Author: Lorine Otamo

Kenyan music lands at The Junction Mall on September 12 as Sondeka Festival returns, bringing together some of the country’s most recognisable voices in Kenyan music, film, fashion and design for a single day built around Kenya’s creative community. Who is performing Njoki Karu, Billy Black and Kadawa top the bill, joined by Koso Koseso, Shishi Wanj and Breathren. The lineup spans genres and generations, reflecting the eclectic mix that has defined Sondeka since its earliest editions. Karu and Black recently collaborated on the soundtrack for the film Boda Love, and their pairing on the same stage will likely draw…

Jambojet is flying back into Uganda. East Africa’s leading low cost carrier will relaunch its Nairobi to Entebbe route on 1st October 2026, restoring a link that once anchored its regional network before the pandemic forced a retreat. The comeback signals more than a scheduling update. It marks Jambojet’s renewed push to knit Kenya and Uganda closer together through business travel, tourism and cross border trade. A Strategic Return Jambojet first entered Uganda in 2018 as part of a broader regional expansion. COVID-19 disrupted those plans, pushing the airline to consolidate around its domestic Kenyan routes instead. Now, six years…

Kenya’s tourism sector has just turned in its best financial year on record. International arrivals climbed to 2.76 million in 2025/26, a rise of 9.8 per cent on the year before, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano announced. Arrivals have more than doubled since 2021/22, when the country welcomed just 1.21 million visitors. Miano said the trajectory reflects growing global confidence in Kenya as a travel destination, built year on year through 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25. Five Years of Steady Growth Financial year International arrivals Tourism revenue (KSh billion) Domestic bed nights 2021/22 1.21M 224B 4.00M 2022/23 1.76M 297B…

Angélique Kidjo made history on Tuesday, becoming the first African musician and the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The five time Grammy winner was honoured with the 2,854th star, placed in the Recording category at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce officially declared August 18 “Angélique Kidjo Day” to mark the occasion. A Career Spanning Four Decades Kidjo, 66, left Benin for Paris in 1983 to escape political repression and went on to build a career that fused the West African sounds of her childhood with funk, jazz,…

Equity Group Holdings grew profit after tax 32% to KES 45.5 billion in the first half of 2026, up from KES 34.6 billion a year earlier. Profit before tax rose faster still, climbing 39% to KES 57.8 billion, while earnings per share matched the pace, gaining 32% to KES 11.61. The numbers extend a run that started earlier in the year. Profit after tax rose 24% to KES 19.1 billion in the first quarter, and the Group closed 2025 with a 55% jump in profit for the year to KES 75.5 billion. Six months into 2026, growth has not slowed.…

The first time Sarah canceled, it felt reasonable. Work ran late, and she was genuinely apologetic. The second time carried a plausible explanation, a sudden family obligation. The third arrived with a long text and another round of regret. By the fourth cancellation, Mark realized something else was happening. It deserved honest attention rather than another round of understanding. Cancelled plans are not always relationship problems, but when they follow patterns, repeat around similar circumstances, or consistently involve the same excuses, they carry information worth reading carefully. Cancellations Happen. Patterns Do Not Lie. A genuine emergency cancels a plan once.…