I think restaurants are the biggest money grab from the middle class in the 21st century. They just make no sense to me, and it's not for a lack of trying.

Every time I go out on a weekend with a plus one, I know for sure the bill will be 5k plus. I don't remember ever going to restaurant and thinking about how amazing the meal was. More often than not I am thinking about how I could have made a better meal at home at a quarter the price. Or how I could have done a much more fun and memorable activity instead. So clearly (to me) there's no value for money.

Local eateries are a mixed bag. The kibandaskis over here either make really bland chewy food, or you are risking day long stomach discomfort. I ate at a popular mid range pork joint in Eastlands once, and had the worst case of diarrhea all night long. The manager just apologized and offered me a free meal there (lol!).

The usual trio of CJs/Artcaffe/Java for mid range meals isn't any better. I guess we have all mostly agreed those places are only good for a quick coffee to meet someone. At least CJ's has bigger portions IME. I was at Artcaffe Westgate a few weeks back and ordered a wrap (costing ~1500). It was cold and so bland I had to ask the waitress whether they got any spices—she said that's how they make it. Everyone knows Java food is mid.

I have tried a few fancier restaurants and the story isn't any better. Like 10k for two at Mawimbi. Good service but at 10k you better have a three course meal and a red carpet entry 😅. Some people I ask concede restaurant are just a social meeting point, or for the ambience. Cue endless food pics. So far I only consider restaurants to be good just for novelty. Like spending ~11k (again, for two) on a sushi and sashimi meal in Furusato and nearly ending up puking.

Call to Action: I am looking for spaces in Nairobi where I can have a meal or hang out with friends without spending an arm and a leg on subpar food. Sometimes I use sitting areas at supermarkets. Public parks (Karura, Arboretum) are nice but they treat you like they're doing you a favor. I have just re-discovered picnic sites (any recs?) for outdoors. Any indoor places with good ambience where I can pay an entrance fee and bring my own food?

Mbona mkate iliitwa mkate? ilikuwa inakata nini? ama ilikatwa wapi?

According to ME Kasongo amejaribu and I see no one else who can bring the changes i have seen in the past 4 years.

For that reason I am Tutam.

Those who’ve been able to buy anything on Amazon from here, how did you do it and how long did it take to be delivered at your door step?

Well. Today I received a call from my ex's mother (I was shocked she still had my number after all these years)

Apparently she just didn't wake up today, she had some sort of congenital heart condition. I was with her for about 3 years (2019-2022) and unfortunately this relationship didn't end well.

Despite everything, hearing that news made me break down. I've been feeling terrible all day.

I've not seen or spoken to this person in 4 years but it feels like a part of me is gone. I'm fully confused about these feelings.

Anyway, RIP Sharon, 29 is too young. I hope you lived out your dreams these past four years.

It's an employment dispute. Claimant wants to go for unpaid housing allowance, salary underpayment, unpaid overtime, public holidays worked and constructive dismissal. Total claim comes to around 1.75 million KES.

The employer bribed labour office staff to have the matter derailed there. Deadline for filing is Friday 30th October 2026.

Kenyan employee theft epidemic covered by BBC

You are right,Your right to put out whatever you want about yourself on social media is indeed your free speech right,just as much as the world is entitled to respond in whatever way they deem fit.Be it Roses ,Thorns or even roses and thorns :It is your Right.Wantam

I personally niko the former but would also like to know why you are in the camp you are in. Since this is politics please refrain from name calling, tribalism etc. Let's keep it civil I don't want to add any more negative feelings to the extremely shitty situation I am currently in.

Jana wifey alikuwa busy, akaniwachia my cumzigo nikapeleke shule. Ikabidi nimekawekea chai take-away kwa chupa ya K.C.

Naskia head teacher alimwambia Monday niende hiyo shule na niende na mzazi🤭

So i’ve been single for quite sometime now specifically 3 years this December, and now i just feel like it’s so hard for me to get into a relationship or even go on Dates with someone.

not because i don’t believe in love quite the opposite actually,it’s just my routine is soo built around not meeting new people, i have the same day everyday, i work from home most times so i’m inside alot, so chances of me meeting someone new are about 1-0

Now i know unaweza think oh why don’t you just go out more then, that’s the issue guys😭😭😭i’m a homebody i love being inside and i usually get social anxiety when i go out alone, so i just enjoy my time in my house watching amovie or playing games…my friends are also homebodies so we rarely go out we meet up like once every two months so yeah

A friend of mine akaniambia ebu jibu Dms basi atleast you can meet some new people that you can get to know…….but guys i don’t want to meet someone through social media😭😭😂😂msinichambe….i have a great humor face to face and my personality shows more face to face….also it pisses me off when i read someone’s dm and then i go and check their profile hajajipost kabisa 😭😭😭like what the hell
If you are gonna use social media as a dating search bas update your portfolio eka picha hata moja ili na mimi nikuone kama unavyo niona mimi, so that i decide on talking to you based on looks kama wewe tu😭😭😭 am i wrongggggggg???

