Opinion

By: Nyanaciek Malual What’s happening in Kenyan universities today is deeply alarming. In just the past two months, more than a dozen students from the University of Nairobi have died by suicide. Sadly, this tragedy isn’t confined to UoN—it’s happening across the country, with increasing reports of student deaths and …

By: Purity Muthoni For generations, the church has been viewed as a haven for spiritual growth, moral guidance, and community. Yet beneath this sacred image, a controversial and often concealed reality is emerging — the presence of homosexuality among some church leaders, gospel artists, and congregants.   Despite the church’s …

By: Vincent Mumba, Our first kiss was an accident—nothing like the kind sung about in love songs. Still, there was poetry in its clumsiness. No romantic sunset, no fireworks, no cinematic slow motion—just the two of us, awkward, laughing, and realizing our mouths had bumped like lost planets. Imperfect, but …

By: Vincent Mumba He died in the season of forgetting. A year after the youth he once called his children were shot on the streets, their blood darkening the tarmac like ink, he joined hands with the very men who had ordered it. They said it was Broad-based Governance. They …

By: Vincent Mumba If you’re reading this, you’ve probably chosen me or you’re thinking about it. Maybe you’ve already seen enough to know that I am both too much and never quite enough. Either way, here’s what I need you to know: I’m not always honest. Not because I enjoy …

By: Vincent Mumba What happens to a democracy when its watchdog forgets how to bark? In every democracy worth the name, Parliament exists to serve as a check on the Executive, a guardian of the people’s will, and a watchdog of national interest. Yet in Kenya today, that noble role …

In many workplaces, promotion is seen as the ultimate reward—a validation of talent, hard work, and potential. But what happens when an employee is promoted to a role they simply can’t handle? The result is a frustrating paradox: the very system meant to recognize excellence ends up fostering mediocrity and …

By: Vincent Mumba • What I am about to tell you does not leave this blog. It’s supposed to live here. In fact, it was never supposed to be written down at all. • I haven’t had a mumama(yet), but I’m not ruling out that option. • When I get …

By : Vincent Mumba “What do you bring to the table?” “How much do you earn?” “Will you still love me if I have nothing?” “Will you leave when I can no longer give?” These aren’t just questions. They’re the unspoken fears beneath many of today’s love stories. Is it …

By: Wamaitha Nyoike In the echo of the evening fire, under the vast African sky, stories once leapt from the mouths of griots, grandmothers, and elders, weaving generations together with words. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel These tales weren’t just entertainment they were the lifeblood of identity, memory, …