Wanjiku Dreamer

Who can forget that epic episode of Tujuane show that had the whole of Kenya talking? It was episode 12 of the show that airs on KTN when Mirfat Musa, aka Susan, uttered these epic words during a date: “I don’t do fries. Am I a 'chips funga' or something?” This lightly-stated comment had Kenyans in a state of protest especially due to the fact that chips is a staple in urban dwellers’ diets. It also offended many of Kenya’s young men who identified with her date, a hustler raised in Eastlands but working his way up the social ladder. Susan’s preferences were advertised all over social media with people labelling her a snob and  calling her pretentious. However, this outpouring of insults made me wonder – are we justified in making such a judgment? Are we being too hasty in insulting her when she could just be part of a group whose preferences are not the same as the majority? As they say, different strokes for different folks. Nairobi is filled with a wide variety of c...

Hard to believe but your daddy left me for a man BY WANJIKU KIMANI With Kenya being one of the most tolerant African countries, we have all kinds of different people with their own attitudes about relationships. Gay men around Nairobi, Mombasa and other metropolitan areas are readily found and many of them don’t even try to hide their status. True, they might not shout it from the treetops or openly hold hands with their lovers.  But it is often possible to spot them by their dress sense and general stature. They tend to walk with a feminine bearing, with excessive hip-swinging and lip-pouting. Many also have a tendency to wear overly tight clothing with various feminine-like accessories. These are not the ones who interest me, rather it’s those who are not openly gay, probably with girlfriends and wives, living secret lives that I’d like to explore. There are numerous stories online about men who know they are gay yet they choose to live double lives – one where they are...