Category: Shopping
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The Bethlehem Boys Are Back
‘He’s going to be the best looking Santa in Kenya this year!’ That was Darren Collins speaking – Darren the magician, the juggler, the stand-up comedian and, above all, the puppeteer. And he was speaking about Zed, the potter from Kitengela Glass, who last Sunday started his Christmas stint as the Santa Claus at the […]
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Getting to Know the New Village Market
Last week’s article featured the immensely fun Maji Magic Aqua Park at Karen’s Waterfront Mall. I thoroughly enjoyed sliding around their obstacle course, but it also brought on a sense of nostalgia for the old waterparks at Village Market and Splash. I’m not sure what has become of Splash, but a friend who recently flew […]
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Santa and His Puppets at The Hub
‘Mummy! Look Mummy – that’s the real Santa! The little girl was pointing to the white-bearded and red-robed figure sitting on a stone plinth and greeting children in the piazza of The Hub. But it wasn’t the real Santa; it was the young American, Darren Collins. Mind, you could well understand the little girl’s confidence […]
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A Taste of K1’s Flea Market Sundays
The K1 Klub House has been a firm fixture of Nairobi’s nightlife scene for many years now. With its low prices, basic makuti-style structure and sports bar/club blend, it filled a large gap in the market when it first opened in 1985. The model has since been replicated, but K1 has done well in recent […]
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Kenya Crafts: The Story of Spinners Web
Despite the recent proliferation of malls and craft fairs around Nairobi, my Christmas shopping last month began how it usually does: browsing the miscellany of products on display at Spinners Web. From hand-woven carpets and wall hangings, to handcrafted sculptures, jewellery and furniture – they seem to have it all. There are 80,000 items on […]
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