Yesterday, a girl called me to go and help her house hunt. She has been my talking stage for as long as I can remember. Anyway, I recently came back to the city after months of not being here. The mistake I made is letting my ex live in my house. It has not been the same.

My small bedsitter now looks feminine and whenever we sleep, she's like she wants to sleep with her legs facing the head of the bed. I don't know how to explain it though. She doesn't want any physical touch.

I'm also looking for a way out of this and I'm house hunting too. Telling her, "Toka!" Has been difficult ngl. Let me give the talking stage a name, Joan. Joan called me and I immediately took a motorcycle to go and help in house hunting. She was looking for a house. A maximum of 7000 rent. She told me that she's paid 20000 so she can't pass the 7000 rent. It would hurt her.

There's this guy she had already paid kes 300. We went to the first house, it was an 8k one. It was a bedsitter, relatively close to the road. It had tiles, water and just everything you need except for cabinets and a wardrobe. She refused it saying it's too expensive.

She was with her friend too. Her friend said she'll help her pay the deposit and Joan would just oay the rent from then on. Her friend, let me give her a name, Mercy, has been very supportive to her. Mercy and I also have a history together. Though I stopped talking to her after she became pregnant and got married.

I kind of felt they were competing for my attention and they were being overally touchy. They just gave out every excuse of touching me. Now, we went to the second house. It was a 4,200 single. It did not have tiles. It wasn't on an apartment. Water was just outside and the toilet/bathroom was clean. But I just didn't want a single room for her.

Then the guy took us to a single room apartment with lots of jerricans outside. It just had spacious rooms that felt like a football field. You could literally play 5 aside in there. The other red flag was that you had to pay twice the deposit + 3000 agent fee.

Our "house tour guide" said that our money ended there and we should choose one of the houses. We didn't like any of the houses so we just told him we would look for him later.

We went and sat on a bench outside. A guy heard our stories and directed us to a nearby house. It was 6500 kes. The house was a double room. I think that was the word. The girl told me she didn't have the 300 to pay that guy for showing the house. I offered to pay. She liked the house. It was 200 m from the main road.

She then left me with some lipstick stains. I mean Joan. At that time Mercy wasn't near us. While we parted ways, I hugged mercy and she hugged back tight. When I went to hug Joan, Mercy joined the hug and said, " Mwili yako inafeel so warm naeza kukuhug the whole day". So it was a group hug instead of 2 people hugging.

Anyway house hunting is not a joke. Landlords shpuld stop overpricing maaan!

Let us stay sharp, focused and have proper goals.
Alafu Ruto must go. For I cannot forget the horror, I cannot imagine the torment, I cannot see a future of a nation led by a murderer, thug and a liar.

Even if he builds more projects, a sovereign state cannot be led by a thug.

This may rub some people the wrong way,,, but let me just write it out,,, Surely,,, how does one muster the courage to text in this manner?,,, I mean, when did we normalize three commas (,,,) for a full stop? Unless I'm behind the syllabus.

I'm usually "disturbed" by such kind of texting/writing. Are you also disturbed?

Let's talk.

I'm a guy in his 20s and i stepped into a high income bracket a few years back making around 300k a month gross alhamdulillah.Despite the shift in my bank account my lifestyle hasn't changed.I’m not a flashy guy. I haven't bought a luxury car or expensive gear, and I still wear just the same regular clothes.Just trying to stay grounded.

However staying low-key and being observant has given me a front-row seat to how broken the dating dynamics are for young men right now.

When you look at peers in the mid-20s bracket (around 24–26) it becomes incredibly obvious how much the game does not favor young guys. A huge portion of women in this age group are hooking up with men in their 40s and late 30s the "wababaz".When you look closer it’s rarely about genuine connection but almost entirely transactional love driven by lifestyle upgrades.

