archive 05/2021

CONCORSO

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Put a comment on our songs of Festival di Sardegna 2

31-05-2021 by redazione

Two hundred views in the first 48 hours after its publication on Youtube, but only 13 participants in the contest...

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PERSONAGGI

Fr. Alleluja, italian priest with 52 years of Kenya

From Kisii and Lamu County, back to Italy at 81

31-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

He spent five years in Kenya, twenty of which were spent saying Mass and helping the faithful in Witu...

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MOURNING

Entrepreneur Rolando Canestrini died in Malindi

Was in hospital fighting Covid-19 complications

30-05-2021 by redazione

Rolando Canestrini, an entrepreneur from Brescia, died this morning at the Tawfiq Hospital in Malindi, after...

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NEWS

New direct KLM flight to Mombasa

From Amsterdam, starting next october

30-05-2021 by redazione

From next autumn, another major scheduled flight will land in Mombasa, a sign that Kenya and its...

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INITIATIVES

L'acqua non c'è: italian parody festival in Kenya starts

First song of the competition with 10 prizes for you

29-05-2021 by redazione

Today, Saturday 29 May, the virtual festival of malindikenya.net and one of our Youtube channels, Tele...

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EDITORIAL

When water in Kenya was a luxury item

Thoughts and memories on "L'acqua non c'è"

29-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

When I arrived in Malindi, more than thirty years ago, water, like so many other goods that were taken...

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INITIATIVES

Sardegna 2 Festival: the rules

Here how to partecipate and win prizes

29-05-2021 by redazione

FESTIVAL DI SARDEGNA 2 - MALINDIKENYA.NET PRIZE COMPETITION LINKED TO FREDDIE AND SBRINGO'S PARODIES ON ITALIANS IN KENYA
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IRONY

Tourist coming to Kenya to cure themselves with herbs

Miraa, special cigarettes and spices, the holiday is dope!

28-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

If it is true that the grass is always greener on the other side, then the Kenyans are very close to us.
In 1762, the...

NEWS

Kenya: marijuana legalization goes to High Court

Many MP's agree, even Odinga's son sponsors it

28-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

The grass is always greener on the other side of the border, but the grass in Kenya may be...

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VACCINE

Vaccinations: today in Kenya start phase 2

Who had jab last march will receive second dose

28-05-2021 by redazione

Kenya has decided that from today, Friday 28 May, recalls will begin for those vaccinated with the first...

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DIVERTISSEMENT

A "festival" to come back laughing about us in Kenya

10 parodies from now to august and a lottery

27-05-2021 by redazione

"The life of Italians in Kenya is a fairy tale... or rather a parody".
This is the...

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REOPENING

OMS: More vaccines in Africa to reopen international travels

10 richest nations are managing 75% of the total doses

27-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

The reopening of travel to Kenya and other African countries is still being held back by the...

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TOURISM AND WILDLIFE

Privatization of game parks in Kenya: risks and opportunities

Point of views on Tourism CS Balala proposal

26-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

For the past two weeks in Kenyan safari circles, and in wider tourism circles in general, there has been...

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MUSICA

Free: success of the kenyan "summer song"

Funny and catchy pop-hit by The Jacks

26-05-2021 by redazione

And Kenyans too learned to craft what we call "summer songs".
There are...

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TALES

The Sappe and giriama wedding (Part 4)

Last chapter of the Ric Giambo's malindian tales

25-05-2021 by Marco Sbringo Bigi

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning at eight o'clock," Ivo said, and so it was.
A blast of...

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DESIGN

Sublimation of kenyan caves goes to Venezia

Nairobi studio brings its creativity to the Biennale

24-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

A group of Kenyan designers and architects will participate in the Venice Biennale.
This is the first...

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ENVIRONMENT

The 17 italian angels who protect kenyan savannah

300 honorary wardens gazetted by CS Balala

24-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

There are no less than 17 Italians among the three hundred volunteer 'angels' who contribute to...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

What is chronopathy and how to cure

If you wasted time, life can recycle it

24-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

One of the many reasons why I left Italy, leaving behind a career as a journalist and a less promising...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Hassan the fisherman and Lamu port

"We have always lived like this here, and we are happy"

22-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

It's a hard job, but i know how to do it.
My grandfather taught...

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TOURISM

Russian tourism in Watamu, one step ahead

MP Owen Baya meets russian Ambassador to Kenya

22-05-2021 by redazione

Watamu cannot wait for the return of Italian charters and is trying hard to attract Russian...

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MOURNING

Farewell Beppe, The Captain of Malindi

One historical italian in Kenya died at 72

22-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

In Malindi there will only ever be one Captain.
The Captain of Lungo Sorso...

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REMEMBRANCE

The only Malindi italian Captain

Not just a friend, somebody who taught me Africa

22-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

I still can't believe it, my Captain.
For sea wolves like you...

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FLIGHTS

Milan-Rome-Nairobi with KQ: official

Direct linking with Malindi and Mombasa: details

21-05-2021 by Leni Frau

For years there hasn't been a direct flight from Kenya to Milan that wasn't a charter.
Now...

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NEWS

Kenyatta inaugurated new Lamu port

Jobs, infrastructures but what about environmental impact?

21-05-2021 by redazione

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday 20 May officially opened the new port of Lamu for...

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INITIATIVES

Italy-Kenya tourism reopening request goes on

Already 1000 subscribers, many kenyans joined us

20-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

There has been a great collective response from all lovers of Kenya, tourism workers, Kenyans and...

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METEO

How rains divided Kenya in two pieces

From northern floods to southern draught

20-05-2021 by redazione

The start of this rainy season has shown a clear difference between north-eastern and south-western...

