Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 183 - Feb-March 2024 i Msafiri

DEAR READER Making air travel more sustainable remains one of our greatest challenges and I'm delighted that Kenya Airways received the Best Innovation and Most Impactful Breakthrough awards for being the first African carrier to pioneer the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Africa to Europe. Some 22 airlines from SkyTeam (including ‘friends and family’ airlines) participated in The Sustainable Flight Challenge 2023, operating 72 flights that led to an average 19% reduction in CO2 intensity compared to the same flights in the previous month. The challenge generated hundreds of ideas to help drive a more responsible future for aviation – solutions that can be shared across the industry. We're also aiming to minimise carbon footprints through a new codeshare with South African Airways, in which you can now…

LEARN FROM THE PROS SO YOU WANT TO BE A… 01 What beginner-friendly programmes does Nairobi Polo Club (NPC) offer? I fondly remember my time as a beginner trying to break into the sport. As an amateur club, beginners rely on the goodwill of what is a warm and welcoming community. The first step for any beginner is learning to ride. There are various riding schools where one can do this, scattered across the city in Kitusuru, Muthaiga and Karen. Once you can ride, the next step is to come on over to NPC, sign up as a stick-and-ball club member, and we will facilitate your access to horses and training. Be forewarned, though: once you start, it is very addictive. 02 Are there rental ponies or introductory sessions available at…

EARTH MATTERS MAKING ACCOMMODATIN SUSTAINABLE Since its founding in 2008, online home-sharing platform Airbnb has revolutionised the hospitality industry by offering affordable and unique accommodation to travellers worldwide. The platform recently unveiled its Africa Pledge – an initiative that seeks to support inclusive, diverse and sustainable tourism growth on the continent. The aim is that it will help governments and tourism organisations identify and unlock new opportunities and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs. We spoke to Christian Lambrechts and Jane Wangui, a Kenyan conservationist couple from Timau, Meru County, who have won an award for developing Africa's most eco-friendly Airbnb. 1 WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION? It all started with our desire to have our own conservation project on the farm, which lies between Borana Conservancy, Ngare Ndare Forest (part of…

BOOKS 5 FOR THE BOOKSHELF BEST READ! The Window Seat AMINATTA FORNA First published in 2021, The Window Seat is a collection of essays in which Forna invites us to take a peek into her life, and bear witness to the worlds she's inhabited. Born in Scotland to a Sierra Leonean father and Scottish mother, Forna spent portions of her childhood having to run away from tragedy, whether from Freetown after her father was imprisoned for opposing the dictatorship, or from Tehran where her mother and father (a UN official) worked. In ‘1979’, one of the most enchanting essays in the collection, she takes us to prerevolution Iran, where she spent her “evenings reading before taking a freezing shower (if there was water, which often there was not) with which I tried…

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY ACTION-ADVENTURE Directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, JohnHenry Butterworth and David Koepp, The Dial of Destiny is the fifth instalment in this famous series. Starring Harrison Ford as the iconic adventurer Indiana Jones alongside Phoebe WallerBridge as Helena. Confronted by the challenges of a changing era and the prospect of retirement, Indy grapples with finding his place in a world that appears to have moved on. However, when a familiar and malevolent adversary resurfaces, he must don his trusty hat and wield his whip anew to safeguard an ancient and potent relic from falling into evil hands. DID YOU KNOW? Harrison Ford embarked on 65km bike rides and took daily walks to get into shape for his return as Indiana…

NUMBERS NEVER LIE Around 55% of the global population uses social media. Every second, six new profiles are added on Facebook and two new members join LinkedIn. Facebook has over three billion monthly active users worldwide, while YouTube, WhatsApp and Instagram each boast more than two billion. LinkedIn has over 950 million members and more than 58 million registered companies. Other popular social media platforms such as WeChat, TikTok, Douyin, X (formerly known as Twitter) and Telegram all have hundreds of millions of people logging in and posting each month. Social media is deeply ingrained in our daily lives. Social media is a double-edged sword that has us thinking we are connecting more, while isolating and disconnecting us from those right next to us. According to author and health coach, Simi…

01 PIVO MAX VIDEO TRACKER Lots of fitness enthusiasts like to record their workouts these days, either for social media or to check their progress. But since propping a sweaty mobile phone up in the gym isn't ideal, get yourself a Pivo Max. It's a digital camera that spins 360 degrees, automatically following your movements, and producing professional-quality Instagram videos. $270 • PIVO.AI 02 POWER PLATE REV If you're aiming to improve your cardiovascular fitness, his elite exercise bike could be just the ticket. It features Power Plate's patented VibeShift Technology, which delivers vibration through the pedals and claims to boost the intensity of your workouts by up to 167%. In other words, it will help you burn more calories while putting in less effort. No wonder it's so expensive……

