Issue 178 - April-May 2023

Msafiri Magazine

Inflight magazine for Kenya Airways

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A Tall Order
An acquaintance visited from Colorado. First time in Kenya. First time in Africa. A cliched American: gigantic fellow with a scraggly ginger beard that I suspected was home to all manner of small American rodents back home. Let's assign him an Americ
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Budget Breaks
times are tough. Extremely tough. Or, as we say in Kenya, “Earth is hard”. Many fathers – myself included – have had to tighten their belts. So much so, in fact, that relative to their upper and lower body, their waists resemble those of an ant. “If
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3 Things About Sleep I Wish I Knew Earlier
The recommended duration of sleep for adults is 7-9 hours per night. For proper growth and development, children and teenagers should aim for 9-12 hours, while toddlers need 11-14 hours and infants 12-16 hours. But quality sleep is not only defined b
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Let's Do Coffee
The first time I attended an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, my host and I sat on low, three-legged stools next to a charcoal fire. Beside us there was a mortar and pestle, tiny cups, a jebena (or coffee pot) and salted popcorn in a woven basket. As the s
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A Golfer
Why do you want to play golf? Many myths could mislead you, like making millions after playing the first round. I took up golf in 2006. I needed some excitement in my life. Along the way, I have made lifelong friends and grown my social capital immen
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Talent Show
Dodow is a futuristic sleep aid that teaches you how to fall asleep 2.5 times faster than usual. It's handy for frequent flyers and those who struggle to wind down after a busy day, Dodow is a small round device that beams a disc of gentle blue light
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Holding Back The Years
Staring at screens is detrimental not only to our eyesight but our face muscles, posture and spines. It also contributes to premature wrinkles and affects our sleep. The solution? Limit screen time, avoid cell phone use in bed and in the bathroom. Up
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Saving Sea Turtles
Q TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK We are a 25-year-old marine conservation project based in Watamu in Kilifi County which uses sea turtles as a flagship indicator species to measure and improve ocean health. The ocean, its health and the natural marine envir
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Making It Mobile
• OHOSPITAL | OHOSPITAL.CO.KE After Daniel Kimani opened a mobile app company following his self-taught computer software development, he went on to launch Ohospital in 2020, a telehealth platform linking the most vulnerable in Kenya's rural areas wi
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Life Stories
WOLE SOYINKA Soyinka was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, winning it in 1986. While best known for his plays, the Nigerian dramatist's craft comes to the fore with this memoir, first published five years before his Nobe
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Kenya: A Trailblazer For Financial Inclusion
During International Women's Day [IWD], on 8 March, it was estimated Kenyans transacted a staggering Ksh1.2bn [US$9.3m] through mobile money. However, women still find themselves on the wrong side of the financial inclusion gender gap. The theme of t
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3 Great Reads
Maathai was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a PhD, and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In Unbowed, her life is chronicled, from her childhood in colonial Kenya to her stint in academia, and her later life as a
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How Should Africa Manage Its Relationship With Wildlife?
Q You speak of our “broken relationship” with nature. Humans have had a poor history with nature. Despite being the most intelligent creatures, humans are also the most destructive, even though they represent only 0.01% of life on earth. We have more
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Faith Kipyegon
The image of a timid, young and naïve Faith Kipyegon strutting the course barefoot at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, dominated talk among athletics lovers in 2010. Kipyegon, then only 16 years old, went on to finish fourt
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Angella Okutoyi
The year 2022 was monumental in Angella Okutoyi's life. The teen wrapped up her career in pieces of history throughout the year, shining the limelight on a shy girl from Nairobi who has gone on to put Kenya on the international tennis map. Kenya is k
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Climb Every Mountain
there is a common phrase among hikers: the mountains are calling, I must go. The majority of them get into hiking because they love nature or are fascinated by the towering wilderness. Some have been inspired by other hikers. Others are seeking a phy
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Guardians Of The Land
nelson Ole Reiyia laughed at the memory. “My father sent me to school as a form of punishment. As a small boy I'd been tasked with taking the family goats out to graze in the bush. But it was a hot day and I'd fallen asleep. When I woke up one of the
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So You Want To Start A Business?
We all desire freedom, being in control of our time and earning more money to maximise the freedom we seek. Sounds like the ideal life, yes? Being your own boss by starting a business is a popular ticket towards attaining that freedom and eventually
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Kq Cargo Teams With Astral Aviation
KQ Cargo has signed a codeshare agreement with Nairobi-based operator Astral Aviation to boost trade between Africa and the Middle East The deal, a first in Africa, will see KQ put its flight numbers on Astral flights from Dubai, UAE, into Nairobi fo
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Supporting Golf Tourism In Kenya
Kenya Airways has signed a two-year partnership with Kenya Open Golf Ltd (KOGL), which sees the airline continue as the official and exclusive airline partner of the Magical Kenya Open for 2023 and 2024. This year's event took place on 9-12 March at
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Fly And Earn A Quick Guide To Frequent Flyer Programmes
What is an FFP? Frequent flyer programmes [FFPs] are a primary way for airlines to reward passenger loyalty. The more you travel with an airline or its partners, the more ‘Miles’ or ‘Points’ you earn. These points can then be redeemed for free or dis
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On The Frontline In The Fight Against Trafficking
Kenya Airways has launched a Trafficking in Persons (TiP) policy and pubic awareness campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC). The fully endorsed TiP policy, which came into effect in January 2023, outlines th
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K Kenya Airways routes
DISTANCE FROM NAIROBI TO: We celebrate the tallest, smallest, fastest, slowest and more across the Kenya Airways network… This issue: Stadiums Messi, Mbappé, Neymar. There's no need to say any more. The 47,929-seater Parc des Princes may not be the b
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Hero Worhip
$95 Eaude Parfum 50ml Capturing the irresistible Parisian spirit of the Rabanne woman, Fame perfume pays tribute to a new era of femininity. Playful. Sensual. Empowered. The quintessence of avant-garde luxury, this perfume is a blend of exceptionally
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KQ Cinema
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, Black Adam is an American superhero movie starring Dwayne Johnson as the eponymous DC Comics character, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman and Pierce Brosnan as Dr Fate. Almost 5000 years after he was granted the special powers of
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More To Explore With Skyteam
We're delighted to welcome Virgin Atlantic on board as SkyTeam's newest member. This iconic British airline has a reputation for service excellence and innovation and is ready to fly you in style to exciting destinations across the globe with more op
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Habari
Pretty in pink: vast flocks of lesser flamingo can be seen at Lake Natron, Tanzania, where 75% of the world's population of 2.5 million breed On page 30, the African Wildlife Foundation's CEO Kaddu Sebunya tackles the big question: How should Africa
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Karbu
Welcome to msafiri-our award-winning inflight magazine. It is almost one year since we reintroduced the physical copies of msafiri and we hope you are enjoying the inspiring stories we feature. The magazine is specially curated for our guests on boar

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