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Retirement is hell; I feel for Uhuru when he relocates to the village

There is nothing as tragic as the sight of an ageing man watching years removed from his prime. Cast off somewhere, watching the time he has left ebb away.

We have very little patience for older people as it is. We treat anyone born before 2000 like they were cavemen. Those Gen Z kids are especially disrespectful; one of them once asked me why my earphones were connected by a string.

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