archive 10/2023

SAFARI KENYA

Entry to the Masai Mara increases from January

Tariffs doubled or even tripled: the info

31-10-2023 by redazione

From next January, foreign tourists wishing to enter the Masai Mara reserve will have to pay double...

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NATIONAL HEROES

Who was Koitalel, Nandi chief who challenged the British

Treacherously murdered at the time of the Kenya-Uganda railway

30-10-2023 by Leni Frau

Koitalel Arap Samoei was the most important of the 'orkoiyot', i.e. the spiritual and political leaders of...

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COMMEMORAZIONE

Comites Kenya offers transport to Nyeri on Sunday 5 November

Information for booking a day at the Italian shrine

30-10-2023 by redazione

The Comites Kenya, which every year organises transport for compatriots who cannot reach...

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TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Malindi hospitality, between awards and renovations

The examples to follow of those who do not fossilise and relaunch

29-10-2023 by redazione

The cliché of 'Malindi is dead', whose only meaning can be the ironic parody of Nomadi's 'God is dead', proposed...

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ARABIKA

How Italy gives value to the Kenyan coffee

Inside the splendid project of our cooperation

28-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Coffee has always been one of Kenya's great resources, but not always in the past have all the necessary efforts...

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DESTINATIONS

Nairobi, first city to visit in 2024 for Lonely Planet

Kenya's capital precedes Paris and Montreal

27-10-2023 by redazione

Mind you, this is not an award given by one of those associations that give...

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Kenya, paradise (also) of orchids

A day at the exhibition of passionate floriculturists

26-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

An annual exhibition that never fails to amaze.
Not...

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Italy helps Kenya to recycle plastic

Joint venture between leading Bergamo-based company and Kenyan reality

25-10-2023 by redazione

Thanks to Italy comes good news for Kenya's environment and its enslavement by plastic in...

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How to cook 'in zimino' Swahili style

Hints of Liguria and the Arab world also in Kenya

24-10-2023 by redazione

Even the Kenyan coast has its 'zimino'. The dish of fish and leafy vegetables, which in...

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'I think people then make war, against each other, to avoid making war against themselves'

24-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

I don't really know what war is, but I imagine it.
There is...

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CHANGING KENYA

Health for all, the Kenyan government's attempt

'Universal health cover' launched

23-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Health, along with education, has always been one of the thorns in the side of Kenya's administrations...

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Abundant rains, but no El Nino in Kenya

Meteorologists optimistic, says President Ruto

23-10-2023 by redazione

No 'El Niño', just normal small rains. This is what we have to expect for the coming weeks in...

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BOOKS ABOUT KENYA

The red, adventurous savannah of Tondini

A novel for African nature lovers

22-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Those who love Kenya, its nature and savannah conservation, as well as the pleasure of...

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Now Kenya wants to save its forests

Government on the attack against encroachment and logging

21-10-2023 by Leni Frau

The Kenyan government has said enough is enough, or at least that is the intention: the...

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Today is the 'day of heroes' in Kenya

History of the day celebrating the myths of independence

20-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Today is a national holiday in Kenya, celebrating the heroes of the country's...

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NICE EVENT

An evening of Italian excellence in Nairobi

Bubbles and inclusivity with Berlucchi at La Terrazza restaurant

20-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

When Italians in Kenya unite and promote "Made in Italy" together, something good...

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Trips and holidays still safe in Kenya

High attention threshold: our info

19-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

The issue of international security and safety for travelers has been back in the news in recent...

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Small rains, will they be so small in Kenya?

Dreaded El Niño downpours begin

18-10-2023 by redazione

El niño yes, El niño maybe...these days in much of Kenya have begun the first hints of the...

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ANTICORRUPTION

Traffic fines, Kenya wants to change

Supreme Court calls for introduction of instant fines

17-10-2023 by redazione

Kenya's Supreme Court has given the order to speed up paperwork for the introduction of...

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ITALIAN PRODUCTS

17-10-2023 by redazione

From Franciacorta to Nairobi, from the celebrated effervescence of Berlucchi to the equally fashionable...

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Open skies, more flights for Christmas in Kenya?

Time running out for the peak season

16-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

It is a race against time to get more flights on the Europe-Kenya route for the very high season, from...

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From Italy help for 15,000 Kenyan farmers

Aics and 2 foundations will support for the dairy sector

15-10-2023 by redazione

Italy will help 15,000 Kenyan farmers and their families, thanks to a fund from our cooperation, implemented...

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LOT OF EVENTS!

