“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”

So while reading one of the history books ' African Womanhood in Colonial Kenya', I've discovered that the first Chief Native Commissioner to Kenya's Colony, took a way harsher Patriarchal stand, than actually existed in both the communities or England when it came to women..🧵

The best collaborations come from mutual respect. And I am so grateful for the brilliant mind of TOMI

Runda is built on riparian land. Ruaka river a tributary of the Nairobi river passes through Runda. Ruaka river flows north of Karura forest where the Karura waterfalls are located. For as long the topography of the land stays as is, Runda will always flood thanks to Ruaka river.

I spend so much of my time excavating archives for stories of African women's agency because as a Kenyan I've witnessed up close how power deletes what seems like a small part of the story but then the entire narrative shifts. I hope someone is archiving.

“What happened has made it so that I don’t trust anybody.”

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has told the BBC he feared for the lives of his family during a campaign of online abuse wrongly linking him to the death of fellow Kenyan marathon runner, Kelvin Kiptum.

Drumroll, please! 🌟Thrilled to announce that The Battle for Laikipia Directed by daphne matziaraki and Peter Murimi clinched the Land Sky and Sea Award at Hot Docs Film Festival!🎬🏆Massive gratitude to our outstanding team and supporters who made this victory possible!❤️👏 Toni Kamau

Looks from the Bridgerton ball hosted in Johannesburg. (Thread)

1. Priscy Ojo 🇳🇬
#BridgertonS3

Such an honour for the film to get this recognition. daphne matziaraki Toni Kamau Sam Soko Roger Ross Williams geoff Martz maya Craig

Leadership styles matter! This is especially when facing deep crisis like what we are experiencing in 🇰🇪... the limits of sheer will power, self belief, and ambition are here with us. The poet is asking, where is empathy? where is persuasion? where did trust go?

Drop the college fund GoFundMe immediately!

13. Vadim Trunov captured this beautiful moment of a squirrel and a bird playing with a camera

Last week attending a private screening of the documentary ‘My land my freedom’. This is a very important film of our political history & can’t wait for the premiere in KE. Always nice to hangout with some of our brilliant film makers!

#BBCWorldServicePresents
#BBCAfricaEye

We currently have one Kenyan man attempting Mt Everest.
Without supplemental oxygen💪🏿

His name is Cheruiyot Kirui🇰🇪🙌🏿

Don't come and do civic education on Twitter and call it a day. Talk to your family and friends. Be that annoying person who challenges people to think critically about their political choices.

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'The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.'

— James Baldwin.

Today I'm partnering with 2x Olympic medalist Gabby Thomas to announce The 776 Invitational, a first-of-its-kind track event bringing the fastest women in the world together to compete for the largest purse *ever* for a female-only track event.

My goal is for this to become the

Calling Millet an 'ancient family of grains' paints a picture of a forgotten food from times gone by, that needs to be rediscovered. Yet millet is a staple in many communities in Africa. It has never gone away, it has always been with us - the romanticization is sinister

All of these look promising... Filmmakers to watch.