Category: People
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Kenya’s Kabbadi Superstar
Kabaddi is a contact sport between two teams of seven players that is played on a map. Each team stands on opposite sides of the map. The attacking team sends out a raider whom the defending team has to stop from tagging them and going back to their half. The goal of the sport is…
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Zoomed Out: Why I am Hating The News
“Closed indefinitely.” What does that even mean? COVID-19 is killing me before it does. Staring at his ceiling, Sam Mutahi, a bar and restaurant owner, constantly replays President Uhuru Kenyatta’s speech on a partial lockdown which included closure of restaurants and bars in Nairobi and four other regions. And just like that, Sam was sent…
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“Play, Don’t Talk.” The Gagging Crisis in Sports
When Mesut Ozil tendered his resignation from the German National Team in 2018, citing racial abuse and discrimination, he attracted worldwide criticism and acclaim in equal measure. Ozil’s decision, conveyed in an impassioned statement on his social media pages, was prompted by the Germany Football Association’s comments on a photo of Ozil alongside Turkish President…
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Covid-19 And The Digital Exclusion Of The Differently Abled
As it is, persons living with disabilities are already marginalized, COVID-19 has further compounded this situation.
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So Long, Lorna
Lorna raised a generation of us in the school that was her life, showing us time and again that we are more than our physical condition.
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When Kamba Athletes Ruled The Track
When Eliud Kipchoge broke the sub-two-hour marathon record, scientists and veteran athletes could only revere the feat that was once deemed impossible.
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Khalid Jumaan’s New Lease Of Life
“Everywhere I went, there were two things: A mosque and a football field.”These have been Khalid Jumaan’s constants regardless of where he was in the world
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Breaking Women’s Backs
Women continue spending hundreds of hours weekly in search of water, instead of investing that time in income-generating activities which can improve living standards.
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“Mababi Hawajui Ball”: Class Conflict In Kenyan Football
While sports is a matter of grit and gut, footballers from plush backgrounds find it hard to break even in the local scene. And even when they do, they face prejudice from coaches and teammates alike.
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Nairobi’s Insatiable Appetite For Gossip
Over time, certain blogs and social media pages have distinguished themselves as the default gossip mills, getting the most traffic whenever they spill the periodic tea. But beyond the substance of their gossip, these purveyors of gist have perfected the art of playing to the gallery with one of their go to baits being clickbait…