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This Valentine’s Day, more Kenyans are choosing presence over performance, embracing travel experiences that celebrate love in its many forms, from rest and healing to laughter, daring and reflection.
Indigenous rights advocate Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim uses ancestral knowledge, community land rights and climate justice to bridge grassroots realities with global policy spaces.
Unspoken expectations in relationships create resentment and conflict, but clear communication and mutually agreed boundaries can turn recurring frustrations into shared problem-solving.
Valentine’s Day can be a powerful teaching moment for parents, showing children that love begins at home through presence, guidance and everyday acts of care, not just romance.
The wider industry acknowledges the progress. Clubs are increasingly willing to host female DJs for headline nights, and promoters recognise that talent draws crowds beyond aesthetics.
Many modern parents, juggling work, home, and societal expectations, are experiencing silent burnout that affects both their well-being.
The initial surge of collective optimism that defines the new year often begins to fade, leaving many of us facing the harsh reality of unmet resolutions.
Experts say that predictable routines provide children with emotional safety, reduce anxiety, and help both parents and children navigate daily transitions.
TikTok users are now gravitating toward raw, humorous, real-life content, favoring what the platform calls “messy authenticity.”
With a strong classical grounding, he naturally progressed into playing songs he loved and writing his own
A global backlash against Elon Musk’s Grok AI erupted in early 2026 after the chatbot was used to generate non-consensual explicit images, prompting bans across Asia.
Negative bonding, where family members connect through criticism or scapegoating, creates fragile relationships that harm both the excluded child and those relying on negativity for connection.
January does not demand perfect parenting or fresh starts, but calls parents to practice purposeful parenting—rooted in presence, honesty, patience, and understanding who their children are becoming.
Parents are alarmed. They accuse some women of spoiling boys, saying alcohol has become both bait and bond, turning sons into de facto husbands.
The show is now in its 16th season—and for the second time, it will actively feature Kenyan participation.
A festive-season remark by events organiser Chris Kirwa reignited a long-running debate on whether married men should spend nights at their in-laws’ homes, exposing sharp divides.
As the new year begins, experts urge families to abandon unrealistic January resolutions and instead embrace intentional, rhythm-based parenting that prioritises presence, honesty and connection.
A communication audit helps couples and families uncover hidden patterns in how they talk, listen and respond, allowing them to resolve conflict with clarity instead of emotional distance.
The deaths of legendary tuskers Tim and Craig have marked the end of an era in Amboseli, as conservationists now look to a new generation of bulls poised to inherit the park’s kingship.
These headliners are expanding what it means to be a comedian in Kenya with big expectations on their shoulders this year.
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