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Life & Work

Where the rich grow money for their children

BY Sinda Matiko

'The Odyssey': Overhyped examination of war that shies away from the gods

BY Stanslaus Manthi

Apartments

How Nairobi’s leafy suburbs became crowded blocks

Ashwagandha: Is it hype or does herb really work?

Jared Kangwana

Jared Kangwana on the price of carrying a famous name while carving his own path

Wairimu Keriri

At nearly 50, she's still pushing her body to new limits and it’s paying off

Weekend with a CEO

Jared Kangwana

Jared Kangwana on the price of carrying a famous name while carving his own path

BY Eddy Ashioya

Arnaud Suquet

Diplomat who learned Kiswahili through ‘Sungura Mjanja’ book

BY Eddy Ashioya

The banker behind Mansa-X, the multi-billion fund

What money can’t teach you about life

Prof Wyne Mutuma: ‘Success means nothing if you fail as a parent’

A life split in two: The CEO parenting from afar

Health & Wellbeing

Profiles

The new vice chancellor hoping to fix a decade of UoN turmoil

BY Elvis Ondieki

The quiet return of Paul Muthaura as American Chamber of Commerce boss

BY Dominic Omondi

Abdi Mohamed: Why I exited Absa

Abraham Ongenge: A banker who became the man people trust

Aden Duale: Ruto’s fiercest defender bows to the scales of justice

The man who turned a Sh45,000 loan into multi-generational oil company

Art

Gardening

Kajiado

A homeowner cautions against common landscaping mistakes

BY Linet Owoko

Living room or bedroom? How to know which room best supports your plant

BY Linet Owoko

She built a garden divided into rooms, with 2,000 plants

Why we grow plants in our rented apartments

Rise of desktop gardening as people embrace greenery in their workspaces

Garden to plate: Leah’s fresh touch at Hemingways Eden

Arts

Travel

Craze for presidential villas in Maasai Mara

BY GRACE KERONGO

Hemingways Eden

New weekend routine for middle class: Pay Sh30,000 for night away without the travel

BY Hadassah Saya

Short stay

How oversupply of short stay rentals is shrinking investor profits

Partygoers take the fun to middle of Indian Ocean

A rough guide for a Kenyan visiting China as a tourist

Scramble for presidential suites as VIPs jet in for Africa-France summit

Food & Drink

Personal Finance

Workplace

Careers

Design & Interiors

Apartments

How Nairobi’s leafy suburbs became crowded blocks

BY Marion Sitawa

Bidets in toilets, the new must-have as home owners demand modern bathrooms

BY Marion Sitawa

Homeowners build ‘wet kitchens’ as open plan living falls short

Why developers are going for small-bedroom designs

Why modern homes are adding a second living room

Pub Review: A taste of Indian muratina on a cold night in Sweden

Beauty & Fashion

The business of looking rich: Why Kenyans are buying knock-off brands

BY Sinda Matiko

The Kenyan women driving Sh500,000 niche perfumes

BY Sinda Matiko

Creams, lasers and limits: inside the stretch mark treatment boom

Why more Muslim women are embracing butter yellow and burgundy hijabs

How holiday fashion has become personal purposeful and African

Glam season: Inside festive beauty frenzy