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RACCONTI

20-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

I kept you at home, my son, because there was a bad air outside.
Listen...

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CULTIVATIONS

Agave in Kenya, an economic resource

Sisal products are always more important

19-05-2021 by Leni Frau

Agave is a plant belonging to the Agavaceae family; there are more than 300 species, all native to Central...

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NEWS

Kenya, sisal export rises despite pandemic

Agave business in coastal region is increasing

19-05-2021 by redazione

Kenya's sisal export earnings jumped six per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous...

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APPEAL

Subscribe our letter to reopen tourism from Italy

More than 350 on our social, now even on youtube

19-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

Immediately reopen Kenya to tourism from Italy in full, or at least for compatriots who...

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STORIES

The Sappe and giriama wedding (Part 3)

Another Ric Giambo's malindian story

18-05-2021 by Marco Sbringo Bigi

A tray full of grilled lobsters towered in the middle of the table surrounded by battered vegetables and basmati...

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NEWS

Reopening of italian tourism to Kenya: today news

Possible delay of ease restrictions up to 31st july

17-05-2021 by redazione

The reopening of tourism from Italy to Kenya is still a puzzle.
It currently...

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EDITORIAL

A year ago the italian repatriation: thoughts

12 months of reopenings, emptiness and hope

17-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

It seems like yesterday and at the same time a geological era has passed.
17 May...

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EDITORIAL

Giant baobab fell down on Malindi road to Tsavo

Nature teached us something we ignored

16-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

The news is that on Friday evening a giant, centuries-old baobab tree fell on the outskirts of the...

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RECIPE

Snapper fillet with coconut and ginger

Tasty kenuan coast fish recipe

15-05-2021 by redazione

On the Kenyan coast, the local population, especially those of distant Arab origin, have...

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SOCIAL

Slum boys of Nairobi saved by classical music

"Ghetto classic" wants to go ahead despite pandemic

14-05-2021 by redazione

It is called "Ghetto Classic" and is the most unexpected and unlikely classical music school that seeks to...

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ENVIRONMENT

Planting baobab trees with Karibuni Onlus

Symbolic initiative to sensitize the Langobaya community

14-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

It was a day of great symbolic value for an entire community in one of the most densely populated...

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POLITICS

Why High Court say no to Kenya BBI

Kenyatta and Odinga's political project is uncostitutional

14-05-2021 by redazione

Kenya's High Court has declared illegal the process initiated by the President of the Republic of...

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SOLIDARITY

From italian soccer water for Kenya

Donations for Action Aid campaign in Isiolo County

13-05-2021 by redazione

The world of Italian professional football has decided to help NGO Action Aid in its campaign to support...

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NEWS

Coca-cola in the private parts to avoid pregnancy

How young kenian girls think to have protected sex

12-05-2021 by redazione

Vaginal rinses with coca-cola and lemon, so Kenyan teenagers believe they can have...

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Farewell to Sebastiano Parolin who loved Malindi

Gentle and brilliant, lived 7 years in Kenya

12-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

Another sad bereavement involves a compatriot who lived in Malindi.
The...

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EDITORIAL

Census of italians in Kenya: who face extintion

After wildlife, time to count our fellow animals

10-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

As you have also read on our portal, Kenya has recently launched the first modern census...

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RACCONTI

The Sappe and giriama wedding (Part 1)

6th chapter of the Ric Giambo malindian saga

09-05-2021 by Marco Sbringo Bigi

There are no traffic lights in Malindi, but even if there were, they would probably be ignored...

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NEWS

Census of wildlife in Kenya has started

First big operation for conservation and tourism

09-05-2021 by Leni Frau

Kenya has launched its first national wildlife census.
It is a process that will take about...

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SCIENCE

Found in Kilifi the oldest tomb of Africa

In a cave the remains of a child buried 78 thousand years ago

07-05-2021 by redazione

If it is true that the remains of the first prehistoric woman have been found between Kenya and...

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ENVIRONMENT

Saturday 8th choose your Malindi area to clean

Already 21 groups ready for may monthly Clean Up

07-05-2021 by Leni Frau

Following the success of last month, when due to the constraints of the pandemic period, the monthly town clean...

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COOPERATION

Italian projects for Kenya coastal region

300 jobs creation in fishing and agricultural sector

06-05-2021 by redazione

Blue Economy, l’Italia è sempre più in prima linea per i progetti di potenziamento dell’economia legata...

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BOOKS

When Kenya calling back...is a novel

Life of Esmeralda Lovatelli between Naivasha, Italy and Watamu

05-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

Discovering Africa as a young woman for love, living its dreams and contradictions with the enthusiasm of...

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NEWS

Controls in Kenya bars open after 7pm

Restaurants ask to clarify last Presidential address

05-05-2021 by redazione

Two days of controls, on Sunday and Monday evening, following Kenyatta's order to reopen bars across the...

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EDITORIAL

Beyond Driftwood, why Malindi has to change

Residential, business and family tourism for the new generations

03-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

The day after the closure of the historic Driftwood Beach Club, a hotel and meeting place not only for...

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PERSONS

Roberto and Fabiana, baobab creatives in Kenya

The eco-friendly designers lives and works in Kilifi

02-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

There are so many resources that Africa's most iconographic plant can boast: from the use of the seeds as a...

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NEWS

Malindi Driftwood Beach Club closes its doors

Historical "british temple" sold, it was there since 1963

01-05-2021 by Freddie del Curatolo

From today Malindi will lose a piece of its history that is also part of the history of those who have frequented and lived...

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