Msafiri

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

Msafiri

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MOUNTAIN GORILLA BABY • This intimate photo, taken in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, scooped the Youth International prize at the 2021 Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards. Taking about the image, 15-year-old winner Zander Galli, from the US, said: “While the adults of the Kwitonda gorilla family enjoyed a midday nap after a long bamboo foraging session, this barely one-month-old infant was playing on his mother’s chest. He relentlessly attempted to rouse the others.”

HOW TO FEEL GRE AT! • As we look forward with optimism to a better, brighter and more positive 2022, here are five pick-me-ups to help you feel amazing

HOW COUNTING ANIMALS ADDS UP TO MORE EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION • Kenya's first-ever national wildlife census used drones operated by KO subsidiary Fahari Aviation to help compile a snapshot of the country's biodiversity

IN NUMBERS: KENYA’S WILDLIFE • Over 50 species of mammals, birds and marine species were counted during the census

HOT TECH • Coolest new gadgets from around the world…

MONEY MAKERS

HOW MOBILE TECHNOL OGY CAN SUPPORT HEALTHCARE • We talk to Moses Kuria of Carepay on how M-TIBA technology can drive health inclusivity across Kenya

DAVID OBURA • Meet the Kenyan zoologist dedicating his life to studying coral reefs to find sustainable solutions that will not only protect them but also continue to support local livelihoods

STAYCATION BY DESIGN: NAIROBI’S MOST INSPIRED • Nairobi has arrived. Somewhere between the maddening traffic, endless construction, spiralling cost of living and a crippling global health crisis, the city has become very cool. So cool, in fact, that its faithful dwellers need not look elsewhere to experience hospitality at the standard of any international hotspot. In the two offerings featured, Kenyan investors have finally captured the day’s zeitgeist – technology at a high level, home pride with equal parts global-mindedness and social inclusion, and a ravenous post-pandemic hunger for new ways of interacting with people and spaces.

high flyers • Meet the team behind Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways tasked with getting an innovative new drone business off the ground

MSAFIRI SPORTS REVIEW 2021 • AFRICANS TOOK TO THE PODIUM 37 TIMES AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS, IN WHAT HAS BEEN AMEMOR ABLE YEAR FOR HOMEGROWN TALENT A CROSS A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS – FROM MAR ATHONS TO FOO TBALL, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND SWIMMING. IN ITS REVIEW OF THE YEAR, MSAFIRI CELEBR ATES ANOTHER GRE AT 12 MONTHS FOR OUR SPORTING HEROES

WILDLIFE IN FOCUS • FROM RHINOS AND ELEPHANTS TO GORILL AS AND GELADAS, THE WINNING IMAGES FROM THE BENJAMIN MKAPA AFRICAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE CONTINENT’S WILDLIFE

BACK TO THE beach • Start dreaming of travel again and rediscover the beauty of Kenya’s coast

DIANI ON A BUDGET • Tricia Wanjala visited Diani Beach to find the best places to stay without spending a fortune, how to get around, where to eat and what day trips to splash out on

AFRICA’S TOP DESIGNERS looking good • THE AFRICAN LUXURY FASHION DESIGNERS TO WATCH IN 2022

Guess where… • Have aliens landed on planet Earth? No – not yet, anyway – this intriguing structure is an energy tree, part of the Sustainability Pavilion at this year’s World Expo. The pavilion includes 4912 solar panels, which can generate enough electricity each year to charge more than 900,000 mobile phones. This is just one example of this city’s innovative design. But which of Kenya Airways’ destinations is it?

KQ SIGNS LANDMARK AGREEMENT WITH SAA • THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP COULD LEAD TO THE...