2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Culture & Heritage

Culture and Religion

The Kesses family donning their traditional attire pose for a photo with Janet Kiriswo (second left). The family is made up of both traditional and gospel musicians with deep excellence in music. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

How Kesses Family became home of talented musicians

The mighty always want to feel mighty and would make money talk for the sake of their happiness. Such elite people in the society will even pay anything for their luxury and satisfaction.  Such lifestyles...
Learners from Kabirirsang primary school in Kilibwoni ward, Embwen Constituency, Nandi County, interact with the learning materials after visiting the Kabirirsang community library. PHOTO/Edmond Kipngeno, The Scholar Media Africa.

Community library set to boost education, restore culture 

At the Kabirirsang community library, the young, middle-aged, and the old get to interact in an amiable environment where they share knowledge. The community library's construction idea was initiated in 2019 through community participation and...
MCA Sharon Chebet speaking about education and how she got her sponsorship. during an end-of-the-year capacity building and mentorship forum in Kamara, Eldama Ravine, on December 15, 2022. PHOTO/Janet Kiriswo, The Scholar Media Africa.

KOWYN: Community-based organization saving girls from illiteracy sting

The Ogiek people of Kenya are an indigenous hunter-gatherer community scattered across the vast Mau Forest Complex. Among them is the Ogiek of Baringo, found exclusively within small forests in the former Koibatek District...

Kenyan Students win best poem award at IUEA Cultural Gala 2022

The International University of East Africa (IUEA) recently held its 2022 Cultural Gala, where students from Kenya competed against ten other countries to win the best poem title. The theme for the gala was: Celebrate,...

Gender roles and the dramatic funeral processions in Gusii

Amongst the Gusii people of Western Kenya, men were never expected to wail, let alone be seen dropping tears in whatever circumstance, including times of tragedy. The Abagusii believed that men screamed internally and were...

National Museums of Kenya gets grant to restore artworks

The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) has received a grant to restore three pieces of art from the iconic Murumbi Heritage Collection. Dr Purity Kiura, who is the NMK’s Director of Antiquities, Sites and Monuments said that the Ksh...