Your Story
Stories about Kenyans doing amazing things in their own different ways.
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Olive Cheche – Sterling Events Kenya
One of the major things we’re missing out on as we are home is going for events. With an additional 30 day extension of the curfew and a ban on social gatherings, its important we know how businesses are doing. I talked to Olive who brought everything into perspective. 1. What inspired you to start an events company called ‘Sterling’ events? This dream started way back when I was around 11 or so. I watched the “wedding planner” movie by Jennifer Lopez. I was so fascinated about wedding planning and I remember thinking to myself that one day maybe I’d be able to do it. Fast forward to 2017, in…
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Anne Nyagacuhi – Beauty by Anne
I attend church at PCEA Kasarani West Parish and that’s where I had the opportunity of meeting Anne. She is an amazing lady and one of those who was really nice to me when I joined the youth. Years later she is a wife and a mum and more to it has joined the beauty space. Her interview is such an eye opener on what being a YouTuber in the beauty field means. 1. Who is Anne Nyagacuhi, the face behind Beauty by Anne? I am God fearing, spontaneous, fun and a lover of all things beauty. 2. Your channel looks into makeup, fashion, hair, DIY’s and skin care. What…
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Anne Njoroge – Redefined Gospel
I met Anne in 2017 while at Kenya Model United Nations in the ICJ bureau. The next year we worked together she, the President of the International Court of Justice and I, Secretary General. The thing about her is she’s not your ordinary lady. I dare say she is an overachiever and I greatly admire her for it. She has a YouTube channel that you should all subscribe to but first here’s how our chat went. 1. Redefined gospel, your YouTube channel helps people thrive in Christ. What inspired you to start it? Okay, this is a whole story book … haha. I initially had a podcast that went by…
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David Kinyanjui – House of Tasty
David Kinyanjui of House of Tasty is increasingly becoming a household name. His recipes are easy to apply and practical and his food photography is beautiful. We talked a bit and here’s what he had to say. 1. What inspired the creation of ‘House of Tasty.’ It all came about with my excess love for food. I find food so magical in that it spreads love, happiness and great memories. I as well believe that food shared with people you love is way better, and this is how I started sharing my recipes and food creations with my online friends, hence curating my brand ‘House Of Tasty’ 2. You have…
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Miss Nguru – Food Content Creator
I met Ms. Nguru back when I worked for the Great Debaters Contest. The job looked cool but all we did was ring the bell when a debater spoke for 3 minutes or silence a noisy hall with testosterone filled high school kids. But we did it with gusto. If you’ve met Julie you know she has gusto, an energy that cuts through and makes you smile. All this, she puts into food, her style and amazing content on social media. I had a chat with here and here’s how it went… 1. Who is Ms. Nguru and how is she different if not alike with Julie Nguru? Miss Nguru…
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Kenyan Belle – Blogger
Ivy Wambui Mabelle is one of the few people I know who’s been to Santorini, Greece. Plus she has a really cool IG name Kenyan__Belle. I ogle over her Instagram for days when she travels and think wow! When I grow up I’ll ask her a few random questions from my head without ever meeting her face to face. Luckily, one of you guys recommended her for a feature and made my dreams come true. Here’s how it went… 1. You are a twenty-something year old, law graduate who occasionally cooks and writes with an amazing fashion sense. Aside from this what’s one more thing would you want people to…
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10 questions with Tuja May
We’ve finally finished another journey around the sun and we’re already over a week into the new year let alone another decade! Once I shared Rafael’s story and old friend reached out and offered to give me a tarot reading. I chickened out (of course) because… well… it seemed beyond the scope of what I felt spiritually inclined to (or I just didn’t have enough information about it). Nonetheless, my curiosity was triggered and here’s what you need to know about tarot reading! Have anything you’d like featured? Drop me an email on info@glynismaina.co.ke I promise I don’t bite. *** Tell us a little bit about yourself. What’s one…
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10 questions with RJ Kariuki
This week I got a chance to send over a few questions to one of my favorite photographers for a feature on Your Story segment. He’s a good friend and all images featured here are owned by him. Do you have a story you would like featured as well or anyone you could recommend? Feel free to drop me an email on info@glynismana.co.ke 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What’s one random fact no one knows about you? My name is RJ Kariuki. I come from a large family of 7 kids, and I am the firstborn. Currently a student at UoN in my final year. I prefer…
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It’s time we talk about feminism.
Feminism is a concept that is bigger than the simplicity of the word itself. It existed centuries before us and continues to grow by the years. The truth however is that not many stand behind it, better yet many don’t understand it and it has been reduced to what has been passed down from the media, oral traditions and even for the more vigilant from reading on the history of it. Today I’ll answer some frequently asked questions on feminism and share what your feedback was on social media to the questions I asked. What is feminism? Aunty google says, ‘feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds…
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Corliss Trishna: CT Creations
In one of my work trips, I bumped into someone who I’d never thought I’d write their story. Not really bumped into since we work together but I hadn’t really booked an appointment for this one. Someone once told me that as a writer you’ll seat in a jav and all of a sudden start talking to the person next to you and just want to take out a recorder and tell their story to the world. This wasn’t substantially similar but who thought I’d get a story on the other corner of the country? Corliss or Collo as we call him (because that ‘r’ and ‘l’ is a problem)…
