If a Kikuyu, Luo, Kalenjin, Luhya, Mswahili, and Somali all got hired on the same day at Kenya Ports Authority, Mombasa, and you went back to check on them after 10 years, this is what you would find:
KIKUYU 🐝
✅ Owns a three-bedroom in Shanzu. Title deed in his name. Family settled, children in a private school nearby. He hardly goes to his village. Mombasa became home!
✅ Has two rental units in Kisauni already generating income. A matatu on the Likoni route with a trusted tout managing it.
✅ Drives a 1300cc EFI. Clean. Paid for in cash.
✅ His idea of a night out is meeting one old friend at a local leaking joint, splitting a quarter kilo of nyama choma, and arguing over land prices in Ruiru over two cold Tuskers.
✅ He is already planning to quit KPA.
LUO 👑
✅ Lives in a five-bedroom house in Nyali. Rent is 85,000 a month. The sitting room has a chandelier.
✅ Drives a 4000cc V8 on a loan that still has six years to run. The car turns heads. That is the point.
✅ No land. No rentals. Has a savings account he has never saved in.
✅ Is the Chairman of the KPA Workers Union. Has called eleven strikes in ten years. Nine of them were about Kikuyus being promoted unfairly. He sings TUTAM in meetings!
✅ His Friday night involves ten friends, a table full of beers, music that makes conversation impossible, and a very loud argument about how Raila would have been the greatest president Africa ever produced.
✅ Genuinely believes the Kikuyu guy in accounts is stealing. Has no evidence. Does not need any. But he believes they were born thieves!
KALENJIN 🏃
✅ Family is in Kericho. He is in Mombasa. This arrangement makes complete sense to him.
✅ His 1300cc car is also in Kericho. He takes buses.
✅ Has quietly bought 37 acres near Londiani. Does not talk about it.
✅ Drinks beer slowly, alone or with one or two clansmen, in a corner of a quiet bar. The conversation is mostly about home. He is already mentally back in the Rift.
✅ Regularly wonders why they built the port in Mombasa and not somewhere more sensible, like Kericho.
LUHYA 🎵
✅ Has one wife in Bungoma and one wife in Mombasa. Both know about each other. Neither is happy. He manages.
✅ Has been waiting seven years for another Luhya to become MD so things can finally go his way. There have been two Luhya MDs. Neither remembered him.
✅ No savings. No land. But he knows every Lingala song released between 2015 and today, and there is always a sweet sixteen somewhere who thinks he looks important.
✅ Looks at the Kikuyu's rental houses with genuine admiration and zero plan to replicate them.
✅ His budget does not survive the third week of any month.
MSWAHILI 🌊
✅ Has never lived anywhere else. His grandfather worked at the port. His father worked at the port. He works at the port. This is simply how things are done.
✅ Lives in the family house in Mvita, Old Town. The house was built in 1962. He sees no reason to move.
✅ Does not hustle. Does not plan. Believes strongly that riziki inatoka kwa Mungu and that rushing is a sign of poor upbringing.
✅ Has a small shop downstairs run by his wife. The shop has been open since 1987. The stock has not changed much since then either.
✅ Genuinely confused why the Kikuyu is always running somewhere. Kwani where is he going?
✅ Spends evenings at the baraza with elders drinking kahawa chungu and discussing how Mombasa was better before everyone else arrived.
✅ Still waiting for his cousin's friend's brother to finalize paperwork on a piece of land in Likoni. The cousin says it is almost ready. It has been almost ready for four years.
SOMALI 🐪
✅ Was hired at KPA but stopped showing up after three months. Nobody is quite sure when he left or how. But everyone suspects he gets paid.
✅ Currently owns a money transfer business, a wholesale shop in Eastleigh, a small logistics company operating between Mombasa and Garissa, and a share in a fuel depot.
✅ Drives a clean Prado. Cash.
Congratulations to the Atlas Lions on a remarkable victory that secured their place in the Round of 16 at the World Cup. They displayed skill, courage, discipline, and fighting spirit, delivering a proud moment not only for Morocco, but for all of Africa.
Tonight will be remembered not only as the night Morocco triumphed, but also as the night two European giants, Germany and the Netherlands, bowed out of the World Cup.
