Turkana Boy – The Boy Who Waited 1.6 Million Years to Be Found It began with a small piece of bone One day in 1984, the legendary Kenyan fossil hunter Kamoya Kimeu was walking through the dry landscape at Nariokotome, on the western side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in a place where most…
Heroes, Freedom and a Great Many Flags Why Kenya celebrates Mashujaa Day and Jamhuri Day — and why they are not quite the same celebrationKenya’s national days tell the story of a country that did not become independent in a single moment. Madaraka Day, Mashujaa Day and Jamhuri Day each mark a different part of…
History/Historie (danish version further down) Kenya Before It Was Kenya Kenya history didn’t begin in 1963. It began long before anyone had invented Kenya, passports or border posts—and the journey from Turkana Boy to independence is considerably more complicated than a date in a history book. From Turkana Boy, trading cities and slave caravans to…
Swahili Door Symbolism What doors told people long before business cards were invented Swahili doors have been introducing their owners for centuries. Long before business cards, LinkedIn profiles or impressive job titles, a beautifully carved door quietly told visitors everything they needed to know. When you walk through Mombasa’s Old Town, there is quite a…
MOMBASA — THE CITY THAT SMILES AT THE SEA Every Stone Has a Story Mombasa history didn’t begin with Fort Jesus or the arrival of the Portuguese. Long before European ships appeared on the horizon, merchants, sailors and craftsmen had already turned this small island into one of the Indian Ocean’s busiest trading centres. If…