Rawson Macharia confessed to walking seven times in an arch of banana leaves before sipping from Kenyatta’s hands By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large He missed a chance to attend Alliance High School over Sh150-annual fee- in 1934. Missing out on Alliance because of money pained Rawson Macharia for over 70 years. Now imagine how it felt […]
We dined with President Clinton; I realized she was my partner for life By Undercover Reporter She was married to a man Forbes magazine named among Africa’s Most Influential in 2015. But few could pick Edwin Macharia in a crowd of three. See, this dude could call any president in the world and get an […]
Radio queen Cess Mutungi turned 50 but looks 30. So does Esther Musila…here is the secret of their age defying looks… By Kieran Ngendo Contributing Writer/Lifestyle Kambas have this ageless look about them. Think Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu. She is a cucu, but still resembles a moneyed mama just hitting 40. She is 69, shrugging […]
President Uhuru has a team of doctors who keep to the shadows unlike his predecessors By Undercover Reporter Death, as it does to all men, finally came to Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli. He died of heart complications related to ‘Miss Rona’ which most suspected all along, anyway. And so did President Uhuru Kenyatta’s dentist, Dr Andrew Machua […]
If you escape, there is still October and December, with most murders happen at the bar or home – never by the roadside By Pascal Owade Contributing Editor/Crime You are likely to be murdered by your wife around April and June-especially if she’s from Kiambu County. Curiously women are rarely subjected to mob justice as […]
Wealthy politician and Margaret Kenyatta were also partners in crime By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, who was assassinated 46 years ago this week, was known for many things: fabulous wealth, financial generosity and populist ‘hustler’ politics. But kept under wraps was that the MP for Nyandarua North was a playboy with a long-running […]
Why do women and the society dislike the loaded who are mean, yet it’s their money? By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large Some Kenyan men could do very well as faces of the online Stingy Men Association of Kenya: The late Mbiyu Koinange, President Jomo Kenyatta’s brother in-law, left a Sh30 billion estate, but wore only one […]
The poor see themselves as the good children of light fighting evil forces of darkness By Canon Francis Omondi Adjunct lecturer, St. Paul’s University Stifling the “hustler” vs “dynasty” debate will not save us from the imminent implosion resulting from Kenya’s obscene inequalities. While the debate is a welcome distraction from our frequent divisive tribal […]
If you’re a Safaricom subscriber, a diehard drinker of EABL products, you make him filthy rich By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large @UndercoverKe Reclusive billionaire Dr John Kibunga Kimani, one of Kenya’s Uber-rich serial investors, can get lost in a crowd of three. Until recently, there was no photo of him in the public domain. As is […]
Rev Peter Kania withdrew Sh3 million after his death and four months later his deactivated cell phone cleaned three bank accounts dry By Pascal Owade Contributing Editor/Crime It was the bizarre case of a pastor whose accounts lost Sh3 million before he was buried and his cell phone number used to steal Sh2.8 million from […]