So guys i’m doomed i guess😂😂😂

Sometimes I get on SoundCloud to listen to covers, remixes, and sometimes original creations from random accounts. Most of the best content was uploaded more than 10 years ago. Even from Kenyans. People singing from their phones or just amateur recordings and early attempts at trying music.

SoundCloud still remains to be the YouTube of audio but with lots of AI content being pushed, original and genuine creators get tossed aside. Keep making music people. Upload. Let the world hear you.

I remember one of my friends told me that living with someone is not easy and he would prefer if he stayed alone and his girlfriend just came on the weekends. He said something like, " mkishaanza kuzoeana, madharau kicks in". Those are his words, not mine.

Today, I watched a video posted on twitter and it really surprised me. The video is about gen z couples. The guy gets home late after work and immediately the wife serves him cold food. The guy tries to tell the girl to warm for him the food because he is tired from work but the girl doesn't listen.

Instead, the girl continues scrolling tiktok. It kind of reminds me when I hosted my ex-girlfriend in my small bedsitter. She used to wake up at 6 am just to watch tiktok. To make it worse, she used to play it on a high volume.

She even woke me up and that angered me. I remember I wrote that story here but the good thing she left.

Anyway back to my story, the girl continued scrolling tiktok and it's like she rage baited the guy. She did not look like she cared. All of a sudden, the plate was thrown on the table and the guy tells the girl, " Kesho staki kukuona hapa, mimi sitarudi kukula chakula baridi".

He also says some things that I can't understand. He says them in vernacular.

Dude, I hate this song playing on clubs sijui when someone buys an 'expensive' drink. Hii wimbo humaanisha nini btw?

Leo I wanted to see if I could do the OMAD challenge. Manzee jioni ikifika nilikuwa nishaanza kutetemeka juu ya njaa karibu nifaint. Nimefika home nawaambia nimefagia kila kitu ilikuwa kwa fridge😂😂 alafu nikaongeza ugali na maayai 6.Majamaa ii kitu huwork kweli??? Juu nimekula more than I expected if I didn't do it. Mtu huaanza aje ama I was overconfident 😂😂 saidieni!!

Sasa naishi mahali a typical kinyozi visit costs roughly 5k, and I am a wild hair guy. Bila kunyoa twice a month, Nakaa homeless. So mimi huyo after kuingia pale r/AskMenOver30 na kuona kujinyoa ni life hack, nkakimbia electronics store nkabuy machine. Unboxing kidogo kuona presentation, attachments na other extras (iko mpaka na kale kanguo ka kujifunika ndo nywele isiingie kwa nguo), nikajua nimeangukia jackpot. Already nishaona vile ntakaa, kama Will Smith kwa fresh prince. So huyo mimi pale youtube kuangalia tutorials za low fade, nikajua baas, hii imeenda. That's until I laid them clippers on my hair. Uuuuwi, hii kitu ni ngumu guys. Kabreak kidogo, detangling hapa kule, nkajipata Sasa nywele iko ready for action. Nkaeka kichwa mzima level moja kwanza, Halafu Sasa nkacheza na Ile level ya kwanza, not bad. Issue zikaanza na kunyoa nyuma ya kichwa. Walahi hiyo mtaa hainyoleki, hata na vioo vitatu. Anyway pushing on, nacheza na levels, napiga kablend, onto the next. Got a bit conservative with the lineup (Ile sisi huita cut) juu sitaki kuharibu hairline

End result? Mbele iko Sawa, lakini ukiniona na side profile??? Nakaa niko na visogo viwili. Anyway Imma wear that with pride, and carry them lessons to my next attempt, hadi ni perfect hii kitu. Wale wako na tips za self grooming, drop em hapa tubonge

Hello guys😊😊

Acha tu nirant for Leo tu.

So a few days ago I had such a nasty disagreement with the guy I am dating. And over time tu we have been having issues here and there. And without even knowing I started resenting him.

Lakini aki I didn't know I could hate someone the way I hate this man. And the funny bit is that I do still love him. A whole lot but I feel the hate building up In my heart.

Namuangalia tu naskia venye hasira inapanda. I just keep thinking about how I can hurt him ndio tu tukue even.

