Once associated with use of simple bar soap, the body is becoming one of the most lucrative segments of skincare, thanks to ...

000 or more They come from far and wide just to have their hair done at Nairobi’s Kenyatta Market. They are mostly middle-class women who drive or are driven for kilometres on end to Kenyatta ...

Kenyan hair braider Jemima Atieno struggled as her clientele dwindled due to the pandemic and rising online competition. The ...

Up by Rose founder Rose Ntong'ondu as a successful businesswoman in the world of beautyFew, however, are aware that she faced ...

Through winces and grins, two girls wearing face masks and surrounded by posters of different hairstyles bowed their heads for their hairdressers. But the spiky look they were getting – “the ...

Body By Design protested its closure as sanctioned by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC). A client ...

Kenyan hair braider Jemima Atieno spent decades building her business in Nairobi's bustling Kenyatta market, only to lose ...

A Nairobi court has since ordered that she can attend classes with her hair covered in a black turban until her case is decided in May. The school wants her to shave off her locks. Kenya's Supreme ...

Imagine seeing lions, giraffes, zebras… all right next to Nairobi’s city skyline! Nairobi National Park is the only national ...

Yet, Nairobi’s true evolution unveils itself not ... Elsewhere, visual maverick Thandiwe Muriu confronts beauty norms with her vibrant, pattern-rich photography, crafting a celebratory ode ...

For its most extensive exhibition yet, Nairobi-based art futurist collective Kairos Futura explores issues residents of Kenya's capital face and possibilities of a better life. ‘Hakuna Utopia? In ...

NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Kenyan hair braider Jemima Atieno spent decades building her business in Nairobi's bustling Kenyatta market, only to lose ground to social media after the pandemic as ...