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Kiraitu rides bus to Nairobi as Kabogo charges into an uncertain 'digital' future

The last time I checked, Kiraitu’s political vehicle was a bus that crawled at an excruciatingly slow pace, which means he didn’t make it to Nairobi early enough, so he wasn’t interviewed for the job.

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-17 08:00:00

Kiraitu rides bus to Nairobi as Kabogo charges into an uncertain 'digital' future

Cycle of life and death, as Rasna Warah and Teddy Osei, founder of 'Osibisa' die

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-17 06:00:00

100 years on, colonial alcohol prohibitions targeting the poor still in force on SGR

So, the Mombasa-bound train opens the bar at Voi, while the Nairobi-bound train opens at Mtito Andei.

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-17 00:00:00

Watching the sun set on River Congo and other short stories from Diani

Life hustles had kept us apart, and tots that I recalled holding in my arms years ago had morphed into fine young men with afros and beards and booming voices.

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-03 06:00:00

Watching the sun set on River Congo and other short stories from Diani

Prezzo Ruto has a new song in the New Year, though his singing and dancing are out of tune

The song was ‘Kasongo,’ which is about love and loss, and it wasn’t clear what Prezzo and his retinue of handlers found funny about the song because they were giggling feverishly.

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-03 06:00:00

Prezzo Ruto has a new song in the New Year, though his singing and dancing are out of tune

A Christmas bar brawl that DCI officers turned into robbery with violence charge

Stanslaus Mwanzia, 22, is cooling his heels at Shimo la Tewa Prison in Mombasa, after he was arrested from a bar in Changamwe on Christmas Day, last year.

By Peter Kimani 2025-01-03 00:00:00

A Christmas bar brawl that DCI officers turned into robbery with violence charge

Inventive police officers in Kaptagat unveil new abattoir providing prime cuts for inmates

The surprising part is none of those officers had ever thought about it, and the light-bulb moment came about when a neighbour’s bull strayed into the police camp and mooed.

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-20 11:15:11

Inventive police officers in Kaptagat unveil new abattoir providing prime cuts for inmates

The parable of small-time pencil thief turned industry captain

If the pencil thief derived particular satisfaction from his primitive accumulation of pencils, what was to stop him from evolving into a fully-fledged tenderprenuer of the future?

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-13 10:21:12

The parable of small-time pencil thief turned industry captain

There's no wishing away positive impact of Kenya Kwanza administration

I did not understand a word of it, or even why he used so much force to deliver what seemed like a pointless quest, as we all missed the point.

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-13 08:28:07

There's no wishing away positive impact of Kenya Kwanza administration

Ichaweri's intriguing politics, joint conference that suggests two separate meetings

I don’t recall anything specific about his short speech outside Ichaweri, the seat of power for the last 60 years, through the years Prezzo Jomo Kenyatta I and Prezzo Kenyatta II.

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-13 08:20:35

Ichaweri's intriguing politics, joint conference that suggests two separate meetings

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Of bovine politics, ill spirits and online trawls crawling under Prezzo Ruto's collar

Pointedly, Prezzo Ruto ridiculed the lot against airport expansion had never set foot in an airport, unlike him who is widely travelled, at the taxpayers’ expense.

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-06 20:00:00

Of bovine politics, ill spirits and online trawls crawling under Prezzo Ruto's collar

After hibernating to prospect for minerals, Joho can't stand powerful youths online

The millions of youthful users of social media in Kenya have no votes to cast next February, so Joho’s censure made zero sense. But again, perceptions can be stronger than reality.

By Peter Kimani 2024-12-06 14:00:00