STORYTELLER UNLEASHED
Do you sometimes look back at your life and get shocked by how your life has turned out? It almost feels like a Nigerian…
Chapter
Adulting101
Strategy, growth, and the harder-won lessons — money, failure, and figuring out who you're becoming once the nightlife stops being the whole story.
The Underboss
As the clock ticks closer to 1:00 pm, the room falls silent. Fifty-seven more seconds. There is a palpable sense of panic. All staff…
THE WOUNDED MAN
Several weeks after ghosting Luciana you find yourself in Mombasa for a series of meetings with potential clients. One of them would like you…
IF I DIE TONIGHT
I am sitting on the edge of a balcony with both feet dangling out into the darkness. Eyes fixated on the smartphone screen. Waiting…
CONFESSIONS OF A KENYAN UBER TAXI DRIVER
I had just dropped off some young lady at her apartment when the request came through. An unwanted request. I intended to drive straight…
Quarter-life Crisis
Reality hits you really hard when you turn 25. You realize that you have lived for a freaking quarter century yet have nothing to…
THE KENYAN QUARTER LIFE CRISIS
How many here are working in a field they didn’t pursue in college? Hands up please! One, two, three…there is clearly a huge number.…
A QUARTER TO MIDNIGHT!
You sitting on the edge of the 7th floor window, feet dangling out in the darkness. From there you can see pretty much everything happening…
THE KENYA’s MIDDLE-CLASS NIGHTMARE!
I’m seated on a wooden bench under a makuti shed located at a vantage point deep in the heart of a national reserve watching…