Why I Believe ‘The IEBC Whistleblower’ Is Fake News

Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai and a few social media influencers have started boosting an alleged IEBC whistleblower’s claim that Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election by over 2.25 million votes. As the whistleblower remains anonymous, it is not possible to tell whether they exist. Certainly the spreadsheet of “true results” doing the rounds could […]

It’s Going To Take Long. Better Enjoy The Ride, Ninja

It’s the new year and for most people that means goal-setting time. Not me though, this whole season is too triggering for me to do anything that requires that much brain power and intentionality. But what I do have in mind going into the new year is a small tidbit I heard a few months […]

Governors, Beware! Of Upright and Conniving MCAs

“Authority assigned to a State officer is a public trust…”  Article 73 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Since the county-assembly-impeachment of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza Kawira on 14 December 2022 – hardly three months into the role – questions have emerged about the place of impeachment of governors by Members of County Assemblies […]

How To Calculate The Worth Of Your Vinyl

So, you have inherited a collection of old records as part of your inheritance from your parents or you want to buy some for your private collection, how do you know what those old records are worth on the market? There’s a place on the internet where collectors, ethnomusicologists, and crate diggers can calculate the […]

Rest Is How You’ll Survive 2023

The headaches came and went like the current melancholic Nairobi weather. At first, Mara Moja pain pills did the trick and allowed me to work peacefully with ‘Time Flies’ by Burna Boy acting as a soundtrack to my creativity. But as time progressed, my body needed something stronger. That was how my addiction to Tramadol, […]

Missing Yassin Moyo. The Boy Kenya Mustn’t Forget

The courtroom was empty. Gleaming wood-panelled walls, a black leather seat on the bench and a door leading to the judge’s chamber stared back at me.  I stepped out to check if I was in the right courtroom; the second one after the Constitutional Registry on the first floor of the imposing Milimani Law Courts […]