By the Idler-in-Chief This year, as in years gone by, Saba Saba arrived in Nyagenke carrying two matters of importance: democracy and Monene’s birthday. You already know that democracy is important, but do not forget that it came after Monene, and so once Monene, always Monene. What you may not know is that the collision […]

By KPC Sports Reporter Middle-distance runner Daniel Munguti says he is relaxed and ready ahead of a highly competitive men’s 1,500m contest at the Athletics Kenya National Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials set for June 18–20 at Nyayo National Stadium. The national trials promise three days of intense action as Kenya’s top track and field […]

By KPC Sports Reporter The Nyayo National Stadium Indoor Arena erupted on Saturday as Kenya’s karate stars thrilled home fans with a series of standout performances at the Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK) Region East Karate Championships, headlined by a brilliant double-gold display from David Ngati. Ngati emerged as one of the tournament’s biggest […]

By the Idler-in-Chief There are times when a Nyagenkean of my caliber and standing in society must briefly suspend comfort, postpone leisure, and respond to developments that threaten the balance between celebration culture and goat survival. This is one of those moments because as I write from my office—which is basically a chair placed under […]

By the Idler-in-Chief There are phrases here in Nyagenke that sound harmless until they are followed by catastrophe. Here, when a wife tells her husband, “Sit down, we need to talk,” the man immediately begins remembering all the goats he converted into beer before the year of Korondovirus arrived. Now Nyagenke has discovered another dangerous […]

By the Idler-in-Chief People whose mouths currently smell their mother’s milk may not appreciate that there was a time in Nyagenke when a family photograph was a serious affair. I am referring to those days when photographers were a rare species and attracted the admiration that is now given to people who fly here in […]

By the Idler-in-Chief You already know that Nyagenke is not a village that wastes a crisis. Here, we recycle everything — plastic bottles, political promises, and even national embarrassment. Last week, the entire village erupted when a wealthy Nyagenkean, while being arrested asked how “people living in tins” could arrest him. The statement spread across […]

By the Idler-in-Chief You already know that Nyagenke Weekender’s “Korondo-19 Baby Boom” headline has confirmed what midwives and grandmothers have known since 2021. You don’t need a calculator to establish that Korondovirus did not reduce Nyagenke but multiplied it. When they said “stay at home,” Nyagenke obeyed fully and the results are here to confirm. […]

By the Idler-in-Chief I am here to tell you that in Nyagenke, we do not believe in Google Maps. You see, Google Maps has never harvested maize, attended a harambee, or negotiated right of way with a stubborn goat. So when a four-year-old boy, Mose Morara, ama ukipenda MM, or better still Double M instructed […]

By the Idler-in-Chief In the good old days of Nyagenke, the word harambee carried the weight of a grandmother’s walking stick: firm, purposeful, and occasionally used to correct behavior. Those days, the people of Nyagenke said it with a straight back and a cleaner heart, for it meant we pull together, even when pulling was […]