Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 167 - Jun - Jul 2021 i Msafiri

karibu DEAR READER Welcome to the June-July 2021 issue of msafiri. In this special edition, we’re excited to showcase our global network through 100 exciting experiences and places to visit. As Covid-19 vaccination programmes are rolled out and the travel industry begins to recover from the impact of the pandemic, we are looking forward to welcoming you back on board. Our network of over 50 destinations is waiting to be rediscovered – whether you’re dreaming of a relaxing beach holiday in the Indian Ocean, a wildlife adventure in one of Africa’s magnificent national parks or an urban escape to a buzzing city like Dubai, London or New York. Dip into our #KQ100 round-up to start dreaming of travel once again. You can rest assured that safety will always remain our…

EARTH MATTERS TRIPLE BONUS FOR RHINOS IN AT OUGH YEAR BABY BOOM Widespread fears that the Covid-19 global public health crisis might lead to increased wildlife poaching in Kenya last year have fortunately been proven unfounded for rhinos WORDS: PAUL UDOTO Kenya hosts the world’s third largest rhino population in the world, after South Africa and Namibia KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE LEWA CONSERVANCY LEWA CONSERVANCY every cloud has a silver lining. Although the coronavirus crisis caused a 92 per cent drop in Kenya’s tourism revenue and has devastated the global economy, the anticipated surge in poaching doesn’t seem to have affected the country’s rhino population. Conservationists have breathed a big sigh of relief following the release of figures which indicate record births and zero poaching – a feat that was last achieved…

TOP TECH x FASHION PARTNERSHIPS Check out these three combos guaranteed to turn heads ➜ APPLE x HERMÈS APPLE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FRENCH LEATHER GOODS MAKER HERMÈS SINCE 2015, CREATING LUXURY STRAPS FOR THE APPLE WATCH. A HERMÈS-STAMPED LEATHER BAND TO MATCH THE LATEST APPLE WATCH SERIES 6 WILL SET YOU BACK US$340. ➜ GOOGLE x YVES SAINT LAURENT TECH GIANT GOOGLE HAS TEAMED UP WITH HAUTE COUTURE FASHION HOUSE YSL TO CREATE A US$1050 SMART BACKPACK. THE CIT-E FEATURES A TOUCHSENSITIVE STRAP TO ADJUST THE VOLUME WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC. ➜ MASTER & DYNAMIC x LOUIS VUITTON THE FRENCH FASHION HOUSE – KNOWN FOR ITS LUXURY LUGGAGE – TEAMED UP WITH NEW YORK AUDIO BRAND MASTER & DYNAMIC LAST YEAR. THE RESULT? STUNNING WIRELESS HEADPHONES FOR THOSE WILLING…

LOYALTY SCHEME: Flying Blue: How to stay Miles ahead Being a member of the Flying Blue frequent flyer programme allows you to earn reward Miles every time you fly with Kenya Airways and our partner airlines. And what’s more it’s free to join. You can redeem your Miles for flights, upgrade your seat, or pay for your accommodation or car rental. Your Miles are valid for life as long as you take an eligible flight at least once every two years. The more you travel, the more Experience Points you receive – earning you greater numbers of Miles and benefits. ➜ More information on Flying Blue, go to flyingblue.com…

HEALTH HEALTH MINISTRY TOURS PHARMA FACILITY The airline recently hosted Kenya’s chief administrative secretary at the Ministry of Health, Dr Rashid Aman, who toured its newly developed pharma facility. Dr Aman applauded KQ’s ability to innovate in the face of one of the hardest challenges faced by humanity. Kenya Airways seeks to help reduce the disease burden in Africa with this state-of-the-art facility, which gives access to time - and temperaturesensitive systems, enabling treatment options in and out of the region.…

duty free BEST SELLERS WITH DUTY FREE SHOPPING NOW BACK ON BO ARD, HERE’S A RUNDOWN OF OUR TOP TEN PRODUCTS… LANCÔME LA VIE EST BELLE (50ML) A luminous fragrance for women full of joy and happiness. The sweet iris highlights the most exquisite raw materials of haute parfumerie, including jasmine, orange blossom, patchouli and vanilla. FREE GIFT! BODY LOTION 50ML. FRAGRANCIES FOR HER CAROLINA HERRER A GOOD GIRL (50ML) Reveal your good side through the luminous facet of tuberose and the best-quality sambac jasmine. Dare your bad side through addictive notes of roasted tonka beans and cocoa. It’s so good to be bad! CALVIN KLEIN OBSE SSION FOR HER (100ML) A masculine fougère structure contrasts with feminine warmth; the fragrance is formed around a base of white lavender, while…

