{"id":122959,"date":"2016-05-30T08:24:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T06:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122959\/africamonth-the-kenyan-grannies-of-cool\/"},"modified":"2016-05-30T08:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T06:24:33","slug":"africamonth-the-kenyan-grannies-of-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/05\/30\/africamonth-the-kenyan-grannies-of-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"#AfricaMonth: The Kenyan grannies of cool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenyan photographer and digital artist Osbourne Macharia <\/a>showed the world the sassy side of Kenyan grannies with his latest photo series.<\/p>\n

The images capture the heart, attitude and unbreakable charisma of the retired women that were featured. They have led interesting lives,\u00a0took on powerful positions and you can see their fierceness in the photos.<\/p>

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Macharia said in an interview: \u201cThis is the story of Kenya\u2019s League of Extravagant Grannies who were once corporate and government leaders in the 1970\u2019s but are now retired. They now live the retired high life travelling to exotic and remote areas within Africa to explore, party and enjoy in exclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe managed to catch up with three of them in Somalia soon after they landed. Little was know about them until now\u2026\u201d<\/p>

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Check out the photos below:<\/p>\n

Mrs S Were<\/h2>\n
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Mrs S Were is a former economist and personal advisor to the president (1972-1992).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mrs Kamau Njuguna<\/h2>\n
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Mrs Kamau is a former governer at the Central Bank of Kenya (1980-1985).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ms M Adhiambo<\/h2>\n
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Ms M Adhiambo is a former Minister of Trade and Industry (1972-1980).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check out some of Macharia’s images on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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