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Peter Kimani

Pains of growing up and old, then retreating into the twilight in these lean times

When a birthday milestone serves to remind one of recent deaths is not morbid humour, it means one has matured sufficiently to start confronting their own mortality.

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-09 08:00:00

Pains of growing up and old, then retreating into the twilight in these lean times

Near 'poetic justice' as MP Babu looks down the barrel of Alai's misfiring gun

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-09 06:00:00

Brace yourself, season of anomie is upon us, again, like it really never ended

The road to Kenya’s Singapore is littered with a collapsed and collapsing infrastructure, the latest edifice to tumble down being that building in South C that was designed as a ladder to heaven.

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-09 00:00:00

With the New Year, let's try a little gentleness to survive these hard times

The fortunes of the “hustler” narrative that was propounded for four years, have dimmed irredeemably over the last three years.

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-02 08:00:00

With the New Year, let's try a little gentleness to survive these hard times

A torch-bearer, yes, a hawker is bit of a stretch, after failing at first attempt

People believe torches have psychic powers and that when the battery cells dim, so will the nefarious characters who had a hand in the killing of Jirongo.

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-02 06:00:00

A torch-bearer, yes, a hawker is bit of a stretch, after failing at first attempt

I'm a phone call away, so keep dialling even when network claims I am 'mteja'

One brash technician said I should have gone to Samsung, not Safcom, if it’s the handset that had a problem.

By Peter Kimani 2026-01-02 00:00:00

I'm a phone call away, so keep dialling even when network claims I am 'mteja'

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Road to Singapore: Ruto's wheelbarrow gains wings to fly

The “development” agenda is swinging from one extreme to another; three years ago, we were promised that so-called “hustlers” would be wheeled in barrows to unprecedented prosperity.

By Peter Kimani 2025-12-19 08:20:00

Road to Singapore: Ruto's wheelbarrow gains wings to fly

Gatundu weeps for a generation of sons who see their future in drinking day and night

Gatundu is bearing the perils of a generation that sees no hope out of their squalor and has taken to alcoholism.

By Peter Kimani 2025-12-19 08:00:00

Gatundu weeps for a generation of sons who see their future in drinking day and night

Yes, Kenyans should rejoice if dust tracks lead to Kalonzo's rural home

President Ruto is no longer pleading with Kalonzo to join his government, which he did in previous months, he is now criticizing his development track record.

By Peter Kimani 2025-12-19 07:00:00