ALL THINGS KENYA habari DIMENSION GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LOOK WHO’S BACK, KENYA! After an absence of 19 years, Kenya’s iconic Safari Rally is back on the Word Rally Championship (WRC) calendar. Starting on 24 June, the best drivers from around the world will battle it out on the rough terrain around Navaisha as they look to be crowned the first WRC Safari Rally champion since Britain’s Colin McRae and co-driver Nicky Grist in 2002. DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE SAFARI RALLY ON PAGES 78-79. FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH READ, GO TO ISSUE 166 (APRIL-MAY 2021), PAGES 92-94…

FIVE ALIVE COME ALIVE! The quality of our lives is often a product of our thoughts. Thinking leads to feelings, which lead to actions. So, if we feel great, we attract more joy into our lives. Nurture a positive state and learn to feel amazing with our five feel-good tips WORDS: PATRICIA WANJALA | @TRICIAWANJALA Harness the power of scent Nancy and Susie Kinyanjui are sisters who left their corporate jobs and returned to Kenya to create a green business based on their passion for empowering the country’s local producers. Their store, Provisions Kenya, carries sustainably sourced aromatherapy botanicals, such as frankincense resin, leleshwa smudge sticks, myrrh, eucalyptus, lavender and lemon verbena. These potent healing blends can shift your mood from tense and stressed to relaxed and uplifted. We especially…

BUSINESS LET’S TALK BUSINESS HOW TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS PROFITABLE IN 2021 According to Joram Mwinamo, founder and leader of SNDBX (a platform that helps entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses). Small and medium enterprises – or SMEs – are still recording reduced performance as they continue to grapple with the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss the challenges that SMEs face, and whether they can resume profitability in the current economy WORDS: MARGARET NJUGUNAH PART 2 RECOVERY STRATEGIES FOR SMES Q Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, what are the biggest challenges SMEs have had to deal with? Many businesses, especially SMEs, were really affected by emergency measures put in place by the Kenyan government to fight the pandemic, particularly the locking down of the country. Businesses…

#KQ100 WORLD WONDERS From Victoria Falls and the tulip fields of Holland to Stone Town and Dubai’s Palm Islands, Kenya Airways can whisk you off to some of the world’s most extraordinary natural and cultural spectacles DUBAI 32 Walk on water Dubbed the ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Dubai’s Palm Islands plough palm tree-shaped furrows into the Arabian Gulf. Palm Jumeirah, the largest of the three artificial land masses, houses the iconic seven-star Burj Al Arab hotel. Packed with high-end residences, leisure and entertainment centres, the islands add hundreds of kilometres to Dubai’s coastline. They are even visible from space. KQ flights 14 times a week CAPE TOWN 33 At the end of Africa Although its flat summit is just 1086m above sea level, Table Mountain is still South Africa’s…

kusafiri ALL YOU NEED FOR A SAFE & ENJOYABLE JOURNEY WITH US Guess where… Found all over this KQ destination, the jacaranda tree has become a city icon. When they come into bloom in October, locals see this burst of purple as a signal that the end of the dry winter is nigh and they begin to look forward to the hope that the summer rains will bring. Yet, the jacaranda is not indigenous to the country – they are, in fact, a native of Brazil. But can you guess which of Kenya Airways’ destinations is home to this blooming phenomenon? TURN TO PAGE 83 FOR THE ANSWER Guess where answer (from page 69): Harare, Zimbabwe So how did Harare become a showcase for the jacaranda? According to folklore, a…

Meet the pilot: Captain Irene Koki Mutungi • Career highlights: Kenya Airways’ first female pilot and captain; Africa’s first female Boeing 787 Dreamliner captain; commanded first father–daughter flight and first all-female flight in Africa. • Journey to KQ: Captain Mutungi’s father was a pilot for Kenya Airways, and flying with him from a very young age ignited her passion to become a pilot too. Aged 17, she attended flight school at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, where she obtained her Private Pilot’s Licence. Captain Mutungi went on to obtain her Commercial Pilot’s Licence from the Federal Aviation Administration in the US. On returning to her home country, Kenya Airways hired her – as its first female pilot. She has been with the airline for more than two decades. • She says: “My…