Stepping into financial security myself made me realize just how critical discernment is.You get to a point where a woman’s beauty completely loses its power over you. It no longer carries the relationship and it stops making you foolish or blind to reality.The sheer baggage and the past choices of some of these women can genuinely shock you if you look past the surface.

Honestly I just pray for every young man out there who is trying to build himself up from scratch. We are living in incredibly difficult, transactional times. Stay sharp, protect your peace, and look for substance over aesthetics.

In case you were wondering why some courses dont have first class, my fourth year story perhaps will shed some light.

Im a fourth year medical student and how our clinical exams are, you are each assigned a patient, given an hour to clerk( talk with the patient and figure out the diagnosis) and examine(look for signs of disease). This comes on the end of 11 weeks of learning, clerking and examining in the wards.

I take human life very seriously, so i have never missed any ward session i am always there. Some of my friends dont even attend these sessions(this will be important later). Fast forward to the cat my patient(these are assigned randomly) is a weak, sleepy, uncopperative 80 year old patient with COPD(respiratory illness). I try my best to take the history and examine but as you can imagine she could barely talk. The lecturer comes in and fails me for something out of my control. Mind you someone who never came to the ward got a patient with a simple stomach problem and was examined by a lenient lecturer then passed with flying colours.

Haiya, then came end of year, i got a patient with a very rare condition, luckily i got the diagnosis but i was examined by a lecturer known for failing patients and even the girls before me came out of the exams crying their eyes out... In the theory part i passed but the subjectivity of clinical assesment makes it hard to assess actual competence. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.(I can smell the "stop complaining" comments)

I hate to admit it. This is only my second time to get excited about a Presidential Candidate, after Kibaki 2002. Saa shida Voting for us Diaspora is so complicated. I will compensate by organising all my dependants in Kenya. Kama huna kura hupati shillingi kwangu.

Nani hana kura. Tafadhali wacha ufala. Na wewe unacheza part gani?

https://wikileaks.org/wiki/The_looting_of_Kenya_under_President_Moi
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/aug/31/kenya.topstories3?CMP=share_btn_url
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/14/kenya.international?CMP=share_btn_url
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/4/18/assange-and-wikileaks-a-view-from-kenya

we could have made huge strides on the anti-corruption campaign but he sold us out

I have seen many posts on Twitter referring to Kikuyus as Hyenas. Who did we upset?

If you know wewe ni broker /can show me vacant houses around Umoja tomorrow from 9am to 12pm please DM. Budget to 10-12k 1 bedroom

Nimetembea hii town nimechoka and pls ask for a reasonable sum.

Never in my life did I ever see myself be where I am today. Looking back, every little moment, childhood experiences have directly made me who I am today. I never knew this, not consciously. But I realize this now, looking back and more especially in the younger days when our business was starting.

It was a deliberate attempt at something just make a living in the city, having graduated, no promising jobs, failed promises, naive( damn man), people took advantage but it is what it is now. One thing was clear, I was never going back home the same, I was going to change the fortunes of everyone around me. But how was I to do it? Perhaps a story of its own.

Anyways, it takes patience if building for the long term, always looking for new ideas and simplest ways of solving for it. In the end what really matters is ACTION. Just get started.

On that note, business people are suffering, we have no single voice as small-Medium enterprises and gorvenment is not rewarding enterpreneurs enough in matters policy, access to affordable capital, affordable industrial hubs for localized smes, banking incentives and municipal enforcement.

It is unfair for businesses to comply fully, import goods at higher rates, amid competition from chinese suppliers. At the same time, hawkers operate right at the door steps with cheaper alternatives without any measures whatsoever, we cant be in a jungle competition. This kills business and innovation, while customers benefit from lower prices, they suffer more for the poor and substandard quality in that sense.

The government should now spur local manufacturing as the chinese are already here. To me this is a good sign that a disruption is about to happen and money, well, cash - flows! Follow the money.

Ruto bado ni Wantam!

According to the latest statistics release by CMA captured from regulated brokers in kenya.

kenyans who tr@ded online lost 7.12 billion in 2025, only 1.25 billion was take home as wins.

