From Mombasa to the Pentagon: How Frida Karani Rose to Become a Military Culinary Specialist
When Frida Mukei Karani left Kenya for the United States in 2006 as an exchange student in a hospitality programme in Orlando, Florida, she could not have imagined that her journey would one day lead her to the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, where she now serves as an enlisted aide, […]
From Corporate Law to Continental Roads: How Wendy Sarah Okanda Is Rewriting the African Travel Story
From Corporate Law to Continental Roads: How Wendy Sarah Okanda IsRewriting the African Travel StoryBy day, Wendy Sarah Okanda is a corporate and commercial lawyer working in-house ata multinational firm. By night, and often by weekend, she is plotting road routes acrossborders, calculating visa timelines and convincing young Africans that the continent isnot a place […]
How Mitchelle Apiyo Otieno Became Kenya’s New Face of Tourism
How Mitchelle Apiyo Otieno Became Kenya’s New Face of TourismWhen Mitchelle Apiyo Otieno was crowned Miss Tourism Global in Malaysia in October2025, the moment marked more than a personal triumph. For Kenya, it signaled the riseof a new tourism ambassador, one shaped not by privilege or polished city beginnings,but by dusty classrooms, church pews and […]
How Kenyan Bikers Are Redefining Adventure on Two Wheels
Weston on his adventure bike in Turkana. At dawn on a dusty highway in northern Kenya, the roar of motorcycle engines cutsthrough the silence as a small group of riders disappears into the vastness of Turkana.Their destination is not a resort, not a city, but the edge of Kenya itself — Nadapal, theborder with South […]
Across Borders: A Kenyan Biker’s Continental Adventure
Moses Nderitu’s love for bikes began during his childhood was sparked by admirationfor a neighbor who could pull off impressive wheelies.“He was the coolest guy around,” he recalls with a smile.It wasn’t until a trip to Germany in 2006 that he saw biking as more than just ahobby—it was a lifestyle.“We were seated at a […]