Samidoh wanted 'alive or dead' to play music for goats in the wilds, as beautiful people wait

This is what we call fitina, pure and simple; how do you deprive Kenyans of Samidoh and hurl him in the wilderness to sing for goats?

By Peter Kimani 12 days ago

Ojwang's murder, police cover-up severe assault on intelligence

This time, the police were adequately resourced: the vehicles that routinely lack fuel to assist needy Kenyans had enough petrol to run for hundreds of kilometres.

By Peter Kimani 12 days ago

Five things you should know about Ngugi wa Thiong'o

One of Africa's most celebrated authors Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old.

By Peter Kimani/ The Conversation 23 days ago

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Unmasking the literary genius: Ngugi's musings, myths, criticisms

Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Kenya and Africa's towering man of letters who has died at the age of 87, evolved from a mythical figure of my youth to become a close mentor whose friendship.

By Peter Kimani 25 days ago

'Crystal ball' Professor Mutua failed to anticipate own future in KK government

The good prof, who writes kizungu mingi every Sunday under the mantra of "Crystal Ball," did not anticipate his own future working for the Zakayo administration!

By Peter Kimani 1 month ago

After jobs hoax in UAE, it's fair for Kenyans to say in unison: 'Hapa hatuna nchi'

Some distraught Kenyans have been sharing distressing stories about their botched job searches in the UAE, where they were deported as soon as they landed.

By Peter Kimani 1 month ago

Thanks to climate change, free thinkers of Nyanza have turned into sycophants

Nyanza Professional Sycophants is raising funds to orchestrate the removal of Siaya Governor James Orengo from office for embarrassing Raila Odinga after asking hard questions on ODM-UDA deal

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Young Kenyans are selling their kidneys for motor bikes, let's sell hearts for a little more

Reports of our young citizens selling their body parts to elderly Europeans and other nationalities hit a new, deep chord of desperation.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

As mid-term beckons, MPigs grunt it's their turn to fill up tanks

MPs have raised furore over Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which they claim hadn't been released on schedule, hampering their work and jeorpardising their prospects for re-election.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Much ado about nothing? Why Malala drama echoes petty politics

Official censorship that required a licence from the government for directors to stage plays was repealed in the 2010 Constitution to entrench artistic freedom.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

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Theatre of the absurd takes root as Kenya Kwanza's manifesto

There is no way of knowing who among these powerful actors - President Ruto, former CS Justin Muturi and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua - had most resonance with their audiences.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Sheria House is rare enclave of law and order, and apparently love is in the air!

At Sheria House the seats are clean and so is the chamber while the orderlies are courteous and helpful.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

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A roach showed up for dessert at a fine city diner, we all responded with calm

I saw a mid-sized roach jump out of the menu booklet at a five-star hotel in the city.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

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Prezzo Ruto delivers April Fool's day stunt by taking road to ruin

President Ruto misstated facts like Kenyan tea is being sold to Sudan, because it is not, since his government allowed Rapid Support Force (RSF) to operate from Nairobi.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

How about a new Cabinet every month, Mister Prezzo, it'll do our country a lot of good

I'd like to encourage him to think of Cabinet appointments as gigs, renewable after every three months, as this will have many more indirect benefits.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Down the Athi River, farmers and fishermen watch as their livelihoods are washed away

Fishes of the water, the best barometer of the quality of the water have been floating lifeless along the stretches of the river to infer the scale of the poisoning.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

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Democracy by exclamation goes to stadium, revealing nation in a restive state

The highlight of the Harambee Stars against Gabon match, unsurprisingly, were chants of Ruto Must Go, which were delivered to celebrate the team's triumphs or humiliation on the pitch.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Baba Yao's quest for freedom, and why snake oil salesmen are hovering around

It's strange so many Kenyans are surprised that former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu aka Baba Yao is still in jail after he was convicted for corruption.

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

Why Cabinet shuffle is the most successful project, complete with annual reviews

After nearly a year of push and pull, Justin Muturi, the former AG and Public Service CS, has been sacked, only a day after Ruto declared his tenure at Sheria House as "fairly incompetent."

