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Nairobi contemporary art gallery puts exhibitions online
The One Off Contemporary Art Gallery in Nairobi has a virtual exhibition available online of new works by some of its artists.
The works on show are by Beatrice Wanjiku, Richard Kimathi, Timothy Broo...
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How to get a SIM card in Kenya
Your best bet would be to get a Kenyan SIM that gives you access to Mobile data which is packaged in small bundles that can be accessed anywhere.
Have you just checked in into Kenya through the Jomo...
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One Off Contemporary Art Gallery in Nairobi
The One off Contemporary Art Gallery has boosted its website with illustrations of new work from its artists.
The Gallery is still selling but via email and says that it is able to ship worldwid...
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Richard Kimathi at One Off Contemporary Art
27 Feb-27 March. Kenyan artist looks at problems of The Common People.
One of Kenya's foremost artists examines common problems for ordinary people, whether immigration, dress and the havoc and pre...
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28 Jan-7 Feb. Nairobi is now into its third successful restaurant week.
Some 60 restaurants are participating in the third Nairobi restaurant week this year which opened on 28 January.
Diners wi...
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Nairobi International Book Fair
This year the theme of the 18th international book fair is Twende Digital, Go Digital. There are workshops and seminars, book launches, special events for children, discount sales, exhibitions.
The...
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Storymoja is the most influential festival of creative writing in East Africa.
From the 300 participants it attracted in 2007 it is now one of the most prestigious events for the best African write...
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Recent Works II at One Off Gallery
The One Off Gallery in Nairobi presents the second in its recent works series to present work by the gallery's artists.
There are Untitled drawings by Peterson Kamwathi, works on paper by Beatrice...
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The Goethe Institut is hosting the fifth annual film festival of LGBT-themed films from Africa and worldwide.
The festival includes films and discussions to encourage the underground gay communitie...
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Fashion show in Nairobi showcases international and local designers
The two days of international fashion is a show case for international and regional labels.
The theme of the 2015 edition, org...
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The fifth edition of the Slumfilmfestival in Nairobi will be showing some 30 films, about slums or made in the slums around the world.
A third of the films are made by Kenyan film makers, with othe...
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Pre-global Entrepreneurship Expo 2015
The conference provides a forum for entrepreneurs from around the world.
The theme of the 2015 conference is Creating Wealth through Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Innovators knowledge semina...
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Anthony Okello at One Off Gallery
This is Okello's second solo exhibition at the One Off Contemporary Art Gallery.
The Kenyan artist, a sort of African Chagall, has worked at the Kuona Trust, has had his work on sale in a charity a...
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European film festival Nairobi
The 24th edition of the European film festival is showing films from 15 countries.
On weekdays there are two showings at 17.30 and 19.30 and at weekends there is an extra screening at 15.00.
All...
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The second edition of the First Lady's half marathon coincides with international women's day this year.
Prize money for the 21km race totals KSh 5.6 million, with KSh 500,000 each for the fastest...
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A chance to see work by artists represented by the One Off Contemporary Art Gallery that was shown in London in 2014 at the Gallery of African Art, 9 Cork Street.
Oil paintings by 11 well-known Ken...
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An installation by Wambui Kamiru that looks at ethnicity and the way names were used by missionaries and colonial powers to “classify” the people under their control and then to divide and...
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Safaricom international jazz festival
The jazz festival culminates with an all-day event headed by South Africa's Jonathan Butler at the Ngong race course.
Singer-song writer and guitarist, Butler was one of the first black singers to...
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Nairobi restaurant week offers upmarket discounts
More than 50 restaurants are participating in Nairobi's restaurant week (NRW) which runs for 10 days from 22 January to 1 February.
Many of the top hotels are offering cut prices meals again this y...
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Paintings by the Sudanese artist Magdi Adam. He works in acrylics, oils and pastels.
