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How posh hotels deceive hustlers
You get your paycheck and decide to treat yourself to lunch in a big, expensive restaurant. You’ve never been in such a restaurant before, but you are looking forward to having a great eating experience.
By Wanja Kavengi 8 years ago
How posh hotels deceive hustlers
Encounter with elderly mzungu and resolve to undergo a boob job
He is bald with a little, damp blondish-whitish hair covering patches of his scalp. He has tiny, terrifying teeth, obviously stained by years of smoking.
By Wanja Kavengi 8 years ago
 Encounter with elderly mzungu and resolve to undergo a boob job
My woeful journey inside a sorry, dilapidated piece of rusty metal
I travelled home from a remote location by means of an old, creaking piece of rusty metal assembled together to make a vehicle that seemed to have been towed straight from a tragic car crash.
By Wanja Kavengi 8 years ago
My woeful journey inside a sorry, dilapidated piece of rusty metal
Wanja Kavengi: The story of how Aleki, my neighbour, unexpectedly got himself a wife
She did not conform to my wedding expectations by wearing the usual hideous dress made from that material that looks like contraband silk
By Wanja Kavengi 8 years ago
Wanja Kavengi: The story of how Aleki, my neighbour, unexpectedly got himself a wife
Wanja Kavengi: In these financially difficult times, borrowing is an art you must master
When you realise that there is severe scarcity and deficiency in your wallet, and your M-Pesa and bank account(s) have gathered dust, cobwebs, fungi, and strange animals, you make a resolve to go to that shop outside your plot to see if you can get a packet of unga and some paraffin for free.
By Wanja Kavengi 8 years ago
Wanja Kavengi: In these financially difficult times, borrowing is an art you must master
Law shields your property from cheap auctions
Newsbeat
By The Nairobian team
9 mins ago
Bobi Wine resurfaces hours after alleged abduction
Africa
By Ronald Kipruto
34 mins ago
Your body knows how to detoxHere's how to help it naturally
Entertainment
By Dr Alfred Murage
1 hr ago