7 stories spanning millions of years of Kenyan history.
When Vasco da Gama sailed into Malindi in 1498, he carried more than a flag and cannons. He carried Christianity, and...
The Portuguese did not ask for trade partnerships. They came with warships and demanded submission. In 1500, they...
The Portuguese needed a permanent base on the East African coast, something that would make their presence impossible...
For thirty-three months, a small Portuguese garrison held Fort Jesus against an Omani siege. They were surrounded by...
The East African coast had known slavery for centuries. But under Omani rule, the trade expanded to industrial scale....
The Mazrui Arab clan that governed Mombasa on behalf of the Omani Sultan had grown tired of submitting to Oman. In...
From the 1840s onwards, long-distance trade caravans began pushing deep into the interior of what would become Kenya....