The ever armed bow-tie wearing editor leaned back, put his gun on the table and intoned: ‘Chege, I am in charge here’ By Undercover Reporter He was born on the lips of the Rift Valley in Kijabe, the place missionaries banned alcohol and cigarettes. Chege Mbitiru, distinguished editor and journalist, spent 50 years observing life […]
Former Miss Tourism Debra Sanaipei got a house in London, property in Lavington, over 180 acres and Sh8 million in shares By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large It pays off big time choosing the right ancestors, for real. Just ask former Miss Tourism Kenya, Debra Sanaipei, who hit the Mother Lode with her late father’s estate. Of […]
His annual pay, perks and bonuses makes him the highest paid head honcho of all listed companies at the Nairobi Securities Exchange By GW Ngari Editor-at-Large By the time you spill an hour taking a shower, brushing your teeth and trying unsuccessfully to shake off a hangover, Gideon Muriuki will have made over Sh 40, […]
Funny how working as a probation officer almost made him become a policeman By Undercover Reporter In a country where celebrities are near empty heads reeling from 15 minutes of fame, he rose from reading the lunchtime radio news bulletin, to television anchor and then professor, all the while skirting the wind of stardom that […]
Other band members were not as lucky. They began dying. Ten are in Lang’ata cemetery, 1000 kilometres from home By Undercover Reporter He cried easily when asked about the former band members of Super Mazembe. Kasongo wa Kanema, was among the last crew standing, his recent death, marking an end to Congolese musicians who immigrated […]
Majority of those who scale the financial uplands do it in the easiest ways known: Solving human problems and charging for it By GW Ngari Editor-at-large Not one Kenyan made it to this year’s list of Africa’s dollar billionaires, basically those whose worth kisses the Sh100 billion ceiling. The Kenyattas and the Ndegwas play in […]
Archbishop will be buried at the Holy Family Basilica when mourners have been restricted from funerals By Undercover Reporter When he became a Catholic priest, it was common for boys from poor families to seek spiritual and creature comforts in church: Three square meals, nice houses, Parish cars, a cellar with choice whiskies. Archbishop […]
Country music made Godfather hat, jeans, leather jacket and cowboy boots the dress code of Kikuyu musicians By Undercover Reporter This legendary American country musician greatly influenced the spread of One-Man-Guitar and its Mugithi craze Kenya. Kenny Rogers, the silver haired, full-bearded sandpapered crooner, died of natural causes at his home in Georgia, USA, at […]
The multibillion Fourways Junction off Kiambu Road made Sam and Nancy Gatabaki fabulously wealthy By Undercover Reporter He was buried inside the Sh30 billion Fourways Junction estate, just 500 metres from upmarket Runda in Nairobi. Though a scion of the famous Gatabaki family from Kiambu County, not many Kenyans had heard of Dr Sam Gatabaki until […]
He blamed his poor performance to visits his wife made to Nigeria ‘to tame him By Idris ‘Shoes’ Lule Contributing Editor/Sports David Rudisha, the track icon, has been fighting many battles: a divorce, death of his father, tendon injuries, over drinking. His face appears like he’s recovering from bee stings. It is the added […]
