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Mwangi Kirubi

3 years

10 photographers, 2 cars, 16 days on the road, Nairobi to Bujumbura. Pick a comfortable seat. This is a long thread. Welcome onboard. Images by @OneTouchMediaKe members. #OnetouchLive #AfricanTravel

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 months

May we all return to our homes safe today. In Jesus' name. #RejectFinanceBill2024

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@mwarv

2 months

Scandals have made us lose sense of how much a billion is. To finish Kshs1 billion, you would need to spend 100,000/- every day for more than 27 years. #RejectFinanceBill2024

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@mwarv

3 months

The only arrest I witnessed today. #RejectFinanceBill2024

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

6 years

After 11 years of faithful service, I let go of my 2001 Subaru Forester this January. Here are some of the adventures Silvester and I have been on around Africa. Part 1.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

They're some of the only palm trees that survived the Express Way construction. We should honour them by naming where they stand Twin Palms Roundabout.

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@mwarv

2 years

I've always felt Nairobi should join the league of global cities showcased when ushering in the New Year. With this video by Babu Brian we have the content for that showcase. #HNY2023 #Nairobi

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

I'm at Nyayo Stadium today, documenting Mwai Kibaki's State Funeral. Here is a quick selection of images captured this morning. Part 1. #FareWellKibaki #MwaiKibaki

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 months

Hao MPs wameshikwa na remorse basi wafike streets to protect peaceful protesters from the front.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

For slightly over 18 months now, I have been documenting the construction of the Kipeto Energy Wind Farm in Kajiado. Today I'd like to share part of the clean energy revolution I've had the pleasure of witnessing. #KipetoEnergy #WindFarm #RenewableEnergy #Vision2030

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Sisi TV.

AfriQuest Expeditions

@AfriQuestKenya

2 years

Ndio kuingia grind. Huku sisi ndio cctv

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

The original Instagram.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

Forget Google Maps : these tu-white arrows are the real route finders when going for a function in rural Kenya.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

What does it take to have a video or photography shoot on the streets of Nairobi? Let me breakdown the process I had to go through last week. #Nairobi #Nairobae

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

I’ve just concluded a 5-day filming assignment in Mali that almost never was because of visa issues. Here’s what happened: #Mali #Bamako #AfricanTravel

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Food delivery apps should give us the ability to upload pictures of the food we receive coz this is not a true representation of what I ordered. Halafu nyinyi food photographers, you need to slow down kidogo bana...

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Makofi ya kilo to KDF and Aero Club of East Africa for staging such an awesome air show at Uhuru Gardens today. I got to attend with my family and these are some of the moments I got to capture.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Foreign journalists jetting into Kenya, if you see bonfires lit on the streets from 10th August onwards, it's just us keeping warm coz what is this cold?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

One mountain, four shots, four different locations, all in one day. This was Mt Kirinyaga yesterday. Here are the stories behind each of the images.

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@mwarv

2 years

There's no better time to visit the Nairobi Railway Museum like the present. Old trains and the story of rail roads in Kenya might not be your fancy but the jacarandas... No one can say no to these! #JacarandaPropaganda #Nairobi

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

The Nairobi Expressway is going to change Uhuru Highway as we know it. So this week I went out to capture part of it for memory's sake. I concentrated on the area around Harambee Sacco, opposite Railways Club. It's great to see green on the median thanks to the rain.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

Kenya was doing just fine until we all started wearing these tu-bracelets.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Over 50 million Kenyans are waking up to a new President after Dr William Ruto took the oath of office yesterday, becoming the East African Nation’s Fifth President. Here are my favourite captures from the Inauguration Ceremony. #InaugurationKenya

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

'I am going to Molo tomorrow.' For some of us, this is repetition.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

After wrapping a documentary shoot in Tula Tula, Wajir County yesterday, I spotted these boys playing football in an open field not far from Tula Tula Primary School.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Quick tips for Photographers shooting the fireworks tonight: 1. Use a tripod. 2. Shoot 4 to 6-second exposures. 3. Try catch the very first ones before smoke from the explosions fills the skies. Happy Shooting and Happy New Year!

