When the time came to move from Migosi Estate, the neighbourhood I had grown up in in Kisumu, it was not because we had found a better place It is because our landlord had finally...

ecause I was born a stubborn person, I do exactly what I am told not to do and that is why I even start sentences with because  If I had been a good listener, I would not have to...

hen I wake up on Tuesday mornings the world is black It is also ten minutes to 5am, so that explains a lot On some Tuesday mornings like these, I am only awake because I do not...

There is nothing more unsettling than standing naked in front of a woman you do not know Insecurities make you fidgety It is such a terrible feeling because you do not know what...

For the past few weeks, it felt like almost all of my ex-campus classmates who are now at Kenya School of Law had become ratchet Even the ones I imagined were on the waiting list...

I was there on Friday evening fighting policemen and NYS boys who kept pushing us back with batons I was one of them - braving a terrible cold that made me breathe from my mouth-...

Cartoon by Bwana Mdogo The one thing I hate more than a Maranda High School pit latrine is shitty internet That is, assuming they still are the same way I left them in 2008 But...

You’re at one of your boys’ place itching to watch the Spanish Grand Prix The idea that Hamilton, Rosberg and Vettel are on the same grid gives you an adrenaline rush; you...

One would think they are only found at Carnivore during Super Soul night, where they like to sit alone - drink in one hand, and a cigarette in another Smoke rushes from their...

Originally posted in my The Bachelor column  in Modern African Guy on 23-04-2015 Jamo is this burly buddy of mine from college days He is a typical man’s man The ultimate...

The thing about living in an apartment building is that it shreds you of privacy I live in one Mostly because it is affordable, and my kind of work is not financially romantic A...

I was in Dar es Salaam for, uhm, let’s call it business She tagged along- my love interest And for those of you shaking their heads while reading this, I do not expect you to...