After 7 months of hard work across 3 countries, my team and I at @Spearhead_Af are pleased to announce that my new documentary titled 'What Happened On October 29' will premiere in Accra at the WAGMC Auditorium, University of Ghana, Legon.
It will also premiere in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Friday May 29, and in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday May 31.
For the chance to win an exclusive free IV to the premiere (Accra only), kindly comment below and tag @joyfwen
Ever wondered why some people own multiple properties…
…but are still broke?
This is how it happens.
A client was about to take a KSh 35M loan to build rental units.
On paper, it looked perfect.
Then we did the math.
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I am being evicted from my bedsitter today.
Not because I'm lazy.
Not because I gave up.
But because childhood trauma has a bill.
And it always comes due.
This is my story.
Kindly read it. I'm not asking for any handouts.
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Regarding your Luo friend’s take on “working twice as hard” to match the Mlima level — fair question, but the real difference isn’t some invisible 50% head start. Mlima’s actual “trick” is brutally simple: 'delayed gratification on steroids'.
A single shilling you save and invest aggressively while you’re young compounds at roughly 25× every 10 years in the kind of high-return vehicles many in Central Kenya have mastered (land, chamas, small businesses, and smart equity plays).
- Hit KSh 100k investable capital by 25?
- With ruthless discipline, it becomes KSh 2.5 million by 35.
- Keep the pedal down and it hits KSh 62.5 million by 45.
That math is real. But the lifestyle required to pull it off is not glamorous. It means living *way* below your income bracket for decades — driving an old car while your peers flex, renting modest while others buy flashy plots, skipping the endless rounds and trips — so the bulk of your capital stays in the game. That level of self-denial and consistency is rare anywhere, not just in Kenya.
And even with the discipline dialed in, success still needs three more ingredients:
1. Luck (good health, no major family emergencies, right timing on the economy).
2. Networks — the chamas, the WhatsApp investment groups, the “I know a guy” connections that open doors fast.
3. The right partner. Marry (or partner with) someone who buys into the long game instead of someone who wants to spend every extra shilling today, and you literally double your firepower.
So yes, some structural advantages exist around Mt Kenya — proximity to Nairobi, cash-crop history, land that has appreciated for generations. But the real multiplier isn’t geography. It’s the cultural muscle memory of 'save first, compound relentlessly, live lean.
That’s not tribal magic. It’s just compound interest wearing a kanzu of sacrifice. Respect to anyone, from any region, who’s willing to pay that price.
My cousin chirry rono makes these very nice chicken spring rolls, beef and chicken samosas as well as chicken nuggets. She is based in langata and currently taking orders. You can order them cooked or not.
RT her customer might be on your TL.
@ArapTilingi@bosco_gideon
1. Kimoch - the process of castrating a bull, when it's service is no longer needed or when it has a habit of trying to service a serviced cow
2. Kipkosiet - favorite cow
3. Keraniat -cow given to someone who has no cows, to look after their children with it for a while