IN BRIEF HELPING TO EASE THE RETURN TO TRAVEL WE ARE JUST A CHAT AWAY In addition to our usual customer care platforms, you can now reach us via WhatsApp for all your air travel requests and enquiries. Simply send a message to the KQ WhatsApp line on +254 705 474747. MAXIMISE YOUR CABIN SPACE Don’t forget you can book the seat next to you or even the whole row if you’d like that little extra space when you fly with us. Prices for Economy Max start from just US$15. To find out more, go to www.kenya-airways.com/en-cm/economy-max GET YOUR TRUSTED TRAVEL PASS Verify your compliance with Covid-19 test and vaccine travel requirements for your destination, with the Trusted Travel Pass (TTP). The digital platform enables passengers to share their test…

in-flight entertainment KQ Cinema CHOOSE FROM A HOST OF NEW ON-BOARD CONTENT — THERE’S SOME 80 MOVIES, 55 TV PROGRAMMES AND 1000 MUSIC TRACKS FOR YOU TO ENJOY PICK OF THE FLICKS TENET ACTION A visually dazzling puzzle for film lovers to unlock, Tenet serves up the cerebral spectacle audiences expect from a Christopher Nolan production. In a twilight world of international espionage, a mysterious organisation called Tenet recruits an unnamed CIA operative, known only as The Protagonist (John David Washington), to participate in a global assignment that unfolds beyond real time. The mission: prevent Andrei Sator (Kenneth Branagh), a renegade Russian oligarch with precognition abilities, from starting World War III. To do so, The Protagonist must master the art of ‘time inversion’. Set to the throb of an electrifying…

TRENDING WHAT’S HOT! HOME-GROWN FASHION Kenyan fashion design continues to sizzle in spite of the significant challenges the industry has faced in the last few years. Global issues notwithstanding, it remains lively and charged with optimism. Here’s a rundown of Kenyan fashion creatives you should know now… WORDS: ANNABEL ONYANGO | @ ANNABELONYANGO EDWIN MAINA EDWIN MAINA @BILLIONAIREBANDIA JAMES KANGEE @ALEKOGRAPH_ NAIZARO KALA A relatively new fashion kid on the block is Eddy Muyishime of Muyishime (@ muyishime_) – a label whose signature is bright block colour dresses in dramatic billowing proportions. From its showing at Arise Fashion Week 2020, L’Officiel calls Muyishime one of the ‘top African designers shaping global fashion’. The bold and bright Muyishime aesthetic is the mood of playful hope, and his androgynous approach points to a…

GET RUNNING WITH KIPCHOGE: PART FOUR LET’S TALK FITNESS FOOD FOR THOUGHT In the fourth instalment of our six-part marathon training plan with Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge we look at the importance of diet WORDS: TIMOTHY OLOBULU They say you are what you eat. For an athlete or running enthusiast, this has even more significance, as food is the fuel that your body runs on. If you eat well, then you build your muscles, you build your strength and, ultimately, you gain more endurance and can run further and for longer. It’s crucial to know what to eat and when to eat. Read on for Kipchoge’s tips on diet and how to keep healthy as you maintain a running lifestyle… WHAT’S A GOOD DIET FOR A RUNNER? A good diet for…

BRILLIANT MINDS A LIFE IN RESEARCH DR SOPHIE UYOGA Meet Dr Sophie Uyoga and find out about her life in research and her innovative approach to helping children and their families deal with a genetic disease WORDS: TABITHA MWANGI Dr Sophie Uyoga was drawn to science during her high school years at Mama Ngina Girls’ Secondary School in Kizingo. She particularly liked chemistry and hoped to study Pharmacy at university, but unfortunately she scored a B+ in her KSCE and missed the entry requirements. She opted for a BSc Science degree at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. During her third year, Sophie attended a career day and listened to a talk that was to influence her working life. “Someone spoke about research in Kenya. I didn’t know we…

#KQ100 CULTURAL HOTSPOTS FROM MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND VIBRANT STREET FOOD, RECONNECT WITH CULTURE ON THE KQ NETWORK… 44 BANGUI Grab a slice of life Get a taste of everyday Bangui life, people-watching at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame. The red-brick church features a striking twin-tower facade, with a statue of the Virgin Mary looking out from above a grand three-door entrance. Opposite, you’ll find all the fun of an artisan market. KQ flies to Bangui 5 times a week NDOLA 45Dig the Copperbelt Discover how Zambia’s economic clout was built on a russethued element at the fascinating Copperbelt Museum. Even if the periodic table isn’t your thing, you’ll find insights into central Zambia’s culture and heritage – including crafts and historical artefacts dating back hundreds of years. KQ…

