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Top 10 Most Promising Female Music Artists in Kenya in 2024 – Brandy Maina

Featured Furaha Errol -
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Brandy Maina is definitely one of the artists I’m truly rooting for as one of the most promising female music artists in Kenya. She has been dropping bangers, and have you watched her live...
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When Your Nature is Your Weakness

Featured Daisy Kubasu -
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Have you ever felt like the way you are engineered, like your natural personality, that is, being you, prevents you from getting opportunities that can advance your personal growth? Like being you mostly holds...
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Facade - Societal Standards of Normalcy that Leave us Looking Abnormal

Facade – Societal Standards of Normalcy that Leave us Looking Abnormal

Featured Daisy Kubasu -
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Personally, I've had more why-I'm-I-like-this moments than I'd care to admit. I have realized that Society rarely likes Different. You are taught to accept all of you, to be bold, to speak up, and...
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What comes into your mind when you think about rape in Kenya? The issue of rape has been a topic of discussion for so long, research showing that a girl or a boy, a man or a woman is raped everyday. Some of these rape survivors receive justice for these actions while some of them are left without justice and their abusers go freely. In any case, rape is painful and has tremendous effects on the survivor's life after the action. Everyone dreams of having sexual intercourse willingly and with the person they have romantic feelings with. This is because sex is not just about pleasure, its about attachment and becoming one with the other person. This is described as the best feeling ever. However the worst happens when one is forced to have sex without their consent. People tend to see the physical wounds and damage that rape causes to the survivor such as bleeding, physical wounds due to the harassment and many more. Unfortunately we fail to notice the emotional breakdown and mental suffering these survivor's go through. It is true not all wounds are visible and its the invisible wounds that hurt the most and cause the most damage.Emotionally rape survivors go through post traumatic stress including flashbacks and nightmares about the incident, severe and uncontrollable thoughts, they also go through depression involving sadness, feeling of hopelessness, unexplained crying and anxiety. The worst of all is suicidal thoughts and dissociation. Rape survivor's go through these emotional wounds without anyone noticing or seeing the internal suffering they go through. In addition to emotional suffering, rape survivor's also go through severe mental suffering due to the painful incident. The survivor's mentality about trusting others changes, they tend to see that everyone is an abuser and does not have good intentions about them. They also become angry and blame themselves for the incident. Due to the incident, rape survivor's tend to fear and feel vulnerable. No matter how strong the survivor's may seem, they can't help but feel helpless, in shock, numb, disoriented and the need to withdraw from others. The fact that these people feel this way doesn't mean they are weak but it means they are human and fighting it so they are strong. Different survivor's of rape in Kenya react differently to these wounds or pain. Some suppress them so no one notices and some react negatively to a point they may be called crazy or insane. They may develop a negative outlook about life and feel unworthy of a better life. This may lead to them trying using drugs and alcohol in a way to cope up with these overwhelming feelings. Some are seen to withdraw from others while others prefer sleeping and overworking to avoid feeling lonely. In a nutshell, survivors of rape in Kenya and globally face painful invisible wounds, and healing an invisible wound is the hardest. It requires love, patience, closure, understanding and the precious gift of time from the people that surround the survivor's for them to be whole again. Lastly to the survivor's, recovery will probably feel like you are getting worse, you will be anxious and fearful but its okay you are strong. You will think what will happen if I let go? How do I overcome? How do I become normal again? You should know its gets worse before it gets better and there is no disgrace in being a survivor of sexual violence. The rape tore you but it did not end you and you should show that surviving is beautiful.

The Invisible Wounds of Rape Survivors – End Rape in Kenya Campaign

Featured Grace Nyamvula -
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What comes into your mind when you think about rape in Kenya? The issue of rape has been a topic of discussion for so long, research showing that a girl or a boy, a...
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ASUS S 13 OLED in Kenya. Fotophreak Magazine

ASUS Announces World’s Slimmest Laptop – Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED

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Leading laptop manufacturer and techjnology company Asus has annpounced the world's slimmest laptop, The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED at 13.3 inches. The OLED ultraportable laptop is the most eco-friendly Zenbook ever, with lightweight...
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Campus diaries Episode 6-A Lost Friend Part 2

Featured Doctor Love -
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I stood in my sitting trying to grasp the enormity of what i had done and what awaited me if the truth were to come out .I walked back to the bedroom and stood...
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Living the dream of a Kenyan Runway Model, Meet Edward Karaba Dondo

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The Kenyan Modeling Industry has been growing in leaps and bounds in the last 3 years like never before, as compared to any other time period in the history of this country. This is...
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Doing Good

Doing Good for Goodness Sake

Food For Thought James Theuri -
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What ever happened to the idea of doing good merely for the reason that it is 'good to do good'? We are living in a world where it seems normal and acceptable to have ulterior...
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ASUS S16 IN KENYA

Unleashing Next-Level Creativity: The 2024 ASUS Zenbook S16 – Kenya’s Ultimate Laptop for Power,...

Featured Fotophreak Magazine -
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The Kenyan tech market has long been demanding for a gadget like the Asus Zenbook S16. A laptop that can meet the growing needs of creators, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Enter the 2024 ASUS Zenbook...
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A Letter To My Ex

Featured marlicious29 -
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you left a scar on me that wouldn't fade. You took my sanity and now I am nowhere near getting it back. I was lost for so long that when i did try to...
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