By Peter Kimani 2 months ago

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Season III of presidential tours destined for Mount Kenya, with goons in tow

In recent times, Mt Kenya region has been labelled "tribal," because Rigathi Gachagua asked President Ruto difficult questions about different sectors of the economy.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Raila, 80, seeks liberation from Kenyans in his quest for time 'lost' in detention, exile

ODM leader Raila Odinga owes no one an explanation for his choices, he was jailed and lost many years while his peers were making money

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Death of a doctor and the tragedy of a nation that long lost its soul

A medical doctor who treated patients for free at Kenyatta National Hospital died because he could not access treatment.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

After receiving red card in Kisii, Raila blames Ruto for 'making the first move' on merger

When Raila Odinga faced a hostile crowd in Kisii he moved quickly to explain that it was President Ruto who made the first move on their coalition agreement.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Kesses man takes law into his own hands, offering a model worthy of replication

Some chap in the Rift Valley has captured the national attention for establishing a "police patrol base," which he reportedly operated undetected for six months.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Dough-nation: Ruto's grand plan to feed the masses or charm them

President William Ruto committed to purchase one-million chapati-making machine for Nairobi county to facilitate the Dishi Na County programme.

By Peter Kimani, Peter Kimani/ The Conversation 3 months ago

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From broad-based to now bread-based government, interesting time beckon

President William Ruto has dismissed the Auditor General's disclosures on rot in the government as handiwork of "cartels" who are hell-bent on discrediting his efforts.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Alai keeps it real, restoring Nairobi to its ancient mission of a supply depot

This week, Robert Alai presented a Motion that seeks to regulate what he calls non-motorised transport.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

The audacity of freedom after jailbreak from cages of Nairobi's old estates in Eastlands

The modest dwellings, constructed under a proper affordable housing project in the 1960s housed junior cadre of civil servants, but have been knocked down to pave way for new houses..

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Sakaja trashes the city paving the way for its rebuilding, bottom up

When Governor Johnson Sakaja showed up in office on Monday and found folks at Kenya Power had turned off power, over some unpaid electricity bills, he instantly swung into action.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

PLP, a brand new party unveiled, with not so new faces at the helm, to liberate Kenya

The men and women who assembled at the launch of the People's Liberation Party are probably are in it because they are hopeful to be the presidential candidate.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

City parking rakes up Sh2,000 every 15 minutes, so I'm carrying trash to dish out

Nairobi County enforcement officers use clamps to immobilise motorists who forget to pay their parking fees.

By Peter Kimani 3 months ago

Please beware, in brave new Kenya, irritating Prezzo Ruto is a crime

President William Ruto had the time to retreat to a studio to turn his roadside declaration-about a massive road in North Eastern region-into an online musical sensation.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

It's darkness for Besigye as he languishes in jail, as Kenya seeks to sell tea in Sudan

Besigye was abducted from the streets of Nairobi and shuttled to Kampala, where he has been languishing in a military prison since.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

News just in Nyamakima folks rejoice as Baba writes own epitaph in Addis Ababa

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga spent the better part of the recent months celebrating what seemed like inevitable victory.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

Now that Riggy G is out of power, the powers that be are busy building his backyard

The government has resumed construction of the road in Marwa that lay unfinished for the last two years.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

Nighttime adventure and the fishing dream in Mathioya that never was

The nighttime adventure in Murang'a proved harder than anticipated when I used Google maps to located my lodging.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

Love is an act, and I've seen enough to gladden the heart this Valentine

Folks, Happy Valentine's day! Love is in the air and so, in the spirit of the week, I decided to surprise one of the most important women in my life.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

Kenya leads America in quest to undo old order, or so they seem to think

So, Prezzo Ruto has been busy dismantling the "old order" that he claims has been fanning corruption and hemorrhaging our taxes.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

When possessing too many books could be dangerous for your mind

The true cost of our ignorance is that a less informed populace will be shaken down, and left very shaken by the extortion racket that's JKIA.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago

Let children play; it will not take away their academic potential

Parents are to help determine if their future career paths will be Arts or Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

By Peter Kimani 4 months ago