Editor’s Choice

Ruracio refund: Senator hired auctioneers, stone mason demanded 30 bags of maize

James Kamangu demanded Sh3, 000  as ruracio refund from  former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru   By Camy Akinyi-Gecaga Contributing Editor When former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama demanded refund of bride price paid to his estranged wife, Agnes Kavindu, he was forced to hire merciless auctioneers. Muthama had gone to court first before he was granted powers to […]

Obituary

Nginyo Kariuki: Manure made him a stinking rich billionaire

His flagship businesses include the Swiss Lenana Mount Hotel in Milimani and Nginyo Towers along Koinange street By Undercover Reporter @Undercover KE He was a poor, orphaned young adult of 25 when Kenya earned her independence in 1963.  Lawrence Nginyo Kariuki died this February 24, an old billionaire business magnate-who coined his dough from selling […]

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Old Girls Reunion: Meet the brainbox, the lucky geese…na yule dame ali beat!

Reunions come with deep emotions, nervousness and anxieties of how one measured up against the rest By Shifa Mwihaki Feature writer/Essayist @Undercover KE This is how a woman prepares for an Old Girl’s Reunion: She buys 10 outfits, three months in advance and tries them out during weddings and other social gatherings. The one which […]

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How tipsy veterinary doctor made Moi Kenya’s second president

For starters, the mistress of Moi’s wildest dreams never kissed the lips of political ambitions BY GW Ngari Editor-at-Large @Undercover KE The alcoholism of a veterinary doctor gave Kenya its second president, a dictator whose 24 year rule was a study in social waste, economic ruin and political grief.  President Daniel arap Moi, who has closed […]

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Christian Mafia: How National Prayer Breakfast triggered Dr Robert Ouko’s murder!

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister was assassinated two weeks after a Prayer Breakfast in February 1990 By Mbatia wa Njambi Visiting Thinker By now you know the annual National Prayer Breakfast held at the end of every May at the Safari Park Hotel Nairobi, is never about prayers-but influence peddling. In fact, one Prayer Breakfast led […]