August 28, 2022

Is your WhatsApp still private?

WhatsApp is a platform with over 2 billion people in the world, in february 2014 with a bid at $16 billion Facebook acquired the messaging platform. Upon acquiring the same, there were rumours that Whatsapp could now be public and not the same secretive as it was. Since then, whatsapp has been having many changes…

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Kithi Daniels

August 18, 2022

The Mijikenda Community of Coastal Kenya

The word ‘Mijikenda‘ directly translates to ‘nine villages’. The Mijikenda tribe, is one among the North-East Coastal Bantu groups, that inhabit the Kenyan coast. Like its name implies, the group consists of nine sub-tribes who share a similar cultural and linguistic heritage. Here is the catch – each subtribe speaks a different dialect of the…

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Emmanuellar Sidi

August 18, 2022

CHENDA CHENDA FESTIVAL

The Mijikenda people, a vibrant and diverse community along the Kenyan coast, hold a deep reverence for the number nine, known as “Chenda” in their language. This seemingly simple numeral carries profound cultural significance, serving as a unifying thread that weaves together the rich tapestry of Mijikenda heritage. The number nine is not merely a…

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Erick Saddam