Standard Health

Peter Kimani

Medical interns must learn to live within means and eat books

Doctors should be content to eat books all their life and be content to know even if they don’t have as much money, they have the mental resources badly needed in a nation full of ignorance.

By Peter Kimani 2024-04-12 20:35:00

Medical interns must learn to live within means and eat books

Sakaja's city plan is a fanciful flight some 25 floors above us all

By Peter Kimani 2024-04-05 11:19:31

The political economy of heckling and why the show must go on

Prezzo Ruto has come under immense pressure from areas previously considered his strongholds, as roiling swirls of humanity descend to express their outrage over a raft of policies

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-22 09:46:15

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Kuria needs help to understand there are limits to his power in public appointments

There is a need for more effective public communications from Kuria’s ministry so that the minister understands the limits of his power, so Itumbi can blog more accurately.

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-15 18:00:00

Kuria needs help to understand there are limits to his power in public appointments

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Police deployment to Haiti to proceed on 'by hook or crook'

Gangs have overrun the capital city of Port-au-Prince and thousands have been displaced from their homes, precipitating torrents of communicable diseases and acute food shortages

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-15 07:30:00

Police deployment to Haiti to proceed on 'by hook or crook'

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In PS Hinga's universe, demolishing is part of the building process

The planned demolition that Hinga announced this month, without a doubt, will leave hundreds of families out in the cold.

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-08 17:00:00

In PS Hinga's universe, demolishing is part of the building process

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Our Haiti mission remains on course, but let's consider one-man state for Prezzo Henry

Since Prezzo is determined to send our troops to Haiti, I am inclined to propose that he dispatches the navy, who might be able to navigate the Caribbean better on water.

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-08 10:30:00

Our Haiti mission remains on course, but let's consider one-man state for Prezzo Henry

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M7-mediated handshake stuns Riggy G into rare silence, imminent eclipse

Either way, it’s an unexpected development on several counts: Firstly, it’s something he promised would never happen under his watch, and even swore by the gods of Kirinyaga.

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-01 20:00:00

M7-mediated handshake stuns Riggy G into rare silence, imminent eclipse

Something's brewing as prohibitions are lifted on sale and distribution of 'muratina'

Muratina brewing went underground and one needed a special permit to brew it occasionally, when cultural rituals and family gatherings permitted it.

By Peter Kimani 2024-03-01 00:00:00

Something's brewing as prohibitions are lifted on sale and distribution of 'muratina'

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Baba's Bondo retirement that never was, and the prospects of new gig as AU boss in Addis

We were promised that opposition leader Raila Odinga aka Baba would be deposited somewhere in Bondo for his much-anticipated retirement.

By Peter Kimani 2024-02-16 18:00:00

Baba's Bondo retirement that never was, and the prospects of new gig as AU boss in Addis

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King'ori Mwangi stood guard in a newsroom as his son lay dying in a hospital ward

King’ori appeared tranced most of that evening, as TV cameras shone light on his sleep-deprived eyes and, now we know, the grief from an imminent death in his family.

By Peter Kimani 2024-02-16 18:00:00

King'ori Mwangi stood guard in a newsroom as his son lay dying in a hospital ward

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Hustler Number One becomes King, Riggy G cannot remain calm

Mfalme is king, so the man they had helped install to the throne only eighteen months ago, riding in a barrow, had crossed ranks to sit with the dynasts.

By Peter Kimani 2024-02-16 18:00:00