Latest arts stories from across Kenya.
It was Easter break, and Sandra was looking forward to going home. She hadn’t spent time with her two elder brothers and her parents in weeks. Sandra, being her typical self, would be going home with a friend. She was a social butterfly…
Sarah refocused on the laptop screen, browsing through the Facebook page. “REAL CANADIAN WORK PERMITS-GUARANTEED SUCCESS-98% APPROVAL.” The images showed happy Kenyans wearing winter coats standing in front of buildings covered in snow and…
I have always considered myself patient. I’d wait for buses without grumbling, stand in long supermarket queues while browsing my phone, and even endure poor weather conditions for events I was excited about. But waiting for Mwangi to…
Kaleb and James are broke. Years after university, while their classmates are doing well, they are struggling. A former classmate gives them an opportunity they can’t pass up. All they have to do is pretend to be nail technicians, but…
Kaleb and James sat side by side on the only two-seater couch that was in Kaleb’s small one-bedroom house just outside Kisii town. They had been stuck at the hip since finishing college two years prior and Kaleb had offered to house his…
Saturdays were special in the Karimi household. Aunty Sue would make us pancakes and sausages, then Mum would turn on the radio and blast country music to let us know that breakfast was ready. My brothers and I would run downstairs,…
Agnes stared at the email template Sam had sent her. She reread it and looked for ways to tweak it. Something felt off, but she couldn’t come up with better ideas. “Do you think this will work?” She asked him. “Yeah. We have over 100…
Seven months later, guests were still streaming in to see their child. The last seven months had been so chaotic, with tears of joy, exhaustion, and more chaos, that it was sometimes hard to remember their lies before the child. The…
Kamau and Lily had been dating for less than a year. It was their first Valentine’s Day celebration together. They were both looking forward to the day. Kamau searched frantically for the perfect gift in the weeks leading up to the day.…
David patiently waited for Cheryl in the car. He had done this many times before in their marriage and long before that. It was their sixth Valentine’s Day celebration as a couple. He didn’t care much for the day, but Cheryl did, so it…
A maid in the city Zawadi hummed in the kitchen. She removed the spaghetti from the cooker and drained it. She checked on the chicken she was frying, it was coming along well. It would be done in a few minutes. Zawadi danced around the…
Gerald Sophia squeezed Gerald’s hand, offering her continued support as they waited for someone to answer the door. He squeezed hers back, then dropped it when the door slid open. These days, he seemed to want only two mutually exclusive…
She was seated on the balcony with the sun’s rays hitting her face. Her face was radiant and peaceful as she enjoyed the sunset and a glass of red wine. He watched her for a while before finally deciding to make a move. It felt wrong to…
George met his best friend Brian for another weekend meet-up. They spent most weekends together doing whatever needed to be done. They were like brothers. After running the day’s errands, they decided to go for a few drinks. They’d hardly…
Steve was making himself a cup of coffee. It was almost nine o’clock in the evening, and he had a long night ahead of him. Brenda walked in, angry again. She started talking to him, and he walked away from her. “Walk away as usual,” said…
Hunter Hunter rubbed his sweaty palms on his jeans. He shifted the seat closest to him again, trying to angle it perfectly. He set the radio volume low to a station they’d recently discovered, and both loved. “Hey,” Liz said, surveying his…
Elaine The doorbell rang cutting into the silence. They shared a look. “I can’t.” She dragged out playing up her exhaustion. He shook his head, dragging himself off the couch. He paid the delivery guy and the smell of fries filled their…
Lilly Lilly tapped the table with a single manicured nail. She stopped herself, picking up her phone for the fifth time in as many minutes. She hated it when people tapped surfaces so she couldn’t very well hypocritically be out here tap…
Julia This was the second time she had spotted him besides the pool and by God he was getting hotter. Julia had always mocked TV shows for the slow motion getting out of the pool shots, torso dripping wet. She’d always thought them a gross…
Nicole Nicole popped a candy from the stash she always had in her backpack into her mouth and fought against the impulse to tap her foot. She’d been looking forward to this talk on police abolition all week, and now it was running late and…
Julia If she was honest, she was a little worried about the fact that one of the most exciting things about book club was seeing him. More than a little concerned. Her face broke into a huge smile that she couldn’t contain when she saw…
Christopher Christopher took a deep breath, fortifying himself, then walked into the living room where Emily lay sprawled out on the couch. He spread the duvet he was carrying over her, then slid in on the opposite side of the couch so…
Pendani cabin has become a special destination for the three sisters, Cathy, Julia, and Clara. Each trip to the cabin is marked with drama and enriching surprises. Julia and Cathy found love in The Cabin Chronicles Part 1: Finding…
The three sisters, Cathy, Julia, and Clara, embark on another adventure at Pendani cabin. After the events of the last adventure, Oliver, the owner of the cabin and now Julia’s boyfriend, invited them again. What are they up to on this…
