When I shouted “wewe ni wetu! my mother in-law shot me that dagger look reserved for the mad man during village market days in shags I caused mywife so much aibu ndogo ndogo from drinking inside the car at the parking lot she finally allowed kukata maji indoors. But there were several prison like conditions […]
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Polycarp Igathe’s Sh40 million Bentley…one of only 50 in the world, five in Kenya!
This also means his pay slip reads better than most thriller novels By Shifa Mwihaki Feature writer/Essayist Former Nairobi Deputy Governor Polycarp Igathe also gets stuck in Nairobi traffic, but unlike you and me, it’s inside the head turning Sh40 million luxury Bentley. That cost is minus insurance, fuel and maintenance. Igathe’s 2018 Bentley Bentayga […]
Job hunting: So what if President Uhuru is a Referee in your CV?
Many Kenyans list useless hobbies like listening to music, travelling and watching movies in their resumes Sometimes job seekers who are dropped turn out better than the ones hired and the college or university, one attended can influence who gets the job. Feature writer SHIFA MWIHAKI spoke to ESTHER MWANGI, CEO of Executive Edge […]
Polycarp Igathe: Why he gets new jobs at the speed of light
I have been promoted every six months in every role I have been. It’s been fantastic, but I have also been extremely lucky By Shifa Mwihaki Feature writer/Essayist This dude, Polycarp Igathe, is bloody lucky. He drops jobs, paying salaries the length of a telephone number, then gets hired again, for more dough. How come […]
I undressed, mistook slay queen’s door for our bedroom
I confused the many doors of our majirani with our rooms and thought I had arrived at our bedroom Drinking in these times of lockdown curfew is a sobering experience, mtu wangu. So, now si I slept at the cubicle of the watchie in the estate coz I couldn’t go home with makaro doing msako […]
Uhuru brother in-law sues stepmother over Sh57 million
Udi Gecaga is now dating Dr Sally Kosgey after separating from Jeni Kenyatta By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large It is a bitter multimillion shilling inheritance and property dispute pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s brother in-law, Udi Gecaga and his step-mother. The case which is slotted for the courts this June has been opening up the intricacies of […]
The drunk jirani who runs for Kenya after curfew
I almost peed on my pants when the karao chewing miraa lit his torch towards the windscreen So now last week I was drinking inside the car at the estate parking lot before curfew time. I dozed off and woke up at 9pm. I had no mask. Cops were leaning on the bonnet, smoking, drinking […]
Jeff Koinange: Battling auctioneers, blowing Sh7 million on cigars
The bank which was selling his villas is majority owned by his aunt… former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta! By Shifa Mwihaki Feature writer/Essayist Things are getting financially twisted when scions of old money starts staring at the auctioneer’s hammer in the face. Jeff Koinange, popular television anchor, was losing his two villas in upmarket […]