BREAKING: 7 African countries have so far qualified for the knockout stage of the World Cup:
- Senegal
- Cabo Verde
- Ghana
- South Africa
- Morocco
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Egypt
Congratulations to Bafana Bafana on beating Korea 1-0 in Monterrey to make it to the knockout stages of a FIFA World Cup for the first time.
Coach Hugo Broos, and scorer Thapelo Maseko opened the way for South Africa to progress to the group of 32 where an encounter with tournament hosts Canada awaits.
Bafana Bafana displayed an inspired team performance of discipline in defence and precision in their attack.
We remain united and hopeful under our banner that declares “One Nation. One dream. One goal.”
Morocco’s Atlas Lions crushed Haiti 4-2 to book their spot in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
They have now set a new African record as the highest-scoring team in World Cup history with 26 goals.
The Atlas Lions have also become the first African country to secure seven wins at the tournament.
🚨 BREAKING: France players reportedly explain the reasons behind their loss to Ivory Coast.
Tensions inside the French camp are said to have emerged after multiple players realised mid-match they were technically being pressed by cousins, uncles, family friends, and at least one man who attended their parents’ wedding.
Kylian Mbappé addressed the defeat after the game.
“It was difficult emotionally,” he explained.
“At one point I dribbled past a defender and my mother texted me asking why I was disrespecting the family.”
Sources say the atmosphere became increasingly complicated as the match progressed.
One French player allegedly stopped a counterattack after recognising the opposition midfielder from a childhood barbecue in Marseille.
Meanwhile, Didier Deschamps rejected suggestions France underestimated Ivory Coast.
“Absolutely not,” he insisted.
“We simply struggled tactically against a team containing several players our scouts originally described as ‘future French internationals.’”
The manager also admitted communication became difficult during heated moments.
“At one point both benches were shouting in French.”
“Even the arguments had accents from Paris.”
Several France players reportedly requested DNA tests at half-time “just to make sure.”
Others are said to have become suspicious after hearing Ivory Coast players use the exact same insults their fathers use during family football matches.
One defender allegedly froze completely after being nutmegged by an opponent who then asked:
“How is your auntie?”
Mbappé later defended the team’s performance.
“People must understand this was not a normal international match,” he explained.
“This was basically a very aggressive family reunion.”
Source: Trust Me.
Shabbat shalom from me to you ❤️
The Parasha, which we read every Shabbat, consists of both a passage from the Torah and from the Prophets. The passage from the Prophets is called ‘Haftarah’.
This week’s Haftarah is Zechariah 2:14-4:7.
It opens with the words: “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, behold! I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord.”
Zechariah then describes a scene in the Heavenly Court: the Satan seeks to incriminate Joshua, the first High Priest to serve in the Second Temple, because of the “soiled garments” (his sins) he was wearing.
God himself then defends the High Priest, saying: “The Lord shall rebuke you, O Satan; the Lord who chose Jerusalem shall rebuke you. Is Joshua not a brand plucked from fire?”
How dare Satan prosecute an individual who endured the hardships of exile?
Then God raised His voice and said, “Take the filthy garments off him…. See, I have removed your iniquity from you and I have clad you with clean garments.”
In these days the nations say the Jewish people have no right to our land, Israel, because our ‘garments’ are filthy, hence we are not holy enough to receive God’s promises. But God Himself will rebuke our accusers (the satans). He will remove our iniquity and clothe us with clean garments.
שבת שלום
It has been quite an experience to follow @Arsenal Football Club's epic adventure, from times of struggle and crushing setback, to successive seasons of recovery and resurgence on their glorious path to the summit of the English Premier League.
In this time, we have witnessed the power of hope, resilience, focus and relentless hardwork in action, and watched a team of dedicated professional do battle against formidable adversaries, matchday after matchday.
Tonight, the great reward is won. The team is victorious. It's faith and dedication is vindicated. And our commitment to succeed through work, discipline and teamwork is affirmed.
Congratulations to the Gunners
We must speak the language of our neighbours…
So, we are setting up Dawati La Kiswahili or The Kiswahili Desk at @UgandaMediaCent
I can’t wait to work with luminaries like @kayira2000 and @wachebs to make it a reality..