Reclaiming Africa’s Sparkling Narrative Through Story Moja with Muthoni Garland

Wasafiri Africa Podcast · Mar 3, 2026 · 1h 1m

In the highlands of Kenya, is Dondori township, located in Bahati Constituency in Nyandarua County, a mere 3 hours from Nairobi.

At approximately 6,500’ or 2000m, Dondori Forest flourishes in the cool highland climate and boasts a 60’ waterfall with its own miniature rainbow.

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Ruth and Muthoni sat down for a conversation, on one of Nairobi’s trademark “just perfect weather days”. Ensconced in the studio at Story Moja, both Muthoni and Ruth were keen to get started on what was clear was a shared favourite topic: telling stories.

Muthoni Garland’s origin story could hardly be more befitting…