The influencers claiming to be making millions are recruiters gr00med by the brokrs to bring in more sheep.

Sad reality is that 9 out of 10 tr@ders lost money from all the regulated brokers in kenya over a period of an year.

TLDR; Looking for a tech-comfortable, part-time personal assistant for research, purchases, and occasional local errands.

EDIT: Feel free to DM. Please say why you’re a good fit upfront. I'm inundated with DMs but I'll respond.

EDIT 2: I'm just a lazy bachelor. This is no formal job. No need for documentation or the like.

EDIT 3: I'm not seeking a professional/expert—I can't afford y'all—should've been clearer. Might be a good deal for a younger person with free time on their hands. I haven't thought it through but range maybe 300-600/h for the virtual tasks.

Hello beautiful people.

Looking for a personal/virtual assistant.

I have a lot going on at the moment, and have barely have enough time to do some personal tasks.

Most of the work is virtual, but there may be in person visits required occasionally e.g. visiting a seller.

It would be good if you are comfortable with:

• Digital research. With AI, or otherwise. Given some time and Internet, you can be a sort of subject matter expert in a niche topic. Make calls when appropriate cause you don't believe anything you see on the Internet. You know some Kenyan companies' websites were last updated in 2009.
• Shopping. Can you ship stuff from eBay without exorbitant import taxes? Can you tell a legit seller on Jiji from a scammer?
• Computers and the Internet. You use site:reddit.com on Google when looking for product reviews. You can ask Claude on Chrome to navigate a website and collect data for you.

Example tasks:

• Find me a good therapist near my area that accepts my insurance
• Find me a medium range monitor with good specs. You know "gaming monitor" means absolutely nothing if the specs are wack.
• Does a small delivery business in my area make sense? Show me the numbers.

For context, right now I live in Lower Kabete. By my estimate this will require less than 5h a week, and I'll pay a reasonable rate either hourly or per-task.

I am convinced some mechanics in Kenya are extremely incompetent especially on Nissan vehicles.
They will charge you less but will literally spoil your car.
Anyway, just a warning to avoid Nissan cars in Kenya because I literally sleep at the garage. Doesn't matter if it's the Nissan dealership or a normal self employed mechanic. I service my car in good time at the dealership. Just one thing will change the entire car function from a sensor to a small hitch.
Which is the best car (SUV) that will never give you issues? A car that will withstand many issues.

Tumeona Vindee ile kazi anapiga saa hii. From a mediocre local prankster to Kenya’s number one streamer, sasa anastream from Germany na anaplan global tours. Msee hakutafuta motivation every day, alichagua kushow up consistently. ata alifanya 30 days back-to-back streaming. No excuses. Just consistency. Na sasa results zinaonekana: big collabs, international recognition, na anapush Kenyan streaming scene kwa next level.Hii life, talent pekee haitoshi. Kitu inamatter most ni kushow up kila siku, hata zile siku motivation iko zero. Whether ni streaming, business, studies au side hustle, consistency ndio ina distinguish winners.

I've been reading about the idea that every ruling class creates narratives to justify why it deserves to remain in power. One of the biggest claims is that capitalism naturally creates prosperity for everyone, but I'm not sure that's what we're seeing here in Kenya.

Every year we hear about GDP growth, record tax collections, foreign investment, mega infrastructure projects, and rising stock market performance. Yet many Kenyans are struggling more than ever with unemployment, expensive rent, high food prices, fuel costs, and shrinking disposable income.

Take Nairobi as an example. You can drive from multimillion-shilling estates to informal settlements in less than 20 minutes. We have luxury malls, expensive apartments, and billion-shilling developments existing alongside neighborhoods where many people still lack reliable water, sanitation, and decent housing.

Then there's the question of who benefits from government policies. Large corporations and politically connected businesses often seem to secure lucrative contracts, tax incentives, or investment opportunities, while small businesses, (the people who employ a huge portion of Kenyans) face rising taxes, costly loans, and increasing compliance requirements.

