MEET ELANI’S MAUREEN KUNGA | MUSIC | LIFE | FASHION | ZEN MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

Like so many great singers before her, Maureen started singing in the choir back in high school. “I always loved to sing,” she said over the phone from Nairobi. “And I led church songs in primary school and was in the choir in my high school,” she added. Now a professional singer, songwriter and lawyer, she exemplifies what […]

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“YOU HAVE TO RISK IT TO MAKE IT” – #KENYAN FASHION DESIGNER

Kenyan entrepreneur Wambui Mukenyi studied accounting to appease her parents, but her real passion has always been fashion. While in school she interned as an assistant for a designer for two years and got to see how the fashion business works. When she graduated, then aged 24, Mukenyi started her own business using her personal […]

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MEET SERAH KANYUA: CO-FOUNDER OF CLOSET 49, AN ONLINE SHOPPING MARKET PLACE

It’s grown from selling clothes to a handful of friends inside a small dorm room to a popular fashion website featuring more than 1,000 stylish items. Admittedly, it’s been quite a journey for Serah Kanyua, the co-founder of Closet49, an online marketplace that links buyers of clothes and accessories to sellers across Kenya. Launched just over […]

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