No hugs, masking up and empty pockets; 2020 lessons
What a year! Yes. Just what a year that was 2020. When the usual fireworks graced the skies of each corner of our republic at 0000EAT on 1st January 2020, as we ushered in a […]
TARI NDUÎKU: The mysterious new and bustling town where life never stops
It never used to exist just a few moons ago. Personally, I got to hear of it early this year, yet it is just less than 5 kilometres from my rural village home, where I […]
Maruki: A tale from the dying sights and sounds of our adolescence
At Difathas, actually in the very homestead of Difatha himself, lived a man simply known as Maruki. His real name, as we came to realise later, was Maluki. His aboriginal home was somewhere in Ukambani. […]
RE~IMAGINING OUR REPUBLIC; Rewriting the Nanyuki railway story
For decades, since its map mysteriously went missing at Nanyuki in 1931 (as the tale goes), the iconic Nairobi~Nanyuki Meter Gauge Railway was a key driver of Mt Kenya region’s socio~economic boom. The signature diesel […]
Of my schoolmates Waweru & Macharia and the Kenyatta – Ruto duel
Folks, we all know that, on our political front, the daggers have been drawn. I don’t need to explain that. It’s no holds barred. Personally, I am watching from the sidelines, tending to my small […]
CORONAVIRUS: Is the sun finally setting on the legendary British Empire?
Many moons ago, for circa 3 centuries, between the late 16th and early 18th centuries, the original British Empire was the foremost global power. A worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—the British Empire, […]
From rags, to riches, and back to rags – The sad tale of Kirinyaga overnight millionaires
When he received his windfall, Kaminja lived the life of the millionaire that he was. He moved to a posh hotel in Kerugoya town and rented a room at Sh3,000 a day. He also bought himself a car which he could not even drive, and ensured that it was assigned the parking slot meant for the hotel owner. […]
TERMINATED AT HIS PRIME – Just #WhoMurderedKenei ?
Forever humble, easy-going and cheerful, Police Sergeant John Kipyegon Kenei was a man of his own kind. His golden character was the envy of many of his peers. Kenei was a man who, at the […]
Carrots don’t improve eyesight – It’s the world’s most successful war propaganda
Folks, I know you have all heard it; actually, most of us, me included, have all through believed that the consumption of carrots helps improve eyesight. As a matter of fact, I grew up believing […]
From scribe Mutua to military man Oguna – A reflection on the system’s mouthpieces
One of the most noticeable adjustments which came with the Mwai Kibaki led NARC wave, which swept Daniel Arap Moi out of power in 2002, is the introduction of an official Government Spokesman. Since independence, […]