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On August 31, 2017, the government rolled out the new generation Kenyan e-passport that is to replace the old ones currently in circulation. The three main differences between the current passport and the e-passport are: the colors – navy blue vs sky blue; the new generation passport has ‘East African Community’ engraved on it in…
Is the “City of Love” anywhere on your travel bucket list? Basi vuta stool and learn more about how to apply for your French or France tourist visa as a Kenyan passport holder. If you’re up to speed with my Instagram page, you’re probably aware that this year, I have been to France. And of…
Is it true that Kenyans can enter Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina using a valid Schengen multiple entry tourist visa without having to apply a Croatian one? Yes. I have a Kenyan passport, and in April 2017 I went to Croatia and to Bosnia & Herzegovina thanks to the multiple entry Schengen visa on my passport….
Anyone who travels on a so-called “developed world” or “first world” passport, i.e. US, Canada, Europe, etc. may not understand what the big deal is on traveling on a Kenyan passport – usually categorized under the “third world” or “developing world”. I’ve always wondered why there’s no “second world”so my country could probably aspire to…
Strategic communication means different things to different people. For the sake of this blog post, we shall employ the following two definitions: According to the Miami University website, strategic communication involves how individuals and organizations use communication and media to negotiate their role in highly mediated societies. Another definition is by Emily Tynes, Director of Communications for ACLU, and…
Not everyone will believe in your dreams, but you still owe it to yourself to make them happen. In 1999, Jack tried convincing 18 of his acquaintances to start Alibaba. They laughed it off. Nobody ever imagined Jack would ever be rich. Not even his wife. When Tao Bao (China’s E-Bay) was started, not even…
He arrived on stage sharp-looking. Well-fitted in a white cap and a white long-sleeved shirt with orange, green, blue and black stripes on the centre neckline, and the characteristic NASA logo. Perfect length, cut to precision, bold across the shoulders, gentle slits on the sides, the flawless inverted triangle: exactly the sort of attire a…
Croatia may be known to most people for when it was part of communist Yugoslavia, its participation in the Bosnian war, its deepest blue waters of the Adriatic seas that surround this beautiful country, the walls of Dubrovnik’s old town, or the Red and white checks that prettify every street corner. But for those who…
When visiting a country like Croatia with miles of beach and tonnes of islands adorning it’s coastlines like pearls on a bride’s necklace, the temptation is to beach bum, with glass of your favorite mojito on hand, as you soak in the sun’s rays. This is a luxury I didn’t have because I was visiting…
The 26 Schengen countries are – in alphabetical order: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.