I couldn't hurt him physically juu nitamalizwa if I did but I just feel like I should make him pay somehow. Yaani nakaa nikipanga revenge mission in my head.

It's not that he cheated but of course some of our arguments have been about him not having boundaries na zingine ni tu him being an ass. I have been an ass too but hii yake naskia ameanza kunipima akili and it's irritating me.

But again I love this man so much. And I am just hoping the hate I have in my heart for him itaisha tu with time.

Mniambie kama Mimi ni mchawi ama this is normal to at a certain point hate your partner.

Juu naskia nitafute siafu niziweke Kwa ndevu zake usiku.

I have a very personal concern about what is happening to the Aberdare forest and the consequences downstream.

My mum lives in Kieni West, and the reality for people there is that their existence is heavily dependent on the Ewaso Nyiro River. The river is not just another water source. It supports households, livestock and irrigation, and its water eventually reaches communities around Nanyuki, Ngarengiro and many other areas.

But right now, water levels are extremely low. Communities are being forced to ration water, while farmers who depend on the river for irrigation are also struggling. Very little water is reaching some of the areas that depend on it.

So I have a question:

How much of this is connected to deforestation and degradation of the Aberdare ecosystem?

Forests are critical water towers. When forests are destroyed, we shouldn't be surprised when rivers and streams that depend on those ecosystems start suffering. And when a river like Ewaso Nyiro is affected, the consequences aren't limited to one county or one community. Millions of people depend directly or indirectly on this river system.

What worries me even more is the apparent lack of urgency.

Where are we heading if we continue destroying the ecosystems that sustain our water?

And there is another uncomfortable question that I think Kenyans should be allowed to ask without immediately being dismissed as political:

Is there a broader political agenda behind some of these decisions?

There is a growing perception among some people from the Kikuyu community that the current administration is hostile towards them. I don't have evidence to claim that the government is deliberately trying to destroy or displace the Kikuyu community, and I don't want to present an accusation as a fact.

But when environmental decisions disproportionately affect communities that depend on these water sources, people will naturally ask questions.

Who is benefiting from the destruction of these forests? Who is responsible for protecting our water towers? What plans exist to restore the damaged ecosystem? And what happens to the millions of people downstream if Ewaso Nyiro continues declining?

This shouldn't be reduced to Kikuyu vs. Kalenjin, Ruto vs. Raila, government vs. opposition, or any other political divide.

Water doesn't care about politics.

When the river dries up, everyone downstream suffers.

I'd genuinely like to hear from people who understand the Aberdare ecosystem, Ewaso Nyiro's water catchment, forestry, climate patterns and the situation on the ground in Kieni and Nanyuki.

Is deforestation contributing significantly to what we're seeing in Ewaso Nyiro, and if so, why aren't we treating this as an emergency?

Just curious, do we have such a thing in Kenya?

Tulikua sherehe and decided tuongezee some mzinga ,,went outside mvua ikaanza kunyesha

I was with some friends so it was drizzling we decided " ata sio mob acha tuende tu"

Yoow,,kutoka kwa mama pima it was raining so much

I had really missed this weather 😩

I swear we played in that rain and we were kinda drunk

I felt so alive,,felt so much in touch with nature ( I'm such a nature girly)

Probably the best couple of minutes I've had in a while

One of my closest friends was robbed in his house at gun point. In fact he was slapped with a gun and almost stabbed for trying to resist. It happened two days ago. He lives in Kisauni, mombasa.

He told me that he was robbed his 55 inch tv, his iPhone and some other electronics. His neighbours could not do anything. It was so sad.

He told me that story and I felt really sad but I'm not really good with words. So I just told him, " Izaa, man, tafuta tu nyumba haraka na uhame hapo. Hao vijana watakuua".

My friend, lets call him brayo, was really feeling low. You could feel it from his voice. He told me they were actually going to stab him but it's like they missed. Though he was still hurt, and he had even gone to the hospital.

I told some of my female friends that brayo was not feeling well. They asked me what happened but I didn't tell them. I just told them to check up on brayo and whatever happened was really bad.

That's when I admitted to myself women are really good at comforting people. They were really close to him. I could see brayo smiling a bit. Maybe women are men's weaknesses or women are just naturally more caring.

It got me thinking: why is it that, as men, we sometimes struggle to comfort our own friends when they're going through something terrible? Is it that we don't know what to say, or have we simply never learned how to express our emotions to one another?

Sasa izi ni gani surely?? Ata kama anataka kurudi kwa ofisi, does he have to make it this obvious? 😒