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Matatu Playlists & Beyond.

Audio-first stories, essays, and listens for commutes, studio days, campus walks, and late rides home.

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Lookbook

The Campus Fits Everyone Saved This Week

From bomber jackets at KU to thrifted football jerseys in town, these are the campus looks shaping the week.

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Essay

Matatu Playlists Are Nairobi's Most Honest Radio

Amapiano edits, Gengetone throwbacks, Afrobeats, gospel detours, and the sound of getting across town.

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Analysis

Why Kenyan Creators Are Moving From Clout to Community

The next wave is less about viral reach and more about smaller rooms, repeat audiences, and paid trust.

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Feature

Inside the Tiny Brands Making Big Noise

How small fashion, food, and lifestyle brands use community, taste, and scarcity to move faster than big campaigns.

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Money

Soft-Budget Weekends: How to Go Outside Without Regret

Wambui Njuguna · Nairobi · May 20, 2026 · 4 min read

Beauty

The New Beauty Counters Are in the Group Chat

Sharon Achieng · Mombasa · May 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Events

The Pop-Ups Worth Leaving the House For

Oya Editors · Kenya · May 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Entertainment

Are Influencers Actually Media Companies Now?

Muthoni Maina · Online · May 15, 2026 · 9 min listen

Campus

First Jobs, Big Feelings, and the Internship Group Chat

Joy Mwikali · Nairobi · May 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Opinion

The Case for Being Offline on Purpose

Amani Otieno · Online · May 13, 2026 · 5 min read

Travel

Coast Weekend, But Make It Actually Planned

Leila Hassan · Mombasa · May 12, 2026 · 7 min read

Money

How Chama Culture Got a Gen Z Update

Wambui Njuguna · Kenya · May 11, 2026 · 6 min read