Is Meja Mwangi’s Going Down River Road, The Great Kenyan Novel
If we were to have The Great Kenyan Novel, what would it be? What Kenyan novel truly captures the essence of being Kenyan? I can think of a few. Ngugi wa Thiong’o 1. Weep Not, Child 2. A Grain of Wheat(a personal favourite) 3. Petals of Blood Meja Mwangi 4. Going Down River Road(my choice […]
50 Rules of Being a Cool Man
One can say that Barack Obama was the last truly cool card that the world ever saw. We can debate his political leanings and stance on a number of things, but we can never question his coolness, his calmness, and his sobriety. In recent times, we don’t seem to be making coolly, kick-ass dudes. We […]
12 Foods Every Man Must Eat Regularly to Boost Their Testosterone
If you are a man in your 30s, who is employed, leads a sedentary lifestyle, is married, and dines at home frequently, chances are you are fat or overweight. If you drink and you don’t know where the nearest gym is, and you hate any form of exercise, chances are you have a belly, man […]
Frangos Bar & Churrasqueira: What Lunching with a Ugandan Crush Feels Like
I want to spend the rest of my life taking ladies to lunch. Fine ladies. That is. I like the idea of lunch. Late lunch. Lunch is better than dinner. I find dinners to be constricting. Unless you are taking the girl home with you, dinners have a certain sense of urgency. Most establishments close […]
7 Drinks A Man Should Have in Their House
There are two kinds of house guests. The planners and the show-uppers. The planners are meticulous. They will take approximately 2 academic years planning on a date to visit you. They will make sure that on the said day their stars are aligned and their horoscope is somewhere on a planet’s path. They will research […]
A Misogynist and a Misandrist Walk into a Bar
I don’t like La Patrona. I don’t think she likes me that much either. But if one day you end up with her in a bar, you will be confused if the tall, beautiful, delightful, demure, gracious young woman seated across you is the mother of chaos online, where she has both male and female […]
Jack, The Gentleman: To be Drunk with Reverence and Respect
It’s around 4 a.m. and sleep has deserted me. Sleep is such a cruel lover. Sometimes she holds you tight, never wanting to let you go. And other times, she turns the cold shoulder disappearing like a myth in the middle of the night. I am yet to meet a person that has been able […]
The Dating Sin
Let’s get right into it. The dating scene has become messy. The number of single and divorced men is as high as our national external debt. What is going on here? Relationships don’t last long as they used to. Kenyan women have become harder and harder to chase. It is usually rosy on the first […]
25 Ways You Can Be Safe as Insecurity Rises In Nairobi
Nothing will ever keep you fully safe but adopting certain habits greatly minimizes exposure to potential harm. Kwanza now that the economy is tanking, and insecurity rises. NB. This isn’t a call to fear or paranoia just good old sense and adjustment. Personal safety works in concentric circles with you at the centre working outwards. […]
What’s your slice?
For some reason I want to advertise bread. Yes, bread. All you no wheat loving self-discovering people will buy it too. This was just one of those things that just came to me. See I was reading and then this line that is mostly used came up “the best thing to ever happen after sliced […]
Damn I’m Getting Old
It’s been a few weeks plus, inflation, interest and some change but at some point this year I turned a year older. I woke up and looked into the mirror and thank God there were no strands of silver grazing shyly over my beard or scalp but my face does look older and mostly tired. […]
I Love Red Heads
When you are single and searching, there is something about social media that hits you differently. You are no longer scrolling through your screen to just pass time in between meetings, or during meetings, or even on your commute to and from work. No, now you are scrolling social media because it is the only […]
It’s The Toe That Counts
Jeff and I have been friends for years. It’s one of those friendships that burn slow like lit charcoal, with enough effort the fire keeps going. I would call it a low maintenance friendship which might look like a bad thing but in fact it is one of the best things a guy can experience. […]
Guys Guide To Online Dating
Dating in Nairobi is an active crime scene, heck; I will even go ahead and say the whole of Kenya. See as a kawaida guy I have of course tripped and fallen into the Tinder trap. You have probably seen those guys who pose with German machines and stacks of cash, promising that your money […]
Single & Searching
I know what you are thinking; here we go again – yet another boring story about a guy and his dumb luck with relationships. You are probably right, and you are waiting to read about his escapades and the failed dates, the broken hearts and the crazy people that came into his life. You probably […]
Radio: The Lost/Forgotten Art
Since time immemorial radios have been like the rising and setting sun for many generations. They were tools of status for those who could own one. They were held in reverence in the households that had them. Heck they even had their own special clothing and were off limits and could only be touched by […]
We Start Again
There’s something surreal about seeing all your life belongings in two bags, a laptop and its charger in an envelope and only two thousand on your M-Pesa of which 1500 belongs to Fuliza. There are no goodbyes when you are going back to the village by the way. To most people its good riddance. They […]
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Short Story: The Sacred Beauty
By Jared Nyabaro The inauspicious scarlet sun limps lazily towards the horizon. I hold mother’s waist tightly by my right hand, her left arm rests on my shoulders –like young lovers. Her right hand and my left clasp the silver urn intimately. The flowing black buibuis we’re adorning suavely sweep the pristine white sand as […]