The villager

Who will bury you? When burials are a must-go

The world we live in today, the one of chasing the shilling and constant rat race, dictates that family and friends no longer meet as often as they used to.

True taste of authentic peasant chivalry

The Kenyan matatu culture and local pubs are where peasantry is practiced and experienced in its raw form.

Aging: A blessing or a burden

Nobody talks about the loneliness, because by the time someone hits eighty years of age, they are done with going out, and visiting.

Yes cheap can be expensive, but not always

Many years ago when I was organising my wedding, the decoration man discouraged me from getting flowers from the north side of Moi Avenue.

Divorce does not actually mean hating your Ex

By the time the divorce happens, there is a lot of resentment, and expecting the ex-wife to be friends with the current wife is very ambitious.

The danger of marrying too young: What men need to know

A man, in this age and time, has no business getting married to a woman younger than twenty-five years old, especially if that man is five or more years old.

Of aging and the great power of self realisation

Why am I still busy, even energetic, perhaps more energetic than I have been in the last ten years, with plans from here to Turkana?

Let's be a little sensitive as we publicly criticise

Based on some leaked conversations, the mother has been trolled, castigated and insulted.

Why we need to be open with our teenagers

You never stop to imagine what it would feel like if your child turned out like you, and behaved like you.

Change is inevitable and it is here, be prepared

Generation-Z has humbled the whole country. First, they shocked us when they left their cocoons and secure Wifi to have running battles with riot police.

Men are complicated, but in a simple way

Men are simplistic in my opinion, and that can be either good or bad.

The peculiar dynamics of WhatsApp groups

These ones are the groups that demonstrate the phrase ‘no man is an island’. You need them for social survival.

Find something you would die for, then live for it

In June 2023, a group of wealthy people died when the vessel they used to look for the ill-fated Titanic, malfunctioned.

A woman can be single and happy, but society would have us think otherwise

Whoopi, in a recent interview, explained why she is still single–she is selfish, and she does not want anyone sharing her house.

Older women sexier? Blame it on consciousness, fitness

Back then, keeping fit was by default. For starters, there was the fat-shaming we did not want to be targets of.