Category Archives: JOKES
Munguti Calm Ahead of Explosive 1,500m Clash as Cheruiyot Duo, Komen Join Loaded National Trials Field
Jun 16, 2026 at 07:02 PM
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 […]
IDLERS’ CORNER: With All Due Respect, Leave Nyagenke Goats Out of Arsenal’s Affairs
May 24, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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 […]
IDLERS’ CORNER: When Whatsapp Became a Family Album
May 17, 2026 at 07:51 AM
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 […]
POETIC TURN: Monkey Business
May 15, 2026 at 02:08 PM
By Shem Onderi The monkey jumps from one tree to another,No tree is too high or too far apartTo defeat the monkey in its jumping.It is the monkey’s businessTo search for and enjoy life by leapingFrom one fruit-bearing tree to another. The monkey cares little whether the next tree bears sour fruit,Or whether the tree […]
IDLERS’ CORNER: When the People on Payroll to Arrest Others Moved into a Tin
May 11, 2026 at 07:15 AM
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 […]
IDLERS’ CORNER- Korondovirus Scorecard: Nyagenke 1, Social Distance 0
May 02, 2026 at 01:41 PM
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. […]
Momentum Gathers for 2027 Elections as 2.6 Million Join Voter Register
May 01, 2026 at 10:49 AM
By KPC Reporter Over 2.6 million new voters have been added to Kenya’s Register following the conclusion of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) Phase 1. The exercise was conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) between 30th March and 28th April 2026. Of the 2,612,725, a total of 2,345,476 were registered during […]
POETIC TURN: Barrister, in a day
Feb 27, 2026 at 03:32 PM
By Shem Onderi He sleeps with the law,Wakes with arguments already drawn—Citations sharpened for the court.Even his walk to workIs measured in legal steps. In court, meanings are weighed and juggled,Oral submissions rise and fall,All spoken in honor of the bench.Files sit in careful order,Each claim anchored in jurisprudence. Time is scarce—No hour wasted before […]
POETIC TURN: Under the Bridge
Feb 13, 2026 at 04:47 PM
By Shem Onderi Gallons of water pass under the bridge,Sometimes silently, other times loud—Much of it unaccounted for in any measure.Under the bridge, many bird species have made a home. Some hunt and eat their fill under the bridge,Avoiding disturbance.Others hide from predators; it is a refuge.The water passing beneath poses no threat to them. […]
IDLERS’ CORNER: Njaanuary Greens and the Gospel of Cabbage in Nyagenke
Jan 02, 2026 at 08:13 PM
By the Idler-in-Chief Here in Nyagenke, Njaanuary creeps in chewing loudly, crunching leaf by leaf, like a determined goat that has discovered an unattended kitchen garden. After weeks of December merrymaking; when meat flowed like rumours in Nyagenke Intervillage Open Air Market and plates bent under the weight of nyama, pilau, and other festive declarations […]