From a very tender age, Caren Mbogo loved nature and the outdoors. As a five-year old, Caren dreamt of having beautiful scenes around her with well-manicured lawns and beautiful landscapes. Several years later, never losing sight of her dream, Caren enrolled in the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to pursue environmental horticulture and landscaping technology; and after completion …

If there’s one common lesson to be learned from successful business owners, it’s that where there is a will there’s a way. No one goes from zero to hero without breaking a sweat and so it was for Jayne Okoth, Founder of Rapunzel Hair Affair and Porsh Hair. She grew up in Mathari at the Mlango Kubwa slums, and developed a …

It is said, if at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself up and try again, right? But what if, just what if you dust yourself and try again, only to fall harder? Do you then wake up, press repeat and try again? Sometimes life’s challenges can bring you to a standstill, more so for entrepreneurs; for as we all know …

When Kendi Mbabazi Mwendia was three years old, it’s safe to say she was an accomplished artist. One time, her parents came home to find all their living room walls with drawings of the famous ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoon characters. Much to their amusement, shock and probably anger, it was worth noting that her work was an absolute master piece, …

Peter* (not real name) and his wife, had been trying for two years to get a baby to no avail. This brought about a lot of turmoil and pain in the course of their journey. For a while their life revolved around ovulation and trying. Eventually this wore them thin. A year into their trying for a baby without any …

Jennifer Atieno Sanna aka Atisanna is making ripples on the Kenyan musical scene. For five years now, Atisanna has been wooing audiences with her mastery at playing the nyatiti, a traditional musical instrument from the Luo community.  Atisanna who is in her thirties is a single mother of three daughters and one son. Born and bred in a musical family, …