#KQ100 RETAIL HEAVENS PLAN A SHOPPING EXPEDITION TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S RETAIL HOTSPOTS, FROM MEGA-MALLS IN DUBAI TO NEW YORK’S ICONIC DEPARTMENT STORES 79 JOHANNESBURG: LOSE YOURSELF IN A LABYRINTH A 1930s industrial complex converted into a labyrinth of shady arcades and courtyards, 44 Stanley, near hip Melville, houses an eclectic mix of bespoke stores and eateries. Browsing potential includes fashion boutiques, chocolatiers, vintage bookstores and an arthouse cinema. KQ flies to Johannesburg 16 times a week 44 STANLEY DUBAI 80 rGo large Dubai attracts shopaholics from all over the globe. And no wonder. There is masses of retail therapy on offer, from souks to malls with indoor ski slopes. The shoppers’ mecca, though, is the Dubai Mall – the largest shopping mall in the world. It’s home to…

connections KQ TO LAUNCH DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE KENYA AIRWAYS DELIVERS A WORLD FIRST AS IT ENHANCES ITS CARGO OFFERING SKYPORTS Kenya Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based advanced air mobility company Skyports to collaborate on launching permanent unmanned aerial vehicle operations in the country. The collaboration brings together KQ’s expertise in aviation services and Skyports’ drone delivery logistics service, Delivery by Skyports, with a target launch for the first drone delivery flight of the second half of this year. Over the coming three months, the partnership aims to explore the commercial viability and impact of various medical, logistical and inspection-use cases alongside Kenya’s leading public and private institutions. Allan Kilavuka, group managing director and CEO at Kenya Airways, said: “The partnership with Skyports aligns with our purpose…

MEET THE KQ TEAM STEPHEN NGAMAU, AREA MANAGER, AMERICAS Tell us about your journey to Kenya Airways and the US. I started as a finance intern 20 years ago. I have since worked across many departments, including Revenue Management, Internal Audit, Sales in Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi, and Network Planning – where I was part of the team that designed the route launch between Nairobi and New York. After which I moved to the US to oversee the commercial and operational strategy. What are your key responsibilities? My role is to support the strategy and oversee overall operations of KQ in the Americas region. This covers passenger, cargo and airport operations. It involves supporting my team towards the goals of expanding our market reach and delivery of excellent customer service. What…

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Thanking healthcare heroes Kenya Airways, in collaboration with Explore Inc and Asilia Africa, flew two US healthcare heroes to Kenya for an all-inclusive safari, as a thank you for their tireless efforts helping patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rebecca Carmona and Taylor Crimi, from Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City – who worked 18-hour days through the worst of the outbreak – were chosen for the 10-day safari through an essay competition, which required them to explain why they deserved to go on this trip of a lifetime. As well as experiencing up-close encounters with wildlife, the two healthcare workers joined community care efforts, in conjunction with the Maa Trust.…

pride FIRST SIGHT: EMMANUEL MARANGA FIRST OFFICER, 787 DRE AMLINER Q Why did you want to become a pilot? I was first inspired by my dad, who is a pilot, and as far back as I can remember this is all I’ve ever wanted to do. The idea of flight was simply magical and alluring to me. There is nothing like descending into Nairobi early in the morning after a long flight, and particularly that moment when you break through the clouds and you see the runway lights in the distance, beckoning. Something deep inside says, “I’m home!” Q What, to you, makes Kenya Airways ‘The Pride of Africa’? Kenya Airways is its people. And you won’t find a more passionate or more professional group of people dedicated to our values…

sponsorship KQ SPONSORS WORLD’S TOUGHEST RALLY AFTER NEARLY TWO DECADES OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT, KENYA’S ICONIC SAFARI RALLY RETURNS TO THE INTERNA TIONAL STAGE Kenya Airways has announced it will be the airline sponsor for the Kenyan leg of the World Rally Championship (WRC), as the iconic Safari Rally returns to the global circuit after a 19-year hiatus. Marketed as “the toughest rally in the world”, the Safari Rally takes place over 24-27 June, with most of the 19 competitive stages taking place around Naivasha. This is high-octane motorsport at its best, with some breathtaking scenery thrown in for good measure. The event’s exile from the WRC came after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) introduced a raft of changes, including shorter, faster closed sections, plus a series of safety and…