The man rocks a suit, has the looks of an international model and the intensity of a man who has come a long way. Rogers Otieno has a story that has to be told, and as a ghetto thug turned Associate Director of the Keith Pearson Theatre Company he plans to do just that. (more…)

Have you noticed a longer local coverage menu on studio.co.ke/studio.ug? We are looking for correspondents to help us with local stuff! (Our fresh contributor guidelines are here).
Another change: from now on we will only have comments on Facebook – to keep debates together.

When Georgia Temple first came to East Africa in 2008, she never imagined that she would return again and again and even become a co-founder of a non-governmental organisation. Or that she would be mugged or that she would find love. All that in Tudor, Mombasa. (more…)

Circumcision – always a popular topic at Studio Edirisa! The Tiriki tribe of western Kenya are well known for their unique ceremony conducted in Kakamega Forest. In order to find out what exactly happens, we interviewed Nick, a Mombasa-based shoe salesman. (more…)

When you see him in videos (we have chosen three for this profile) you may think that Ralph Sanda Masai aka Cannibal aka Shattah is going to be just another hip hop artist trying to sell records. But after speaking with him, we were left with a rather different impression. (more…)

Would you have the courage to stand up for yourself, fight a disease and the stigma attached with it? All that while continuing to grow as a person, reach new heights, and help and inspire others? The Kisiwani Support Group do all of this, every day. (more…)

Our reporter Laurel May is in Kenya these days. She could listen to the sounds of Joe Biden’s voice coming from each and every unit in the slums of Mombasa. She says the change could already be felt in the air. (more…)