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After sex, always text her and ask if she enjoyed it. Keep that receipt Incase of any rape accusation. Consent isn’t finished until it’s documented

A government official warned him that he would not leave Busia alive. Three days later, Bishop Alexander Muge was dead. Bishop Alexander Muge of the Anglican Church of Kenya was a fierce critic of the Daniel arap Moi government. From his pulpit in Eldoret, he spoke openly against corruption...

There was a time in Kenya when certain police commanders did not need press conferences, television interviews, or dramatic speeches, since their names alone were enough to make hardened criminals change houses, switch phones, and disappear before sunrise. Njue Njagi belonged to that old school...

It sounded almost impossible. Three men serving lengthy sentences for terrorism-related offences were locked inside Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, one of Kenya’s most heavily guarded correctional facilities. Yet, in the darkness between the night of 14 November and the morning of 15 November...

Kenya was still a colony of Britain when Nanyuki was declared a Township. Before that, it was a remote settlement district comprising of about half a million acres of land - most of which had been left behind by the Maasais in 1911. While some say that the Maasais moved out voluntarily after...

HOW THE MAN WHO MADE MOI PRESIDENT WAS LATER DESTROYED BY HIM. Charles Njonjo was one of the most powerful unelected men in Kenya’s history. A legal architect of the post-independence state. A gatekeeper of political order. A man who understood the machinery of power better than most...

After the death of Tomaso Gagula in August 2014, Kayole briefly exhaled. But the silence did not last. A new shadow was rising. His name was Michael George Mwaniki, popularly known as Mwanee or Mwanii Sparta — a young, ambitious figure who would eventually become associated with the notorious...

Eric Kimani: From Hawking Milk To Establishing Palmhouse Dairies Limited Palmhouse Dairies Limited is a good example of a business that grew organically. The company started off as a small scale dairy farming venture owned by Eric Kimani and Margaret Munene-who doubles up as the managing...

For those who might have joined us on earth kidogo recently, there once lived a man called Gerald Otieno Kajwang’ — and he left big footprints. He passed away in 2014. He is best remembered for his signature chant: “BADO MAPAMBANO, MAPAMBANO, MAPAMBANO!” He sang it everywhere. Rallies...

THE STORY BEHIND ZANGALEWA Before we laugh at our childhood obsession with Zangalewa Dancers, there is actually a fascinating story behind the song that inspired the whole phenomenon. “Zangalewa” was the title track of a 1986 album by Golden Sounds, a Cameroonian band whose members included Jean...

Billionaires Landlords Who Built Nairobi City The city under the sun, as Nairobi is known, has a long rich history. Behind its current splendor and boom is a select group of billionaires who left an indelible mark in what we now know as Nairobi. Here are the billionaires landlords who had a hand...

Florence Kerr Wilson: The Founder Of Wilson Airport Before It Was Snatched From Her Wilson Airport is one of the busiest airports in East and Central Africa in terms of aircraft movement. The airport is named in honor of the woman who pioneered aviation in the region. Florence Kerr Wilson owned...

Asentus Ogwella Akuku “Danger” was a famous Kenyan polygamist from Siaya County, widely remembered for the unusually large size of his family. He became popularly known as “Danger” because of his reputation as a strict and formidable man. Akuku Danger reportedly married more than 100 women over...

On 25 October 1969, a visit by President Jomo Kenyatta to Kisumu ended in deadly violence. The event would become known as the Kisumu Massacre Kenya was already experiencing intense political tension. Earlier that year, Tom Mboya had been assassinated, while the relationship between President...

DARIUS MBELA: THE MAN WHO MILKED THE GIANT KILIFI CASHEWNUT FACTORY DRY In the early 1970s, a large cashewnut processing factory was built in Kilifi district at Mokoroshoni, five kilometers from Kilifi town, becoming the economic heartbeat of the town and the wider Coast region. Decades later...

How Jomo Kenyatta changed from being Kamau wa Muigai, to Kamau wa Ngengi, to Johnstone Kamau wa Ngengi, to Johnstone Kenyatta, and finally, to Jomo Kenyatta: Jomo Kenyatta was born Kamau wa Muigai (Kamau son of Muigai) around the year 1896. His father Muigai passed away when he was young, and he...