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Stories from 2017
41 stories published then.
Urban GuideFive of my fondest Christmas memories from 90s KampalaBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. The real trees I grew up next to General Adirisi Mustafa’s…2017Craft ItCraft ItCraft It ChristmasBY FLORENCE BETT I got up at 4AM this morning. 4.22AM to be exact. It was more of freaky startle than a…2017Craft ItCraft ItHumpty Dumpty RemembersBY MIKE MUTHAKA This post will make better sense if you’ve seen ‘The Affair’ Part 1: Me. Tuesday The lady behind the…2017Craft ItCraft ItFive sublime spots to catch Kampala’s skylineBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. Box You will do a daunting climb to the height of…2017Craft ItCraft ItMother-in-LawBY FLORENCE BETT The first time my mother-in-law started to call me every day was when I was two days past my…2017Craft ItCraft ItA Song for Old MenBY MIKE MUTHAKA The stillness of Moi Avenue was disturbed by a Citi Hoppa turning off the street. No.46, Kawangware: a big…
Urban GuideFive foods you must try next time you’re in KampalaBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. Luwombo Step aside, Matooke. Luwombo, walk in. Boiled and tasty sounds…
MotherhoodHeartbreakBY FLORENCE BETT I suspect that Muna doesn’t like me very much now. It’s absurd, I know. But she’s refused to refer…
Dusty RugsThe Sad Man from Jus’ ChickenBY MIKE MUTHAKA [Editor’s notes: Mike’s initial titles to this story, ‘Even the crow is a hero’. Then, ‘The Flightless Hero.’ I…
Urban GuideFive of my favorites shows on HomeBoyz RadioBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. GMoney In The Morning There’s a 6AM section called the Morning Wagwans where listeners call in and say…
Urban GuideNola DarlingBY FLORENCE BETT Film has been a major bust this year. Honestly, it has. It’s November already and I haven’t watched any…
Dusty RugsThe Windmills in the HillsBY MIKE MUTHAKA There has been an empty can of ginger beer living on my dresser for the past two weeks. It’s…
Urban GuideFive useless things to experience in KampalaBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. Walk along Nile Avenue Nile Avenue, with its length of urban…
Urban GuideBoda bodaBY FLORENCE BETT The boda guy whose bike I’m riding imagines we’re two lovers skipping town. He isn’t my regular guy, Steve,…2017Craft ItCraft ItSomeone, please call the LifeguardBY MIKE MUTHAKA I have a phobia for swimming pools. I’ve always hated them. I see them as nothing but chlorinated death-traps.…
Urban GuideFive types of people on my Twitter timelineBY MIKE MUTHAKA #1. The Stoner Forget 280 characters. How about 420? The optimist can be really helpful in dishing out life…2017Craft ItCraft ItJohn, the phone guyBY FLORENCE BETT I have the last Nokia E63 left in Nairobi. I don’t know whether I should be appalled or comforted…2017Craft ItCraft ItSmells of SundayBY MIKE MUTHAKA When I think about Sundays as a kid, it’s the smell of Dad’s cologne that springs to mind. It…2017Urban GuideUrban GuideFive big screen movies from 2017 that left me asking, WTF was that?BY FLORENCE BETT #1. The Mountain Between Us This movie starred Idris Elba’s very full and soft-looking beard, and Kate Winslet’s stubbornness.…2017Conversation WithConversation WithConversation with: Lucy of Toto Care BoxBY FLORENCE BETT It’s November. In a month’s time, 39 new babies born in Kenya would have died; that’s, 39 newborns out…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsHappy Hour… And some WeedBY MIKE MUTHAKA Let’s call him Tom. He’s in his first year in my campus and has the longest legs you’ve ever…2017Urban GuideUrban GuideFive oddities that defined (the repeat presidential) Election week for meBY FLORENCE BETT #1. That Jingle There’s this jingle Citizen plays when it’s broadcasting the results. You know it? GB turned on…2017MotherhoodMotherhoodBand night at JsBY FLORENCE BETT After what feels like house arrest since the State of Emergency, you finally hit the nightclub. Your baby is…2017Dusty RugsDusty RugsNewborns and NightgownsBY MIKE MUTHAKA The cloud-stitched sky was loosening and the Sun sliding into view. Bright light struck the earth as the traffic…