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From a distance, a deep cultural heritage portrayed by colourful African artefacts welcomes you to Nairobi's glorified Maasai market. But once you are inside you encounter a cartel of brokers ...
“Maasai Market is an open-air bazaar loaded with different crafts, and people selling beads, carvings, and weaving. It is colorful and crowded, but organized. Go early to beat the afternoon crush.
His most lucrative sale: a Sh120,000 piece snapped up by a Chinese collector at a Nairobi show. "The Road to Soft Life" by George Omondi Odongo at the Maasai Market in Kisumu.
Back in 2007, Nairobi's Uhuru – or, Freedom — Park was commandeered by thousands of government troops. "Because they knew that if there was going to be disruption, this is the largest open ...
Jon Miller reports on the problems facing Maasai cattle herders in Kenya, who are been forced to kill lions that wander from the Nairobi National Park in order to protect their herds.
Just like the community from which it acquired the name, the market is known for its cultural resilience to remain the sanctuary of culture for a conglomeration of more than 40 distinct communities.
In A Peaceful Place, Nairobi's Underbelly Still Shows Back in 2007, Nairobi's Uhuru – or, Freedom — Park was commandeered by thousands of government troops.