Previously known as the All Africa Games, the quadrennial championships bring together the entire continent to compete across multi-sport disciplines in a two-week celebration of African talent. The Games are organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), a continental body of the International Olympic Committee. They were first held in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo, almost 45 years after the idea was first conceived by Olympic movement founder, Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin. The debut competition attracted 30 African countries. Despite difficulties in hosting the subsequent edition four years later, the Games grew in leaps and bounds during the following years, with more countries enrolling to compete. Some 54 countries participated in the 2019 event in Rabat, Morocco. From 8 to 23 March 2024, Ghana will host the…

When the British railway contractors arrived at Kenya's future capital in 1899, they were not impressed by what they saw. The swamp that local Maasai herdsmen called uaso nyrobi, or ‘place of cool waters’, was only good as a watering spot for their cattle. Ronald Preston, an engineer, described it as “a bleak, swampy stretch of soggy landscape, windswept, devoid of human habitation of any sort, the resort of thousands of wild animals. The only evidence of the occasional presence of humankind was the old caravan track skirting the bog-like plain”. But Nairobi was set to change, beginning with the arrival of more than 5000 railway workers who needed accommodation and other social amenities. Tents and shanties slowly morphed into an urban sprawl, “a labyrinth place in which people and…

Following an agreement with South African Airways (SAA), Kenya Airways’ guests can now enjoy the shortest route from Africa to South America, reducing the number of layovers and minimising their carbon footprint. The expansion of KQ's codeshare partnership with SAA sees the inclusion of direct flights from Johannesburg to São Paulo in Brazil, allowing customers to fly seamlessly from Nairobi via South Africa to South America on one ticket. The collaboration establishes unparalleled connectivity between the two continents, offering the most direct flight option from the region and providing a more sustainable alternative to travelling via the Middle East, Europe or North America. Julius Thairu, chief commercial and customer officer at Kenya Airways, expressed the excitement surrounding this strategic move. “Customers will now enjoy expanded strategic co-operation, offering enhanced connectivity…

1 WHY IS KENYA OFTEN REFERRED TO AS ‘THE HOME OF HUMAN ORIGINS’? Kenya holds the most complete fossil record that documents human ancestry and evolution spanning from seven million years ago to the present. The fossils have been recovered from sites scattered across the country, and more continue to be unearthed. The position of Kenya as ‘The Home of Human Origins’ has been strengthened by the discovery of stone tools in the Turkana Basin that date to 3.3 million years ago. These are the earliest stone tools made and used by early humans, and indeed marked the long technological journey that humanity has walked, culminating in the innovations we witness in our times. We are very honoured to have Kenya's President H.E. Dr William Samoei arap Ruto taking the lead…

FATHERHOOD BREAK THE NEWS WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR CHILDREN How, where and when you break the news matters. My father passed away when my daughter, who's in boarding school, was about to do her end-of-year exams. I called the school and requested their counsellor to professionally handle the matter. When breaking news of a death, parents must also be cognisant of children's ages. Let each child know, in age-appropriate manner and language, what has happened. Don't tell tales that will require un-telling. Avoid saying, for example, that the departed soul has embarked on a long voyage. Your heart may be in the right place, but you'll put your child's head in a tailspin. BE A DAD, NOT A DICTATOR Allow children's voices to be heard and heeded. My children did not…

BUSINESS LET'S TALK BUSINESS Emmaculate Kanyuiro EMMART AGROFARM, KENYA EMMATAGROFARM.COM After graduating in 2016, Kanyuiro worked for a microfinance institution, opened a mobile money shop, a nail parlour and grocery store – and had a two-year stint as a banker. But by 2021, she had made up her mind to venture into agribusiness. “I took a loan of KSh200,000 and leased some land to grow French beans,” says Kanyuiro. Though she knew little about agribusiness, she contacted a food export company who connected her with an agronomist to guide and monitor her farm. “They offered me a good price for a crop I was yet to plant.” Her first crop of French beans took 55 days to mature; a harvest of six tons that fetched her KSh480,000. Today, she farms 15…

LADIES’ FRAGRANCES $115 NARCISO RODRIGUEZ ALL OF ME Eau de Parfum 50ml All of me is the new perfume for women by Narciso Rodriguez. Created for a new generation of women who are confident to show their true colours and embrace all that makes them unique. By combining the iconic scent of precious rose centifolia with an unexpected note of geranium bourbon, an ingredient typically only found in men's fragrances, all of me transcends the codes of perfumery to create a prismatic and multifaceted perfume: a floral like no other. MEN'S FRAGRANCES BOSS BOTTLED PARFUM Eau de Parfum 50ml Boss Bottled Parfum, for a man who knows he's a ‘Boss’. His sophistication is striking, his warmth inspiring. This perfume for men features a woody-ambery scent with a noble heart of…

BUCKET LIST K Visit our website – kenya-airways.com – to plan your trip to Guangzhou. Never stop dreaming about travel…