Msafiri

An exciting new magazine to enrich the lives of everyone who loves Africa, brought to you by your friends at Kenya Airways.

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THE NEW BIG 5

HANDMADE HOME • With the pandemic meaning we are spending a lot more of our time inside, it is more important than ever to surround ourselves with objects and interiors to improve our sense of wellbeing

FEEL GREAT, NOW! • Creativity is the elixir of life. It combines joy and mindfulness and enables us to slow our thoughts to the speed of now. Being in the present is key to feeling happiness. Here are five ways you can feel great by expressing your own creativity…

BEES STOP ELEPHANTS • Research has found that building beehive fences on farms prevents 80 per cent of elephant crop-raids

WORK SMARTER • Become a tycoon from your kitchen table with this must-have home office tech…

HOW TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS PROFITABLE IN 2021 • PART 3 RECOVERY STRATEGIES FOR MANUFACTURING

PEACE BAGASHA • Meet Peace Bagasha whose research of end-stage kidney patients and setting up of specialist training programmes could see organ transplants taking place in Uganda in the near-future

GOLD STANDARD • MSAFIRI CONTRIBUTOR DR PAULA KAHUMBU SCOOPS THE TOP PRIZE AT PRESTIGIOUS CONSERVATION AWARDS

Meet Kenya’s daring problem solvers • From turning plastic waste into building bricks or transforming locusts into animal feed, brilliant young Kenyans are getting creative with turning problems into positives

Kenya’s quest to conquer space • As billionaires Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson mark their calendars for space travel, Nairobi’s Kenyatta University is spearheading ambitious innovations to place the country among those aspiring to conquer the heavens. These include:

Locusts: turning a pest into feed

ANIMATING THE FUTURE • HOLLYWOOD BIG-HIT TER DISNEY HAS EMB ARKED ON A FIRST-OF ITS-KIND COLLABORATION WITH AFRICAN ANIMATORS KUGALI MEDIA TO PRODUCE A NIGERIA-BASED SCI-FI SERIES

HOW AN ANIMATED FILM IS MADE

GRAND DESIGNS • WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A LODGE IN A REMOTE LANDSCAPE? TO FIND OUT, MSAFIRI MEETS THE CRE ATIVE GENIUSES BEHIND SOME OF AFRICA’S ICONIC PROPERTIES AND DISCOVERS HOW THE ENVIRONMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN DESIGN

LEARN FROM YOUR RUNNING MISTAKES

LION PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL • MSAFIRI TAKES A LOOK INSIDE PHOTOGRAPHER GEORGEL OGAN’S NEW BOOK, IN WHICH HE USES CREATIVE, EVOCATIVE IMAGERY TO HIGHLIGHT THE PLIGHT FACING AFRICA’S ICONIC BIG CAT

Guess where…

KENYA AIRWAYS EXPANDS DELTA CODESHARE • KENYA’S NATIONAL CARRIER ENHANCES CONNECTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

KQ extends reach in southern Africa

AIRLINE GLOSSARY:

Fahari Aviation drones support Kenya’s national wildlife census

FAHARI ISSUES INNOVATION CHALLENGE

JOYCE MCHARO, TANZANIA COUNTRY MANAGER

SECOND DREAMLINER CONVERTED INTO PREIGHTER • AIRLINE ADDS TO CARGO FLEET

Flying Blue: How to stay Miles ahead

FALLING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

WELCOME RETURN FOR SAFARI RALLY • JUNE SAW THE LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF THE SAFARI RALLY – OF WHICH KQ WAS A SPONSOR – TO THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP CALEND AR. PETER NJENGA REPORTS

KQ sponsors three young Kenyan rally drivers

FLYING CARS • HOW DO OVERSEAS TEAMS GET THEIR RALLY CARS TO THE START LINE? ROBERT MASON, CARGO SALES MANAGER (LONDON) AT KQ, WHO UP LIFTED FOUR VEHICLES TO NAIROBI, EXPLAINS

FIRST SIGHT: LOUISA IMBUGA • FIRST OFFICER, BOEING 737 FLEET

believe it or not… • Get to know our network with some unusual facts about the cities we fly to

ECO GIFTS • NOW AVAILABLE ON BOARD: A SELECTION OF ECO-FRIENDLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTS

KQ Cinema • CHOOSE FROM A HOST OF NEW ON-BOARD CONTENT — THERE’S...