Hello and thanks for stopping by. This week’s wallpaper is a tribute to our athletes, who are responsible for many of us being asked if we can run whenever we introduce ourselves in a foreign country.
African Screens 37 – Ol Pejeta Elephants
Hello! Sorry for being absent last week. 2014 has started off on a very busy note – which I thank God for. I had planned to take some time off work to study and sharpen my skills but work just seems to be coming in the way. I might just switch off my phone for …
Kenya’s Songs of Protest
Ketebul Music have put together a CD/DVD compilation of Kenyan protest music from the past 50 years that you need to get your hands on. It chronicles music that has been a force of change, from 1963 to 2013. This is the latest of a series of compilations put together with the help of the Ford …
Andrew and Daisy’s Wedding
Andrew and Daisy aren’t new to you. You met them mid last year at their engagement shoot at Nairobi Railway Museum. Remember? About six months later in December, their wedding day arrived and Wamuyu and I were at hand to make sure memories of the glorious day didn’t fade with time.
African Screens 36 – Lake Chala Sunrise
Located on the eastern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, Lake Chala is a small crater lake that sits serenely on the Kenya-Tanzania border. You can easily access it from Moshi and Holili in Tanzania, and Oiloitoktok and Taveta in Kenya. Lake Chala Safari Camp overlooks it and provides the best place to stay while there. Don’t …
Larry and Rosa’s Wedding
Last September, on the way back to Nairobi from Bujumbura during the #OnetouchLive road trip, I got an email enquiring if I’ll be available for a wedding in November. I met Larry and his beautiful fiancee Rosa one evening in Nairobi and I got to know what they needed for their wedding day. I made …
African Screens 35 – Turkana Landrovers
Turkana is a beautiful yet unforgiving place. The terrain will take your breath away, as well as your car’s shocks, springs and about any moving part. In the 1960s and 70s, teams the National Museums of Kenya were sent to explore the eastern shores of Lake Turkana in the best 4 X 4 X far. …
The Bawa Story
Every January, many people look for a fresh start, which is a great thing to do. One thing I’d like to suggest is signing up for Mizizi, a 10-week experience that connects you with God, sheds light on what He made you for, and starts you on a journey towards greatness with like-minded fearless influencers. …
African Screens 34 – Homa Bay Sunset
Located on the shores of Lake Victoria, Homa Bay is a town that has somehow managed to lag behind while the rest of the country moved ahead. So many years after independence, the tourism potential in this town remains untapped.
African Screens 33 – Lake Bunyonyi Stars
Hope you’re year is off to a bright start. This week’s wallpaper comes from the beautiful Bushara Island on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. It was shot in September 2013 during the #OnetouchLive photographic road trip from Nairobi to Bujumbura.
African Screens 32 – Samburu Elephant
We’ve made it to the end of another year – thank You Father!! One of the big things I’ve done this year is start the African Screens Wallpaper series. I didn’t think it would take so much time and energy to do this but I’m glad it’s happening. It gives me great joy to see …
Andrew and Tiffany’s Wedding
I’ve been looking forward to post this just as many of us have been looking forward to Christmas. This wedding is similar to Christmas in several ways. Top on the list is that it was full of celebration and good cheer. Weddings are extra special when its two believers getting untied, and when these two …
African Screens 31 – Bujumbura Beach
Many Nairobi dwellers are very predictable around this season: we will flock to the Kenyan coast in our thousands. North or South Coast, the beaches are full of Nairobi people wondering why its too crowded to enjoy the holiday. It’s time we broke away from tradition and visited more places on our continent. Get to …
#KenyaAt50 Kasarani Celebrations
I’ve never seen the whole country celebrate like when we marked 50 years of independence. Not to be left out, I went to the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani to celebrate with thousands of Kenyans and foreign dignitaries who were here for the grand bash.
African Screens 30 – Mt Ololokwe
What a long weekend we’ve had in Kenya! It’s now back to work with the rest of the world. To lift up your spirits, here’s this week’s wallpaper featuring Mt Ololokwe.
Niko na Safaricom Live All Stars Edition
Top on my list of spectacular music events this year has been the Niko na Safaricom Live concerts that have been touring the country. For the #KenyaAt50 celebrations, Kijiji Entertainment were called upon by Safaricom to put together an all-stars edition at the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani on 13th December. Kijiji then called upon me to …
#Click50KE Prints Giveaway
As Kenya turns 50 this week, I’d like to join in the celebrations by giving you something else to celebrate about. I’m giving away 50 18X12-inch prints of some of my best photos for you to adorn your space with.
The return from Sibiloi
About two weeks ago, I shared about my trip to Turkana in October. You can read about it here and here. The trip was an 8-day one to witness the eclipse. Thinkers from around the globe had said Allia Bay on the shores of Lake Turkana was the best place to view the eclipse from …
African Screens 29 – Timau Wheat
A few kilometres past Nanyuki on your way to Meru and Isiolo are some of the most scenic landscapes in Kenya. Landscapes so beautiful you can only take them in with your God-given lenses. These landscapes are characterised by wheat plantations that have a golden shimmer just before harvest time. The perfect source for this …
Travelling Marsabit to Sibiloi
This October, after many years of waiting and one failed attempt, I finally got to travel to northern Kenya thanks to Safari Desk. See part one of my journey here. Northern Kenya holds a beauty you won’t find anywhere else in the region. This is the one place you will struggle to get out of …