50 Shades of William’s Grey
William Ruto, I feel sure, is a nice man, with robustly functional tear ducts. However the news that 50 MPs are going to accompany our gallant leader as he attends to personal but pressingly urgent...
View ArticleIn God’s Name
Sometimes I feel sure that one day God will lose patience, forget that he promised to not get angry and destroy everything and come down to see his creations and tell us HOW DARE YOU do these VILE...
View ArticleThe Kenyan Armed Forces & You
Unless you are living under a rock, you know that the Kenya Defence Forces, in the form of the Kenyan Army was deployed to help contain the atrocious situation at Westgate. As both a fan of history and...
View ArticleWhither Amina?
From all accounts our Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Amina Mohammed, is an intelligent, articulate official, which normally tends to be an outlier in the typical African government. And then I...
View ArticleGeneral Karangi & The KDF
I am mystified to read that General Julius Karangi’s term as Chief Of Defence Forces has been extended for another year. I find this mystifying. Let us consult the Kenya Defence Forces act. What is the...
View ArticleNo Traction
“I want to be a billionaire".” “I want to be promoted to CEO.” “I want to run my own company.” “I want to retire by 40.” “I want to do my masters.” That’s you, right? Lofty dreams. Lofty ambitions. Now...
View ArticleJubilee Student
Headmaster: Ah, Jubilee. There you are. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about your term project … Jubilee (Smiling): Let me stop you right there headmaster. My commitment to my project is steadfast,...
View ArticleHow Long?
It was the sniffling that made me turn. There she was. Seated cross legged on the grass. Tears rolling down her cheeks. I’d seen her around, and we had talked on occasion when her busy schedule allowed...
View ArticleI’m Having Illusions
For many years I have been a fan of what most folks these days would call an obscure rap group. Boooo to those folks! Cypress Hill. Their music surprisingly mirrors a lot of what I observe in our...
View ArticlePlumbing For 2014
Last week I had the interesting experience of watching a plumber unblock a clogged toilet. I will spare you of the nitty-gritty, but suffice it to say that it is surely a calling. The plumber, a...
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