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Peter Kimani

I'm a phone call away, so keep dialling even when network claims I am 'mteja'

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-02 00:00:00

One brash technician said I should have gone to Samsung, not Safcom, if it’s the handset that had a problem.

A torch-bearer, yes, a hawker is bit of a stretch, after failing at first attempt

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-02 06:00:00

People believe torches have psychic powers and that when the battery cells dim, so will the nefarious characters who had a hand in the killing of Jirongo.

With the New Year, let's try a little gentleness to survive these hard times

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-02 08:00:00

The fortunes of the “hustler” narrative that was propounded for four years, have dimmed irredeemably over the last three years.

Brace yourself, season of anomie is upon us, again, like it really never ended

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-09 00:00:00

The road to Kenya’s Singapore is littered with a collapsed and collapsing infrastructure, the latest edifice to tumble down being that building in South C that was designed as a ladder to heaven.

Near 'poetic justice' as MP Babu looks down the barrel of Alai's misfiring gun

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-09 06:00:00

Had Babu been shot, and I’m glad he was not, it’d have been a case of poetic justice, because a few years ago, Babu was charged with shooting and maiming one DJ Evolve. 

Pains of growing up and old, then retreating into the twilight in these lean times

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-09 08:00:00

When a birthday milestone serves to remind one of recent deaths is not morbid humour, it means one has matured sufficiently to start confronting their own mortality.

At Mageuzi, a refreshingly sexy take on history and marginalisation

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-16 00:00:00

I attended a book launch last Saturday at Mageuzi, the official seat of the potential next Prezzo of the Republic of Kenya, Bonnie Mwangi.

After 'cowardly' attack, Governor Wamatangi retreats for 40 days of prayer and fasting

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-16 00:00:00

First, the numbers: 2027, 1994, 65, and 40. The first numbers refer to March next year, when Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi purports he will keep off politics

Tall tales of toads and political chameleons hiding in plain sight

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-16 08:00:00

In our boyhood, once upon a time, when backbreaking work was considered noble, and we were happy to receive nothing more than morsels of food,

Prezzo Ruto prances the stage in new brown shoes in a prosperity showcase

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-30 00:00:00

It was delightful to see Prezzo Bill Ruto stepping out in spanking new brown shoes as the rest of us endure the dreadfully long month of January

Mystery of flush buttons on SGR, and the bitter-sweet drink of classes

By Peter Kimani   2026-01-30 00:00:00

Mystery of flush buttons on SGR, and the bitter-sweet drink of classes

Matiang'i's 'sarakasi' is brainy and riveting and crosses many 'red lines'

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-06 10:39:00

Former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i wears many hats, although he wore none to church last Sunday in Othaya

The politics and poetics of Kiraitu Murungi in his new found quest for lasting happiness

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-06 00:00:00

Politician Kiraitu Murungi has quit active politics, a rarity for politicians on this side of the world, at the tender age of 74.

After 15 years of waiting for book royalties, the spoils are rolling in dribs and drabs

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-06 00:00:00

I was pleasantly surprised to receive a princely sum of 11k from a phone number I didn’t recognise

'Sisi ni Sifuna' heralds generational shift that eclipses ODM's future

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-13 00:00:00

The long-expected ouster of Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna from the helm of the Orange Democratic Movement

Somebody tell Mbadi we're sick and dying as a nation, so let's die in private dignity

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-13 00:00:00

John Mbadi, the Treasury Cabinet Secretary, is the maverick who has reportedly cast a magic wand on the economy

Rare Valentine's shopping outing marred by a mannerless little girl

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-13 00:00:00

By shopping, I mean patiently pushing the trolley and trailing the woman of the house (yes, it’s Valentine’s season, so I can disclose that I can be meek and submissive).

Don't tell me 'retired but not tired' Prezzo UK is calling shots, years on

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-20 08:50:00

Folks, I heard it on the grapevine that there was a big bust-up between “retired but not tired” Prezzo Uhuru Kenyatta, aka UK, and his successor Prezzo Bill Ruto.

A very eventful Sunday when Sifuna came calling, and put Kitengela back in news saddle

By Peter Kimani   2026-02-20 00:00:00

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has a wicked sense of humour, even though he seldom smiles.