This week in History

Jamhuri Day: Five women gave birth at Uhuru Gardens, Kenyatta got stuck in mud!

But the most hilarious thing was that Kenyans had not been taught the words of the new national anthem By Undercover Reporter @Undercover KE Kenya attained her independence this week on December 12, 1963-when one in three citizens lived in round mud walled huts. The country had only three African lawyers and 100 telephone landlines, […]

Editor’s Choice

Jamhuri Day: How Old Money ‘Mission Boys’ still control Kenya

Since independence on December 12, 1963, they have milked from our commerce and industry, state tenders and jobs By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large President Uhuru Kenyatta is the son of a ‘Mission Boy.’  Former Opposition leader Raila Odinga, the perennial presidential hopeful, is also the son of a ‘Mission Boy.’   When the two cooled political […]

Obituary

Reinhard Bonnke: Moi, Kenya’s first crusade on TV, and why Luo boys were named Bonnke

The President was accompanied by a retinue of Permanent Secretaries and eight Cabinet Minister- three of whom got saved By Undercover Reporter @Undercover KE Boys born in Kenya when he first came here in June 1988 were named after him. German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who died at 79,  gradually revolutionize open-air crusades into large scale […]

Lifestyle Money Inc

Hakuna pesa: How you shop out of budget… and why supermarkets should sell mutura!

Women spend more time loitering in supermarkets comparing prices, checking expiry dates, smelling perfumes and lotions By Shifa Mwihaki Feature Writer/Essayist @Undercover KE You must have entered a supermarket… not once, not twice… with the intention of buying the Sh80 yoghurt only to end up with a trolley that dents Sh5000 into your wallet. Despite […]

Lifestyle

Seven year itch: Why graduate Kenyan wives cheat more than class six drop outs

Men have extramarital affairs when the wife is sick (and pregnancy falls in this category), has poor cooking skills, untidy home, poor hygiene or is too busy with work, church and the brats By Camy Akinyi-Gecaga Contributing Editor @Undercover KE Your cute God fearing wife can claim to experience ‘marital satisfaction’ but still cheat on […]

Undercover On Sunday

Mamma Mia: Why Kenyan women invite therapists, pastors to bridal showers!

The hottest properties are paid male speakers to give tips, sometimes with Practicals By Camy Akinyi-Gecaga Contributing Editor If you are a working class Kenyan woman who has chewed books, then you must have been invited to one of those bridal showers now gaining  currency-with therapists and male pastors in attendance.   Traditionally, bridal showers […]