What did you dream of becoming? Career detours, quiet resilience, and the rediscovery of purpose in unlikely places. A Small Team. Big Stories. Honest Conversations. On Saturday (Dec 20, 2025), I had the privilege of attending Shamba Connect’s end-year staff retreat. I left reminded that some of the most profound leadership conversations don’t occur inContinueContinue reading “Between What We Wanted to Be and What We’re Becoming”
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Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On
From field work to family walks. Catching life’s curveballs with grace and the occasional afternoon snooze. 😴 Recently, I drove past House #81 on the UN Crescent Avenue. The Gate is Still Black. Unchanged. But hanging on it now, a bold “To Let” sign. Quietly announcing that the space we once filled with ideas, spreadsheets,ContinueContinue reading “Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On”
✂️ Trimmed by Grace: A Barber’s Comeback Story
From shaping the looks of Kenya’s celebrities to surviving gastric cancer and social media slander
Sam Kitiki’s story is not just about loss. https://wp.me/p6HwbF-277
It’s about love, grit, and rebuilding life one hour at a time.
#TrimmedByGrace #TukoTalks #KenyanStories #CelebrityBarber
Tija! Or How I Ended Up Wanting to Be Somali in My Next Life
A satirical yet heartfelt reflection on culture, friendship, and the beauty of being wonderfully complex.
Celebrating Mrs. Ogwang’: The Woman Who Schooled Us in Life, Not Just Math
She taught us Maths, Music and manners (using ballast and Bible verses).
Now we return, grown and grateful. Celebrating 30+ years of resilience, love and legacy with Mrs. Ogwang’.
Mwalimu Forever: Honoring Mrs. Njoroge with Laughter, Songs & Deep Gratitude
We went home. Not just to Ruai, but to the classroom of our memories.
To celebrate the one and only Mrs. Njoroge. 36 years of shaping minds. 19 years into retirement, still shaping hearts.
Are Kenyans in Distress?
Two widows are pissed off. One by unwelcome development. Another by a costly doctor’s negligence.
Not caring for the widows is unreligious and escalates our collective stress levels.
Laughter, Chalk & Legacy: Honoring Our Ruai Primary Teachers – Year 3!
📣In 2023, we returned home
To honor the teachers who raised us with chalk, discipline, and warm laughter.
From Matuu to Nyeri, we laughed, cried, and gave back. Thank you, Waalimu. 🙏🏾❤️
✨ Mr. Kyalo: Punk Hair, Painful Slaps & Priceless Lessons
📣He wore high waist trousers, a punk hairstyle, and cologne that made the wind stop.
Mr. Kyalo, our beloved teacher at Ruai Primary. He wasn’t just cool, he was legendary.
Read our heartfelt (and hilarious) tribute to him. 💛
#CelebrateYourTeacher #MemoriesWeCherish
🎉 Honoring Mrs. Kimotho: 33 Candles, One Glowing Legacy 🕯
📢 She lit up our minds, corrected our mother-tongue-influenced English, and molded our hearts.
Today, we returned to say: Thank you, Mrs. Kimotho. ❤️
#CelebrateYourTeacher #ReturningToSayThankYou