This is a festival Kenya

From camels to donkeys, Samburu, Lamu and Turkana

14-10-2023 by redazione

From the camel race in Maralal, in the heart of the Samburu region, to the cultural festival of...

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Kenya toward mandatory insurance for tourists

The bill could be passed soon

13-10-2023 by redazione

Kenya will decide soon, perhaps even within the next week, whether to include mandatory health insurance...

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REMEMBRANCE

Farewell to Landra, physician-mountaineer from a distant Kenya

Plastic surgery veteran, arrived during the Mau Mau war

12-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

In recent days one of the pioneering Italian doctors in Kenya, Adriano Landra, left us.
A native...

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HISTORICAL EVENT

Why it will be in Kenya on King Charles' first official visit

British royals will be in the country from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3

12-10-2023 by redazione

Charles of England's first official trip as ruler will be to...

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INSIDE THE COUNTRY

Today's Kenya and polygamy

How economics and women's realism change things

11-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kenya is a polygamous country. It is not only the law, passed by the national parliament and signed by former...

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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Why Kenya celebrates Utamaduni Day today

The history of the national holiday on 10 October

10-10-2023 by redazione

Today we celebrate Kenya's most 'changing' national holiday, the original date of which dates back to...

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COMMERCIAL

One of Kenya's best restaurants for sale

Nairobi's 'La Cascina': wide margins for profit

10-10-2023 by redazione

Kenya, even commercially speaking, has more than one face: if one intends to invest and...

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TOURISM

Watamu, an increasingly international and modern destination

Thanks also to Roberto Lenzi's visions and initiatives

09-10-2023 by redazione

Watamu is now the tourist resort of choice on the Kenyan coast, that is no mystery, but that

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Unusual smuggling from Kenya to the U.S.

The true (but fictionalized) story of a peculiar kidnapping...

09-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Its precious cargo was hidden in a white and rather anonymous candy box from a Nairobi...

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THE GOOD ITALY IN KENYA

Marco Isaja, 'Coffee & More' comes to Nairobi

Interview with the importer of Caffè Borbone and Italian wines

08-10-2023 by redazione

Among the Italian excellences that Italians export to the world and that have conquered...

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SENSATIONAL RECORD

Another Kenyan on the world marathon podium

Kiptum shatters Kipchoge's record in Chicago

08-10-2023 by redazione

Another Kenyan on top of the marathon world. Twenty-three-year-old Kelvin Kiptum set...

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RESOURCE TO BE PRESERVED

Mangrove oysters, an important pleasure for Kenya

Super taste and significant presence for the health of the area

07-10-2023 by Leni Frau

Among the special features that the equatorial region of Africa and its ecosystem can offer are...

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License plates to be changed, time until April 2024

The extension is official on the transportation authority's website

06-10-2023 by redazione

The requirement to change old license plates of vehicles registered in Kenya is officially extended...

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THE FASTING CULT

Shakahola, silence after the massacres

Torture rooms and deaths in Kenya, in the name of god

05-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

While Kenyan public opinion already seems to have forgotten about one of the most regrettable...

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CHANGING KENYA

Kibera goodbye: Ruto's plan for slums

Within 10 years, no more slums in Nairobi?

04-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kibera Goodbye.
At least in the words of Kenyan...

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CHANGE OF DIRECTION

Kenya will close private children homes

Within eight years only government childcare facilities

03-10-2023 by redazione

In a move announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection, Florence Bore, the...

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Season expectations in Kenya, waiting for new flights

In Mombasa from Lithuania, but still not from Istanbul

02-10-2023 by redazione

The winter season in the West is already a concrete goal. The period that starts as early as November, with...

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TO ENTER IN KENYA

VIsto Online for Kenya: what you need

The info to proceed on the only official site

02-10-2023 by redazione

Entering Kenya as a tourist. It takes some patience, but it is not difficult, just a child of telematic times to which even...

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A BIG LOSS

Africa loses Angelo Ferrari, one of its 'righteous ones'

E' finita la battaglia del grande reporter contro il male

02-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

Africa is a continent of 1.5 billion people.
But if we...

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ITALIAN PRODUCTS

Vinyasa does the right thing, Italian mascarpone in Kenya

Another fresh arrival by air from the Malindi importer

01-10-2023 by redazione

From Germany to Kenya, in the name of Italian taste. 'Do the right thing!' shout posters from one...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Our life in the mud in Kenya

"...until it melts, gathers us up and protects us".

01-10-2023 by Freddie del Curatolo

We know mud well.
We live in the mud every...

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