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Diligent man from Equatorial Guinea proves middle age isn't always about going downhill

Peter Kimani

By Peter Kimani | Nov 08, 2024

I suspect many folks can’t locate Equatorial Guinea on the world map, but it made the international headlines this week, thanks to a hard-working civil servant. Not many know his name—I certainly do not—but he has gained world acclaim for his innovativeness in discharging his service to his nation.

His day job, as I understand it, is to hunt down corrupt elements. But the hunter became the hunted when he was suspected of corruption. A run through his computers yielded a surprising cache of what can be defined as a career-defining trove.

It emerged the man was harboured a secret ambition of becoming a full-time content creator, his area of specialty being self-produced videos. The models featured in his productions were an assortment of wives of senior government officials, bonking as though there is no tomorrow.

To save government time and money, the man opted to perform his acts in the office or toilets, but still finding the mental space to plan and record his performances. A desk that had been used minutes earlier to sign off crucial State documents would be bestrode by damsels in the throes of passion.

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I understand the man was so efficient in what he did that, through word of mouth, a steady trickle of other “referrals” came his way.

There are many takeaways from those videos which I haven’t watched, I must clarify, as I only rely on hearsay. There are those who are rejoicing that this man has invented 400 styles, which could have earned him a lifetime of royalties had he patented his moves.

Others hail his endowment, whatever that means, as well as his ability to keep a straight face—including a tie and shoes and belt and everything else, besides the body parts that need airing. This defies the science of good blood flow to oxygenate the body.

I suppose the other lesson that one can infer, especially for those of us on the fifth floor, as this nameless Equatorial Guinea man, being middle-aged need not mean it’s downhill all the way.