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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Msafiri

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3 THINGS ABOUT LOVE I WISH I KNEW EARLIER • Our new columnist – Nairobi-based medical advisor Lutawo Ouma – writes about how we can learn from our mistakes and seek to become better versions of ourselves

SEAWEED FARMING ON KENYA’S ‘GOLD COAST’ • Is seaweed farming the new ‘green gold’ for Kenya’s coastline? Kibuyuni seaweed farming by the Shimoni Self-Help Group in Kwale County is demonstrating that the cultivation of this ‘marine crop’ not only boosts social and economic development, but also tackles climate change and prevents coastal erosion

SO YOU WANT TO BE A SEAWEED FARMER…? • We talked to Dr Melckzedeck Osore, a senior research scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), about what it takes to farm seaweed

HOT TECH • Coolest new gadgets from around the world…

WORDS OF WISDOM • We talked to Peter Mutuku Mathuki, Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), to find out what it takes to be a good leader in business

REFILOE MASEKELA • Meet the medical scientist who has dedicated her life to understanding the impact of HIV, asthma and Covid on the health of children’s lungs

LIVE WELL • Eat, drink and exercise yourself into a better, healthier 2022

THE MARA: FIVE WAYS • Kenya’s Maasai Mara scarcely needs an introduction. The ancestral home of the legendary Maasai people, the Mara’s rolling grass plains support an astonishing array of wildlife. All the Big Five can be found here, including rare populations of both black and white rhino, alongside cheetah and caracal, giraffe and hippo, plus vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle, best seen during the world-famous Great Migration. Most visitors experience the Mara on a series of game drives, but if you fancy getting out of your jeep and trying something a bit different there are plenty of other activities and tours available, offering new and sometimes unexpected insights into one of the planet’s great wildernesses.

game on • When you watch any movies about Africa, more often than not, you’ll see children playing football on grass fields, skidding on the mud, or even pushing home-made toy cars down the pavement of a busy road. Little is shown about the budding high-tech gaming scene across the continent. In this special feature, Harun Momanyi shines a light on the pioneers of Africa’s gaming industry.

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN • THE LAUNCH OF KENYA AIRWAYS’ DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN KHARTOUM AND JUBA, THE CAPITALS OF SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN, MAKES IT EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE TO EXPLORE TWO OF NORTHEAST AFRICA’S MOST INTERESTING BUT LEAST VISITED DESTINATIONS. WITH MORE PYRAMIDS THAN EGYPT, WORLD-CLASS DIVING AND ONE OF THE CONTINENT’S LARGEST WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS – NOT TO MENTION THE IMPRESSIVE CONFLUENCE OF THE BLUE AND WHITE NILES – THESE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE A WEALTH OF UNTAPPED TOURISM POTENTIAL WHICH WILL DELIGHT ADVENTURE SEEKERS AND CULTURE VULTURES ALIKE. BRADT GUIDES AUTHOR SOPHIE IBBOTSON SHARES HER TIPS ON THE TOP 10 THINGS TO SEE.

WELL CATERED FOR • DISCOVER THE FASCINATING STORY BEHIND AIRLINE CATERING – INCLUDING LOGISTICS AND RECYCLING – AS WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE KENYA AIRWAYS–NAS SERVAIR PARTNERSHIP

HOW WASTE FROM KENYA AIRWAYS IS RECYCLED • HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT HALF-EATEN APPLE OR VEGETABLE SALAD THAT THE CABIN CREW TOSS AWAY IN POLYTHENE BAGS JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN?

THE GATEKEEPER • GODSON MAMISU, STORES MANAGER AT NAS SERVAIR

HIGH-FLYING DINING • TIMOTHY NJOROGE, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT NAS SERVAIR

FIRST-CLASS SERVICE • PAULINE KIHARA, HEAD OF INFLIGHT STANDARDS AND CATERING, KENYA...