Tag: Kenya

Eric Wainaina: The pop star breathing new life into Kenyan music

Eric Wainaina is one of Kenya’s most famous musicians. He tells BBC…

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Binyavanga Wainaina, pioneering voice in African literature, dies at 48

Binyavanga Wainaina, the acclaimed Kenyan author who inspired a generation of writers…

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Money under shades: How Eric Kinoti built a million dollar business out of nothing

Eric Kinoti was delivering supplies to a party in progress when something…

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The hidden lives of domestic workers in Kenya

In Uganda, young women are leaving their homes to try and find…

Nancy Kacungira Nancy Kacungira

From child-refugee to an international activist: the story of Hamdia Ahmed

Born as her family was fleeing civil war in Somalia, 21-year-old Hamdia…

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Chris Kirubi: The poor orphan boy who became one of Kenya’s richest men

Chris Kirubi is well-known as one of the richest businessmen in Kenya…

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The story of John Mwangi: ‘I lost my wife, and my life in the Solai dam collapse’

It's one year since the collapse of Solai dam in Kenya that…

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Meet the fish leather pioneers

Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir admits that it took her family more than a few…

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Sheila Mwanyigha: ‘Online trolls damaged my singing career’

Sheila Mwanyigha is a Kenyan musician and media personality who has had…

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Eliud Kipchoge: London Marathon winner to attempt to break two-hour barrier

Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier in the…

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