WHEN YOUR PLATONIC FRIEND WEDS!

Here you are, holding a wedding invitation card from one of your most loyal friends who have stuck with you in thickest of things. Your mind decides to run her images and the vivid memories you still hold on to. She is relatively tall (considering your height) and flaunts of a firm bosom. Her stomach...

TO GREAT FATHERS, WE TOSS

A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way - Anonymous. Father's Day couldn't have come at worse time, at the backdrop of a trying moment for men in this country. Indeed its a time to...

WILL OUR DEEDS BE ‘BEATIFIED’ WHEN WE’LL BE LONG GONE?

Sr.Irene Stefani was born in 1891, the period around when Britain opened fertile highlands of Kenya to white settlers. She had 12 siblings, 7 of whom would die in their infancy. Her mother passed away when she was only 16, and ostensibly a young Irene was left with the task of taking care of her...

MY AFTER THOUGHTS & ENGAGEMENT EUPHORIA

Its on this rainy Thursday evening. Close to a fortnight ago. I have been left alone in the office. Its quiet. It feels blissful. The silence is fulfilling. Its been a long day. I have been hitting the keyboard all day. Drifting to emails staring at me stubbornly, demanding for responses. At times, staring at...

LADIES WHO DATE AGED WHITES

I'm in my usual rendezvous, watching a dull Chelsea game with my usual suspects. Eden Hazard dives and there you go, they have a penalty and a trophy. How so! Anyway, during the 90 minutes of play, I am distracted by this unusual couple. Well, the word 'unusual' may be relative, since I'm the only...

A MAN’S MISERY AND THE MARRIAGE THAT NEVER WAS

Finally you caved in to your family's pressure. From your siblings constants reminders, to your uncles who demand to know why hujapata mtu. (why you haven't found a suitor). When you last visited your mum, she was like; last weekend we attended Njoroge's wedding. Njoroge was your deskmate in primary school. She went ahead to...

A STRANGER’S DREAM, INSPIRATION AND THE LESSONS

It's slightly after 9pm on this Sunday night. Man - U has just humiliated Man City in this hyped derby. From a gooner's perspective, I feel a bit nervous. Nevertheless, we're still number 2, I console myself. I drift along the corridor, alone, checking over my phone. I meet this security chap towards the exit...

GONE TOO SOON, SWEET, ANGEL SAIGA

Angel, I met your dad for the first time few years ago, in 2009, to be precise. I would later meet your mum, the following year, long before you were born. You were born when our friendship had been cemented and stamped that it will last and surpass all challenges. You were born under our...

WHY NANYUKI MEN ARE A DISTRAUGHT LOT

The pact between Kenya and UK which allows British troops to train in Kenya is at stake. In fact the agreement expires next month (April) if not renewed. U.K believes Kenya has good terrain to harden its soldiers in readiness for tougher tasks like engaging in Afghanistan and Iran wars. That was the objective, ideally....

POETRY: WE CHOSE TO LOVE, LOVE

I took a risk to love you. I loved you even when we were strangers. My heart dazzled when our eyes met. You tolerated my silly discourse. You were patient with me even if I didn't deserve the patience. You listened keenly and propped smart questions. One simple text led to another. One simple reply...

CONTEMPORARY MEN DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK

My dad lived for 50 years (only) and was lucky enough not to witness this digital migration madness. Just after legions had invested in set boxes and dishes, one boardroom meeting rendered them obsolete. It’s been a crazy week best captured by a tweet I stumbled on, by one stock markets guru @SokoAnalyst. It was...

LOVE, LOVELY PEOPLE AND DANCING HEARTS

It’s the weekend of genuine love, artificial love, commercialized love, compelled love, struggling love, crawling love and secretive love. Let’s all dance to love, it’s in the air. Its love’s birthday! Don’t deny it, its deserved bliss, lest it’ll come back to haunt you. Through love, we came to birth, we nurtured friends to best...

SHE’S TOO GOOD TO BE YOUR WIFE!

It’s been a while since I penned down an article exclusively dear to men.  Before I forget, happy Valentine to you who is already ‘taken’ ,… seriously or otherwise. Blessed is that brother who will foot a bill this coming Saturday, he didn’t budget for. Sorry, love and finances go hand in hand.  Anyway this...