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

After four and a half months of compulsory bed rest at Kenyatta National Hospital’s Maternity Ward, Margaret had had it. “Induce me or I’ll pack my bags and go home!” Being in hospital for half her pregnancy is not what she had signed up for. She wanted out.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 months

They may not have occupied parliament, but their message got through parliament's four walls and resounded in every corner of the city and republic. #OccupyParliament #RejectFinanceBill

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

Google Maps told me kuna njia. I should have been wiser and driven by sight, not by Maps. Kukwama, kukwamuliwa and other short stories.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 months

For decades, we’ve become accustomed to looting and destruction of property in the name of picketing. This week, Kenyans exercised their constitutional rights peacefully, even when provoked. What I witnessed on Thursday. #RejectFinanceBill2024

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

The story behind this iconic Safari Rally photo by Reinhard Klein in 1993. It's Ian Duncan driving the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185. It was shot during testing and not the main rally as Toyota needed promo pics. It's the perfect staged shot taken on the former Pipeline Road.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

I have seen many jacarandas in bloom this season but none beats the ones on the road leading to Nairobi Railway Museum. Immerse yourself in this beauty before the season ends. #JacarandaPropaganda

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Twitter's trending topics search has lost usefulness. Too many topic jackers up in there selling all sorts of products and services.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

As 10 years of an Uhuru Kenyatta Presidency come to a close, here - in chronological order - are some of the moments that he’s found himself in my camera’s viewfinder.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Loving City Market's new facade. Finally Nairobi is embracing graffiti and it looks good. Small steps towards huge wins for artists.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

I grabbed some frames while in Nairobi this evening. These are my favourites. #Nairobi

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

If Okiya Omtatah calls for maandamano I'll most likely go because I'll know all legal avenues of solving whatever we're fighting for will be exhausted. But until then, wacha niendelee kutafutia familia yangu unga.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Lake Chala might just be the best doof mpararo in East Africa. Here’s a thread about a Onetouch trip there, Kuikuletwa Hot Springs and some tips for travelling out of Kenya with your. Car. #OnetouchLive #LakeChala #AfricaTravel #Kikuletwa

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Kenya’s most scenic spaces are to be found north of the Equator. To experience them, we loaded up the Forester, charged our batteries and left for Marsabit on a 4-day photographic trip that ended up being a 7-day adventure. #TembeaKenya #AfricanTravel #OnetouchLive #TheBigNorth

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

When going out for lunch, I run into outgoing President Kenyatta. It appears he'd just gone out for ice cream while going out in Mombasa. He was with outgoing Governor Joho. Over and out.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

Leo nimekula vumbi. #SafariRallyKenya #WRCSafariRally

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

I got fined Tsh30,000/- (~ Ksh1,500/-) for driving at 57 in a 50kph zone yesterday. If Kenya also introduced on-the-spot fines and made the process more friendly, would it reduce the cups of tea shared between drivers and police officers?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Hands down the best pilau outside Mombasa. Their Friday biriani has become a staple at the office. Call them on +254 715 693920 to place your order, pay via Mpesa then they'll organise for delivery.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

We really wanted to do this trip to Lake Natron because many said it couldn't be done in anything less than a Cruiser or Defender. Google Maps said no route could be found. So we went out to find one - in a Forester! #TemebeaKenya #MagicalKenya #SubaruForester #SF5

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

I actually took that photo in March 2018. Here are more.

Abdiaziz Daud

@Abdiaaziiz

4 years

Beautiful & Eye-Catching view of Mt Kenya. Nanyuki - Isiolo Road. Nature is Healing .

