Meet Our Braiders

At Braiding Nairobi, we've always viewed Black hair as art - but we didn't know the best way to display it as such. Over the past year of...

It’s difficult to remember an Africa without outside influence - without colonial borders and rule and western languages and forced...

by Natachi Onwuamaegbu Photo courtesy of Paula Mwithaga Paula Mwihaki Mwithaga’s early hair experiences were rooted in pain.  Every few...

by Natachi Onwuamaegbu Esther first dreamed of being a nurse - which makes sense. Nurses are applauded for their precision, nimble...

Kenyatta market has been Rosemary Wadenya’s life force for nearly half of her life. Truly, it is the thing and the place that’s kept her...

by Natachi Onwuamaegbu with help from Dianne Saliamo Photo by Elsa Kariuki In Kenyatta Market, Lilian’s salon stands out. In an alley of...