The news that an auctioneer sold art masterpieces for a song at the Gallery Watatu following rent arrears left me so worked up, I didn’t trust myself to do a coherent post…
Culture
Celebrating International Women’s Day for a whole Month
A Painting by Faith Kimwele By Margaretta wa Gacheru This year’s International Women’s Day is being celebrated in exceptional style at the Alliance Francaise throughout the month of March with a Festival…
Sauti za Busara 2012 from 8th – 12th Feb
Excitement building as East Africa’s number one music festival draws closer The 9th edition of the annual Sauti za Busara music festival in Zanzibar is scheduled to take place from 8 – 12 February…
Tastes of Nairobi Festival;10th & 11th Dec
The National Museums of Kenya Main Entrance The Nairobi National Museum will be open 24 hours for the first time on 10th & 11th December, 2011. Visit the museum for night star…
POWONov Review: Kenya’s Dominant language will be English and Sheng
The POWO November Guest Panel(from left – Prof. Kithaka, Laila, Prof. Iraki, Keguro and Kelvin) The POWO November Guest Panel(from left – Prof. Kithaka, Laila, Prof. Iraki, Keguro and Kelvin) Is there…
Story Moja Hay Festival brings Ben Okri and Yusef Komunyakaa 15th -18th Sept 2011
The Story Moja Hay Festival is back this time round bringing writers such as Ben Okri, Yusef Komunyakaa, Beth Lisick and Hari Kunzru among others. I will be having 2 sessions one…
An Interview with Ellen Bienstock-Masi, the outgoing US Embassy Cultural Attache`
KP How long have you been with the US Embassy in KenyaI arrived in Kenya in July 2008, so it has been just about three years. KP What was your role as the Cultural…
Kenyatta University’s Culture Week 2010; Cultural Diversity for Unity 24th – 31st Oct
The Annual Kenyatta University Cultural week is back and has been running from Sunday 24th with a Grand Finale on Sunday 31st Oct at the KICC. The annual fete brings together the university community…
(Re)Membering Kenya: Identities, Cultures and Freedom- Conference Series
(Re)Membering Kenya: Identities, Cultures and Freedom Conference Series at Goethe Institute, Nairobi. In cooperation with Ford Foundation Certain critical questions relating to Kenya, which have always been in latent existence, were forcefully…
MAASAI MARKET-ROUNDTABLE FORUM: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION IN KENYA
Regesha Kiondo, Regesha Kikoi, Regesha Hazina! Maasai Market Empowerment Trust is an umbrella organization which was founded to confront the challenges facing the curio craft industry in Kenya. Intellectual property rights have…