Lend By the Rules Or It’s Goodbye From Google Play Store 

We all know someone, of someone, or we are that someone who has been on the receiving end of the wrath of angry mobile loan debt recovery agents. In the recent weeks, I have been that someone, bombarded with calls and text messages from agents incessantly nagging me to have someone on my contact list […]

What We Get Wrong About Diabetes

If you were to spend a day in the life of Marion Agunda, you would have to find a secluded room or corner at least four times a day to administer an insulin shot. You would have to do it privately to avoid drawing attention to the procedure, because not everybody is calm about the […]

Jacaranda, the Only Propaganda We Need

They say the more things change the more they remain the same, but not for Nairobi. The Nairobi of four decades ago is worlds apart from the Nairobi of today, because the city has changed and little if anything remains the same when  it comes to the city’s greenery and its built environment. Despite the […]

Show Me Your Friends

Remember those multiple choice questions in school? Here is one for you. The difference is, it does not require a correct answer, just an honest response. If you lost your closest friend today, who would you share the news with first? We will not ask why you picked the option you did. Instead, we will […]

We Are Debating Everything, Including County Boundaries!

Since the commencement of the 13th Kenyan Parliament, it has been raining constitutional amendment bills. The hangover from the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional review (mis)adventure seems not to have dissipated. Parliamentarians, both rookies (trying to make their dramatic legislative debuts) and seasoned (trying to flex to rookies) have swiftly suggested amendments. Not in censure – because this is part of their mandate – the suggestions, whether valid or not, seem not well thought out.