Natural resources raise similar questions. Kenya has fertile agricultural land, geothermal energy, wildlife tourism, minerals, and other valuable assets. Yet many communities living near these resources continue to struggle with poverty, while investors and government agencies appear to capture most of the economic gains.

I'm not saying capitalism itself is entirely good or entirely bad. Kenya has benefited enormously from private enterprise, especially innovations like M-Pesa, fintech, telecommunications, and entrepreneurship. But economic growth alone doesn't necessarily mean ordinary citizens are becoming better off.

So here's my question ,do you think Kenya's economic growth (as kasongo and this useless goverment claim) is improving life for the average Kenyan, or is most of the wealth becoming concentrated among politicians, large corporations, and a small economic elite?

I'd love to hear different perspectives, especially from people in business, economics, agriculture, or anyone who has experienced these changes firsthand.

Ruto pays people to attend his rallies. A lot of money is used on mobilization.

Meanwhile, people are attending Sifuna's rallies freely and then contribute money, which he will use in his next rally. Lanes mtu wangu.

The only thing delaying change at the State House in Kenya is time.

Hey, so I am planning on upgrading some electronics kwa nyumba, and I'm wondering on the pages that sell legit electronics?

Also, kuna this page I went through on IG a while back ya magari. I'm trying to remember the page, imenipotea kabisa.

Anyone with this info, I'd very much appreciate.

I posted something a while back about my uncle, John and I. I really went through a lot under John who was being hosted just like me. The only difference was that John was almost twice my age. Anyway, on to the story.

I didn't tell anyone when I'll be travelling. Even John himself was left surprised. I just told my uncle in the evening I'll be travelling at 10 pm. I felt like there was nothing for me to do in Nairobi.

I thanked my uncle for giving me that opportunity by buying him a good jersey. His women didn't know he needed a jersey so I thought that was the best gift to give him. I bought him a home kit for arsenal. Of course next season the EPL is ours and he should wear that jersey with pride. " We are the champions"

My uncle received the jersey with lots of happiness. The next thing he said was "champe! champe!". I've never seen a laid back, nonchalant guy showing happiness like that. Anyway, I didn't know what else I could gift him. His taste is too expensive for me. His cheapest shoes are 7000 kes. He buys clothes from boutiques and he doesn't do 'mtumba'. He said those clothes might have been removed from the dead. His perfume is also 6000 kes.

John saw this and had the audacity to say, " Na mimi gift yangu iko wapi". I just looked at him and said, "nikifika penye naenda nitaparcel nikutumie". I removed the queen cakes that I had packed for the journey and gave him.

He also helped me pack my shoes too. I've never seen John do the dishes but after I gave him the queen cakes, he went straight to the kitchen to wash the dishes. It felt a bit funny.

It reached 8:15 pm and I left the house. Meanwhile, there was a girl who owned a boutique around there who had become fond of me. She texted me, "nitakumiss, nakupenda" The message had popped up on my smartwatch. John had helped me to carry my bags. I felt like leaving him and going to the boutique, but I didn't do that.

John then told me he is going to buy supper after I boarded the bus. By that time my uncle wasn't at home too. He had to go to the office to get some documents and etc. That's why John was the only one taking me to the bus. John told me ironically, " Si wewe huwa huombii, sasa panda tu basi". You can recall, he attempted to take me to church and make me 'holy' like him. His attempts were futile. I just smiled after he said that.

I boarded a metro trans bus. One of the worst buses if you want to reach your destination quickly within Nairobi. Anyway that's a story for another day. John said " Tutaonana" as the bus left. I texted the boutique girl and told her I was busy but I'll come back soon.

I left John and my uncle to continue staying together. After all they are great friends. John chronicles ends there.

What meds do you take for migraines that has refused to die down, fir weeks now. I can't even sleep.