It must be uniquely Kenyan; that it will take a guest to visit a home for the family to eat ‘luxurious’ foods like chapatti and chicken.

There is no doubt, Kenyans passionately love their tribes and their ancestral homes — and can kill for them.

If it was in my powers, the Kenya Premier League (KPL) would not have ended, or taken vacation as it has.

You have seen them on the streets. They are smiling from ear-to-ear, their team having bagged the Kenya Premier League (KPL) trophy.

Gor Mahia will win Kenya Premier League title and perhaps the GOtv Shield, but they will not win the respect of Kenyans.

Some people consider football a game for the poor and by the poor. They might be right. All indications are clear that most people who throng stadiums and blow vuvuzelas silly as they cheer Gor Mahia or AFC Leopards are the poor, some of whom after the matches, go home and sleep on hungry stomachs.

If Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi, the Mau Mau hero, were to wake up today from his grave, and visit some of the bars in Nairobi where live screening of English Premier League games takes place, he would be furious.

It has now ceased to be a joke; Ugandans are the undisputed champions of marathon racing in East Africa.

We have started to reap the huge benefits of devolution from county assemblies. If you have not been following news keenly, county ward representatives, have gone on overdrive making laws to ensure their regions remain sane and progressive.

As usual, after winning the men’s 3000m steeplechase race in Moscow, athlete Ezekiel Kemboi thrilled the audience with his trademark dance.

It was interesting to learn that Edna Kiplagat, the world marathon champion and first gold medallist for Kenya at 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, enjoys cooking for herself and plants her own food. In short, I am vindicated to say Kiplagat is no different from the average village girl. This is despite the fact that she has conquered the world.

The President sent a new chief to my village three months ago — at least that is what we were meant to believe. The new chief oozes style and sophistication.

The just-concluded Moscow games gave doomsayers opportunity to cast aspersions on Kenyan athletes, who outperformed themselves.