Travel

Dispatches from Central

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NYERI: TREETOPS LODGE/OUTSPAN HOTEL

I know I said I would post every night. I thought I would be able to sit down every evening and bang some 600 words. But the itinerary is brutal: I wake up at 6 …

Kendu Bay

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If you come from anywhere past Ruiru, please let’s set a few things straight right off the bat; not every jang’ comes from Kisumu! Kisumu is not a village for the love of Jove! It’s a cosmopolitan city; guys …

Northern Kenya

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There is a scene in the movie Scent of a Woman (‘Pacino plays a blind war veteran) where he – ‘Pacino – grabs this boy by the collar and, while brandishing a pistol at the terrified boy’s face, screams, …

Shining moments

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Many many moons ago boys often met behind a block of classes of the primary school I attended to sort out their differences. We were in lower primary and we felt strongly that the sun shouldn’t go down on …

Tales from Borana

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I’m a “closeted” hat kind of guy. Which means, I love hats but I look like a peacock in them. I have five different type of hats which all hang in my bedroom like abandoned tools in a tool …