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Toyota have a car called Isis. And another called Corona. Want to know what the next global crisis will be? Check your parking.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

6 years

Russia is hosting the World Cup. Nairobi is hosting it's weather.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

While rolling down the A104 yesterday morning, I saw Longonot rising above the rolling clouds, and jetting above the clouds in the horizon, steam towers from geothermal wells; above them all, the moon! It was a rare sighting that I just had to stop and capture.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

The 2022 WRC Safari Rally Competition got off to a flying start at the Kasarani Spectator Stage today. #WRCSafariRally #SafariRallyKenya #WRCSafariRally2022 #WRC

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Where I'm from, this is repetition.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

How do I explain to our children that the company I once wanted to work for as a photographer is now making bulbs and torches?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Perfect reflections from Uhuru Park today morning. #ShotOnOnePlus

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

In 2003, I asked a family member to get me a Nikon F65 from the US. They didn't have any in stock where she went so I settled for a Canon. 20 years later, I walked into a Nikon store myself and...

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

Hey @CarrefourKe I see you've set up an area for the little ones to play while the big ones shop. When will you setup benches where husbands can sit and understand shopping lists plus ensure we've picked EVERYTHING we were sent for?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

6 years

While at Twiga, we met a French family who had sold everything they had, bought a truck, kitted it out into a home and were now touring the world while home schooling their daughter. Lanes.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

That's why he was going from table to table, just spending a few seconds at each one. He beat every one of them... down to the last one, with whom he sat down to play one on one - and chafuad the guy a good one! A true African champ! #BabaSy #AfricanChamps #Senegal #Draughts

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Pre colonial Gikuyus did not believe in the existence of satan so they did not have a name for him.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

@ombachi13 Topping up bundles as I wait for Parenting Experts Committee replies.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

Nike + Kipchoge Ad. #Winning

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Six years had passed since my last visit to Amboseli. I couldn't wait any longer. So when Uhuru gave us the uhuru to leave Nai, I got together with three friends & headed to Kilimanjaro's forecourt. An elephant attack & other stories from #Amboseli . #TembeaKenya #MagicalKenya

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

I've never heard someone say "That oven can bake a serious cake." But "That camera takes good photos" - all the time!

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 months

Out of 4,180 images captured during the 2024 Safari Rally, here are 171 that I found worth sharing. #EasterNaRally #WRCSafariRallyKenya #SafariRallyKenya

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

God is speaking.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

Mwangi grew up to be a storyteller who uses photography and video to celebrate Africa. He recently turned 45. 📸 @Amosndumos

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@mwarv

3 years

I'd never been to Sierra Leone before. So after my photography assignment there was done, I got to tour Freetown and this was my experience. #SaloneTwitter #Freetown #SierraLeone

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

KRA should reduce maximum income tax to 15.9% in honour of #Eliud159

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@mwarv

3 years

I love how Dan has opened up about creatives serving in church. Here is my reality as a creative actively serving in church for 13+ years. 1. Dan leading worship at MDT is one of the reasons I stayed when I visited in 2007. After Mizizi, I decided to serve using my camera.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

I decided to spend Saturday morning in town to witness the day's State Funeral events for Kenya's second President. A photo thread. Got to the CBD at around 7.15am. The sun was good and flags at half mast. #FarewellMoi #RIPPresidentMoi

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

We sang 'Zoom zoom and away we go to school...' and now our children are doing it.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

The spices section is the most un-user friendly part of many supermarkets. There's an opportunity for package designers to rethink packaging. For supermarkets, perhaps arrange the spices in alphabetical order to make finding what we're looking for easier. Ama aje?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

If you've been left in the dust by a courier buzzing up a hill on a bicycle without breaking a sweat, (s)he was most likely on a Nyuki - an e-bike built in Kenya by eBee. I got to shoot some images for them last October. Here's the story.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

I finally got to spot Nguruman, Nairobi National Park's resident leopard during a game drive yesterday morning. The 30-second encounter made the 6-hour game drive worth it. #Nairobi #Nairobae #KaribuNairobi #CityOfNairobi #Kenya #NairobiNationalPark #TembeaKenya #MagicalKenya

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Yoo... My images made it to the other side of the Internet...

