Danny Dyer started out working at a number of distilleries in Scotland then went on to work in a range of bars and exclusive clubs across Edinburgh, where he mastered his trade as a bartender and a true ambassador of whisky. Last year, after ten years, of gaining invaluable experience within the industry, Danny entered the […]
In the overly hot and dry Sunday afternoon of 2nd January 2014, two 14-year-old boys beat the dusty main road of the sprawling Korogocho Slums as they headed to a local church. One of the boys, Cornel Odhiambo, had invited his good friend to join him at St. John’s Catholic Church. He wanted him to […]
When Charity Faith was going to Poland, the only downside for her, was that her mother did not take her to the airport. Everyone she was travelling with had their parents coming. Save for two. She still wishes her mum had come. ‘She would have loved the big lights,’ she says. ‘Maybe she would have […]
Njeri Mwangi is the founder and proprietor of Chocolate Hut, an online based bakery based in Nairobi. Her hope is to be able to have a fully equipped commercial bakery and to keep transforming this industry. Njeri is in her early 20’s and she discovered quite early that the corporate life wouldn’t be ideal for […]
Today, we get to hang with Grace Irungu, a budding screenwriter who’s had her script commissioned by MNET. She’s currently writing for the hilarious Real House Helps of Kawangware that airs on KTN as well as ‘Uriru wa Wendo’ on Inooro TV. She’s an alumna of the competitive Maisha Film Lab and describes herself as […]
Monica Were is an alumna of Stellenbosch University (MA, South Africa) and the University of Nairobi (Undergrad, Kenya). She’s a passionate policy practitioner with eight years’ work experience. In 2017, she started Seven Africa, an organization focused on helping youth in their journey of self-discovery as they identify and set to live out their purpose. […]
Annette Angose is a dynamic economics and finance major with a sales and marketing background currently working for a health multinational company. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship, innovation, health sector interventions and education, especially among teenagers, and is the founder of Change for Change, a social initiative that partners with children’s homes, offering financial aid […]
Diani Reef Beach Resort is a beautiful hotel located on the white sands of Diani. Apart from its attractive in-house facilities, it is surrounded by great amenities such as Diani Beach Art Gallery and Diani Chale Marine National Reserve. Diani Reef offers a wide selection of cuisines at their various restaurants as well as endless […]
Winnie is an experienced Health & Skincare Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Health & Wellness and Fitness industry for over 20 years. As a certified Health & Skincare therapist, she holds a CIDESCO Diploma from Camelot International in Johannesburg, South Africa and is also a qualified personal trainer as well as […]
Cajetan Boy is a storyteller. His medium of choice is film though he started out writing for the stage. He’s an avid reader of science fiction and is currently working on a sci-fi novel that fingers crossed we’ll be reading or watching soon. He’s one of Kenya’s notable scriptwriters, a skill he passes on through […]
Jackline Emali is a scriptwriter and a film producer with the biggest can-do attitude I have ever seen. She’s a tenacious and conscientious filmmaker who’s always working on a film project. She’s produced her own films, among them The Box, Amazing Grace and On Your Marks. On Your Marks, a crowd-funded short film was the […]
Playing the bad guy is a role Chris Kamau does excellently. Chris is a familiar face to many people, we have grown up seeing Chris on our screens, from watching him sing and dance as part of the group Five Alive to watching play him play some interesting characters in movies and series. Chris has […]
Amani G is the thirteen-year-old girl with the most awesome ‘how did you get into the entertainment industry?’ story. It’s hard to conceive of how much can happen in less than two months. On some random day in July, as normal as any other day before it, Amani’s out playing with her friends when they […]
Tha Movement Band is an instrumental band of 6 members that began performing in 2011. They have made their way to the main stage with performances alongside numerous big names and international stars. They are well known for their collaborations with artists such as Swiga, STL, Mercy Masika, Ayrosh and others. Their come up is […]
Today on Man Around Nairobi we feature Charles Righa aka Rigga. Charles Righa is a recording & performing artiste. He is an eclectic musician known for rapping, singing, songwriting and most recently for music production. Throughout his career, Rigga has been able to record and release two full-length albums (The Awakening in 2007 & Urban Prayers […]