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Christmass lights in Ghana

From The Editor

The end-of-year holidays are here and Nairobi cannot understand the fervor that is seizing Machakos country bus as our people rush to return to the great waters, intoxicated by memories past Christmases made in Nyanza and the smell of kith and kin.
February 3, 2026

In death, Raila resurrects the matriarchal culture

We were following the funeral ceremony of the late Baba (Raila Odinga) on Citizen TV with a few friends and were intrigued by certain aspects of Luo culture that were on display at the colourful ceremony. For a wealthy family that resided
February 3, 2026
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Mzembe hits the jackpot “Mimi ni Omwami!”

Now that he was home for Christmas our boy was flossing, living like a king. Whenever him and his fellow con, Bongisa, popped into the village pub, Kimberly, the barmaids abandoned the tired village teachers and tea farmers who nursed a beer
February 3, 2026

An old man’s last bow DEATH TRANSITION

As a nurse, one of the hardest parts of my work is witnessing a patient’s final moments. With time, of course I have kind of been inured to that. I have grown accustomed to the physical reality of death: the stillness, the
February 3, 2026

Ikolomani gold; a blessing or a curse?

As students at Government African School, Kakamega (GASK) in the 1980s we always knew that our school rested on a massive undiscovered gold vein that stretched from neighbouring Ikolomani (bastardized Luisukha for ‘Gold mine’) all the way to the River Yala basin
February 3, 2026

Affordable housing or matchbox cities

Last evening I was having an evening walk in Kisumu, around that Patel area behind United Mall. Just walking. No big thoughts, no agenda. Then I saw the affordable houses under construction. They’re so conspicuous you cannot miss them.  And I don’t
February 3, 2026
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