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“Colony Couture is a premium brand in the ‘affordable luxury’ leather accessories market. “Colony” is derived from the verb colonize which means ‘to take over’. Our vision is to take over the affordable luxury market. Colony Couture is characterized by craftsmanship, elegance, sophistication and class,” says founder Branden Malik. Colony Couture currently specializes in smallContinue reading “Colony Couture: Game-Changing Affordable Luxury Accessories”

”Food brings people together. It makes people happy. My goal is to create cheer through the food and cakes we serve,” says founder and chef Ruth Yole. Ruth Yole’s Kitchen offers a delicious variety of cupcakes and cakes, ranging from sponge cakes, moist cakes, healthy cakes to rich cakes. Sponge cakes include vanilla, lemon, strawberryContinue reading “Ruth Yole’s Kitchen: For the Love of Food”

“I believe you must bring your whole self to the table if you want to thrive in today’s online world; your personality, your sense of humor, and most importantly, your drive,” says Grit and Glamour founder Maryann Wamburu. Grit and Glamour provides trendy Do It Yourself beauty products which are beginner-friendly, user friendly, travel friendlyContinue reading “Grit and Glamour: DIY Beauty products”

 “I am a worship leader, songwriter and an award-winning Kenyan Gospel artist famed for hit songs such as “Wanajua” ft. Pitson, Chovya, Kielelezo, Hapa ft. Ann Lusanji, Zaidi ft. Kay Kagiri, Umenitoshelesha and Nakupenda,” says Michael Gitari aka Mwenyehaki. Mwenyehaki was brought up in Nyandarua county and was orphaned at an early age. He isContinue reading “Award-winning artist: Mwenyehaki”

“House of Mwarî is a health/beauty line that’s quickly emerged and is ready to serve all. It has a wholesome range of finely whipped body butters, a powerhouse of hair butter filled with nutrients for both hair and scalp, and a lip balm with unmatched moisturizing capabilities.” says founder Jacqline Njatha. Mwarî stems from theContinue reading “Meet Mwarî Beauty Line Founder: Jacqline”

Today we are featuring the Ngomabook by Alazetu limited, a company founded by saxophonist Makau Yole. Alazetu is passionate about African music and has published several books to help further its appreciation by local and international audiences. The Ngomabook is a music book written for a particular musical instrument which contains African songs. The nameContinue reading “Get your Ngomabook! Celebrating African Music”

“I am a baker, gospel singer and flight attendant. I got inspired to start baking by mum’s cooking. She used to bake us cake using the sand jiko and two sufurias method. After that, I started experimenting with the same method and ruined many of my mum’s sufurias in the process. I also went againstContinue reading “Meet Joe: Making the most of my Gifts”

Today we are highlighting our fave brands and reminiscing on our early encounters with them. We currently have so many brands in the market thanks to our entrepreneurial spirit. Many companies have gone before us and inspire us to date with their enthusiasm, drive and their willingness to evolve and adapt to current consumer needs.Continue reading “Kenyan Brands we’ve loved since the 90s”

“We have created a set of five books called Ngomabooks for five different groups of musical instruments (piano, guitar, violin, b-flat instruments and e-flat instruments). These books contain Kenyan songs by Kenyan artistes. They are ideal for use by both teachers and learners. They can be used during class-time as well as during practice-time,” saysContinue reading “Meet Alazetu Founder: Makau Yole”

I have always loved reading since I was a young child. I especially loved short stories in magazines and the elaborate visuals. At the dinner table even as a young child, as young as 9 years, I would catch up with the latest stories in the newspaper. I especially loved the Saturday Nation because ofContinue reading “Refresh: Meet the founder; Ruth Yole”