. We eat extra Ugali, or a sweet treat when we’re sad.…
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Sitting is the New Smoking
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3 min read
Remember the dark days of smoking everywhere? Ashtrays in restaurants, smoke swirling in offices, that nagging cough clinging to everyone’s lungs. Today, thankfully, those scenes are rarer, replaced by healthier habits. But did you know there’s a new silent killer lurking in our modern lives, one so subtly harmful it’s been dubbed “the new smoking”?…
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Clutter
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4 min read
Clutter is not just a physical problem. It can also have a significant impact on our mental health and well-being. Psychologists have been studying the psychology of clutter for many years, and they have learned a lot about how it affects us. Here are some of the things that psychologists know about clutter that most…
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Simplify
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3 min read
Life can be overwhelming at times, especially in Kenya, where there are many economical challenges that people face on a daily basis. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s important to take a step back and simplify your life. This doesn’t mean getting rid of everything, but rather focusing on the things that are most important to…
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Tafaria
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2 min read
Once upon a dream. George Tafaria Waititu’s family was first to settle at the Deighton Downs, a ranch which had been sold to a settlement scheme. The land was land was subdivided and George’s mother got allocated eight acres with a desire for a better life for herself and her nine children. George was only…
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Fitness Rules
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8 min read
Health and fitness are usually made to seem too complex. If you read a lot of fitness magazines and blogs (as I often do), you’re told a confusing variety of complex advice. It makes your head spin. You’re told that eggs, butter and meat are bad for you. Then another crowd will tell you those…
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Drive Slower
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4 min read
I am currently enjoying slower drives these days. While I was never used to the being a driving maniac, I would get increasingly frustrated when people would drive slow and keep me from driving fast, or cut me off. That was a stressful experience. Not anymore. Since my last drive in Tanzania, which imposes a…
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Eliud Kipchoge Books
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3 min read
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner and regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time. He is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion and the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon. Kipchoge has run four of the six fastest…
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2023 Travel
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2 min read
The pandemic largely put the brakes on travel in 2020, but the travel industry saw performance and demand improving steadily throughout 2021 and 2022. According to Deloitte’s latest Travel Industry Outlook, hotels have been able to achieve rates and revenue per available room above 2019 levels. The industry has had some time to recover thanks to pent-up…
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Djibouti Spaceport
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2 min read
Djibouti, a tiny nation in the Northeast of Africa, has signed a preliminary deal with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology and Touchroad International Holdings Group to build a spaceport within its territory—the first to be built on the continent. A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching or receiving spacecraft, by analogy to a seaport…
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World’s Powerful Passports
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3 min read
The latest results from the Henley Passport Index provide fascinating insights into a world characterized by extraordinary upheaval and offer a revealing look at what lies ahead. The Kenyan passport has dropped two places in the global mobility ranking to position 73 but maintained its spot as the eighth most powerful in the continent. For the fifth…
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Productivity Tip
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1 min read
You can find a million productivity tips on the Internet, but trying so many of them would actually cut into your productive time. Author, Leo Babauta narrowed the tips down to one. Simplify. How does simplifying make you more productive? Simplify your to-do list. If you have less to do, and you focus on the…
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African cuisine
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2 min read
Some say Africa produces the best organic foods. This can be true. But, how come a recent list of countries with the world’s best cuisine does not feature any of our delicacies? What’s stopping African cuisine from getting international recognition. It is emotional. Taste Atlas, who describe themselves as a ‘’world atlas of traditional dishes,…
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New Year 2023
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2 min read
We have a new year upon us, and while “January 1” is just an arbitrary date, for most of us, it feels like a new beginning. And there’s something beautifully minimalist about this new beginning — it’s a blank slate, where we can do anything, imagine possibilities, become a new person. In fact, this is available…
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US-Africa Summit
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3 min read
The heads of state from 49 African countries have concluded a three-day US-Africa Summit with significant pledges from President Joe Biden and American officials and a healthy dose of scepticism from African leaders. The meetings agenda included strengthening relations with the African continent, the climate crisis, good governance, food security, global health and trade. The…
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Acceptance.
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2 min read
I read somewhere that expectations and attachments lead to disappointments and suffering. Worrying does not solve any problem in the world and if it did we wouldn’t be getting pimples from stress. There is a huge difference between being productive and being busy; it’s like working smart versus working hard. We can’t control what’s going on…