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

2021 WRC Safari Rally Kenya Photo Gallery

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

Why is pumpkin an affectionate word and malenge isn't?

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@mwarv

5 years

Spent most of yesterday shooting in Mukuru kwa Reuben for a cooking gas company. After we'd wrapped and my bags were packed, ready to go home, these children asked if they could have their photos taken. I obliged. I plan to make prints of these and deliver to them soon.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

What's the wildest Kikuyunisation of language you've heard? I'll start. 1. Chapi - Keys. 2. Malikuja - They came. 3. Malikwenda - They went. 4. Sokomsoba - Shock absorbers.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

11 months

I got to attend a Rwandese + Kenyan wedding last weekend and let me just say our brothers and sisters from the land of a thousand hills know a thousand things or more than us when it comes to celebrating culture with music and dance.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

5 years

When residents of Kabirirsang in Nandi wanted to put up a community library to serve pupils in the area, they raised the resources from amongst themselves: land, building materials, finances... and built it in a way that celebrates their culture. Big up to them!

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Working from home has made us realise we need to spruce up our plain walls. So I've teamed up with other photographers to help you do this with fine Kenyan photography in A3 size for just 1,000/- per print. #254PhotographySale

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

The Safari Rally has lived up to it's reputation of not being a respecter of rank, humbling world champs like no other rally can. I was shooting at Chui Lodge today. These are some of my favourites from the morning run. #SafariRallyKenya #WRCSafariRally #SafoIsBack

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

1 year

I shot these earlier today on a Xiaomi 11T Pro while parked along River Road Nairobi. The best camera is the one you have, not the one you wish you had.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Saturday action from Elementaita Stage of the #WRCSafariRally #SafariRallyKenya #SafoIsBack We got to the stage 2 hours before the first car which gave me time enough to take in the beauty of this Rift Valley lake.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Breakfast in Nairobi, lunch in Isiolo, dinner in Marsabit. A back-breaking two-day road trip I took in 2013 now takes just a few smooth hours. Thank you Kibaki.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

Sunsets on Nam Lolwe slap different. This is at Muhuru Bay, Migori County.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Wengine tunakula anga high fibre low carb zero cholesterol all natural manyamus, while the G.O.A.T yuko juu ya skonj na jai. 😂😂😂

Eliud Kipchoge - EGH🇰🇪

@EliudKipchoge

3 years

Post-run fueling.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 years

When they say they won't pay for the image but will credit you.

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

2 years

It is one of Marsabit County's top artistic attractions. So when driving through Kalacha yesterday, we stopped there briefly to take it all in. This is Kalacha Catholic Church. #Kalacha #Marsabit #TembeaKenya

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@mwarv

3 years

Nairobi's #JacarandaPropaganda blooming in Parklands.

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@mwarv

5 years

It's been quite a day, witnessing fellow Kenyans pay their final respects to our Second President at Nyayo Stadium. A photo thread. Early morning, Nairobi streets were free off the regular traffic as it was a public holiday. #MoiFinalJourney #TheFinalSalute

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

4 months

Hii something inakuwanga powerbank ya ndege ama?

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Mwangi Kirubi

@mwarv

3 years

Friendships that have lasted since 1983 when we joined Hospital Hill Primary School, withstanding the test of time. Almost 40 years later, we met last Saturday for a barbecue picnic at Nairobi National Park. May your friendships be meaningful and long lasting.

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@mwarv

2 years

A peek at the peak.

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@mwarv

4 years

A couple of days ago, I hit the streets of Nairobi to find out how movement restrictions had affected fellow Nairobians. From Bus Station to Wangige, Gikomba to City Market, these are #CovidNairobiStories #COVID19KE #covid19kenya #Nairobi

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@mwarv

6 years

Last night I found a Prado stuck in a ditch. As you can see, 4WD sends power to the tyre with no grip leaving it spinning. Subaru's Symmetrical AWD redistributes power to the tyres with grip so you can get out of a ditch even if one tyre has grip. Ama aje @SubaruKenya ? #Forester