Uncle Gil

Surviving January: Herbal wonders or street tricks?

By Uncle Gil   2025-01-15 09:09:01

At the top of this is a curative herb called ‘kiruma’.

Forget Tik Tok, writing can truly take you places

By Uncle Gil   2025-01-21 08:14:46

Let’s face it, writing isn’t exactly the ‘it’ career in the age of bootylicious TikTok queens and six-figure YouTubers.

Five food items that carried us through Njaanuary

By Uncle Gil   2025-01-30 15:49:17

Leading the pack is matumbo—those greenish, spongy entrails that polite folk prefer to call tripe.

Kamaley and I: Original kings of Valentine's mistari

By Uncle Gil   2025-02-11 08:54:16

Corporates will craft syrupy messages for the day, not because they love you but because they love your wallets.

Dear Mr President, here's how to win Murima back

By Uncle Gil   2025-02-17 09:44:00

The Murima region occupied by the House of Mumbi is traditionally divided into four main blocks -- Murang’a, Kiambu, Nyeri and Kirinyaga.

How to sell maguta maguta plots to Murima folks

By Uncle Gil   2025-04-23 09:53:19

There are a million ways to make mullah in this Jamhuri. But the easiest, it has emerged, is to sell fool’s gold called mburoti to us Murima folks. Read on!

No rest for the broke: Back to school woes in village

By Uncle Gil   2025-04-27 10:26:42

No rest for the broke: Back to school woes in village

Uncle shops for his dream pickup truck Murima style

By Uncle Gil   2025-05-18 12:22:10

Uncle shops for his dream pickup truck Murima style