Beyond Braids
Even if you have all the “right” ingredients in place, there’s still an element of luck to your success.
We can all agree that coffee is perfect for...
Dark Christmas
I don’t think I have seen or heard of anything that scares a man like ‘giza la mashambani’. Not that it is darker than it is in...
Number Plate
My grandmother is the real deal. She still prays before every meal and prays before going to sleep. She still sings whenever there is a congregation of...
Ice on the Cake
I was born in February. If I were Marjorie Oludhe, I would have called February the month of coming to birth. But Kibaki and Uhuru’s kids would...
House of Prayer
Nairobi hot? No! Nairobi sweet! Or Nairobi Raha! But raha sounds better when placed immediately after Mombasa. Nairobi can either be hot or sweet. Or both! Whichever...
Independent Slave
This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. We will rejoice, we will rejoice, and be glad...
We need to talk
My girlfriend cries about almost everything. Good or bad. She cries her way into joy and out of frustration. She expresses herself best through tears. She’s not...