Posts by Drum Major
08
Feb
MAGICAL MURANG’A: DARE THE ABERDARES HIKE
Back in 1884, a wide-eyed British explorer named Joseph Thompson left England, dreaming of...
04
Feb
‘RATISH’: THE AMBER REVOLUTION BREWING TROUBLE FOR BREWERS
Mũratina, the golden nectar of the House of Mũmbi is slowly staging a grand comeback. If I...
02
Feb
‘MY PEOPLE’ POEM THE KIKUYU VERSION
If there is a poem that every Black child must learn by heart,then its 'My People' by the ...
30
Jan
KIBAKI’S MASTERCLASS IN CUTTING THROUGH NON-ISSUES
Once upon a time, during President Kibaki’s administration, the Secretary to the Cabinet d...
29
Jan
THE BROKEN POT
Mũmbi collected a dollop of clay from the riverside and conjured a beautiful earthen pot t...
26
Jan
MAGICAL MURANG’A: MURANG’A GORGES
Heading to Sagana from Murang’a town? There’s a little detour waiting to sprinkle some mag...
14
Jan
WHEN THE WILD ROSES BLOOM: THE MYSTICAL CLOCK OF “THŨNGŨYA” PLANT
Among the Agĩkũyũ people, the passage of time wasn’t marked by mere calendar years dictate...
11
Jan
NEW TERM,FRESH EDUCATIONAL TOUR SITES
Howdy everyone,
The first term is here, and so is school tours season. At Drum Major To...
09
Jan
MEASLES, MARX, AND STINKY STATE GOONS
Around January 1999, I developed a strange sickness that wouldn’t respond to any antidote ...
07
Jan
ABERDARES BONGO ECO LODGE-WHERE ‘AWESOME’ RESIDES
Awe is described as the sensation of being in the presence of something enormous that is b...
03
Jan
LIFE IS A WHEEL THAT ALWAYS ROLLS ON
One of the oldest traditions amongst many ancient communities is that time will stop at th...
31
Dec
APPRECIATION POST
Thank you all for the support in 2024.All year,you were the wind beneath our wings.
May...
30
Dec
MAGICAL MURANG’A: ABERDARES BONGO ECO LODGE
Tucked deep within the lush Gatare Forest, in the heart of the Aberdares ecosystem, lies A...
29
Dec
FIVE FINGER LICKING DISHES OF THE AGIKUYU PEOPLE
The common joke on the Agikuyu people is that we can’t cook. A lie perpetuated so many tim...
19
Dec
FART DOCTORS
FART DOCTORS
Gĩcherũ, our village’s undisputed breeder is lounging by the banks of Boyo r...
19
Dec
FIVE ITEMS THAT SCREAM “WE ARE FROM THE CITY!”
Gone are the days when city folks wowed villagers with shiny gadgets and fancy phones. The...
18
Dec
MAGICAL MURANG’A: DEEP VALLEY LODGE
Did you know that in 1902, a group of Consolata Fathers were headed to Ethiopia for evange...
17
Dec
“VY,YOUR HONOUR?”
My 8-to-5 job sometimes tosses me into the hallowed corridors of justice—not as a legal mi...
16
Dec
MAGICAL MURANG’A: 1.ABERDARES COTTAGES AND FISHING LODGE
Tucked away near the majestic Aberdares Ranges, a hidden gem awaits — Aberdares Cottages &...
16
Dec
FIVE REASONS WHY SAMIDOH’S ‘TOXIC LOVE IS A CERTIFIED BANGER
Samidoh , HSC has done it again! His latest track ‘Toxic Love’ dropped five days ago and h...
16
Dec
Magical Murang’a
Are you one of those people who believe that Murang’a has no hotels worth talking about? T...
27
Nov
RIGGY G AND UNCLE: A SHOWDOWN
Riggy G landed in my home county last weekend, visiting one of our legendary crooners and ...
24
Nov
IF JESUS CAME TO KENYA TODAY,HE WOULD CRACK WHIPS
The founders of most religions were born rebels. Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad—all cut from ...
14
Nov
WACU AND THE SPEAKING SKULLS
Wacũ, returning from a distant stream, walked down a ferny path, a gourd strapped to her b...
10
Nov
MY ‘MULTINATIONAL’ CAR THAT WONT RETIRE SOON
The jalopy I drive is a relic that deserves retirement – maybe as a jiko at Kariokor, re-i...
04
Nov
THE AGIKUYU NUMBER SYSTEM
THE AGIKUYU NUMBER SYSTEM
Alot has been written about the Gikuyu language. But little eff...
31
Oct
WHO TAUGHT US TO HATE ANCESTORS?
Today,31st October, is All Saints Eve or Halloween in Western world. It’s a day before the...
31
Oct
SONS FORGED OF FIRE
The nine young men who married Gikuyus nine daughters have always intrigued me.But what in...
30
Oct
NYA-MBURA
It had not rained in the last njahi season. It had also not rained in the ongoing mwere se...
29
Oct
THE DIALECTS OF GIKUYU LANGUAGE
Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has long advocated for Africans to write in their native langu...
29
Oct
MAGICAL MURANG’A: MWISHO WA RAHA
You haven’t lived if you have never been to Mwisho wa Raha in Murang’a County. Located in ...
29
Oct
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS: A CRITICAL REVIEW
John Boyne’s novel ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ was first published in 2006 adapted in...
23
Oct
HOW MASHUJAA DAY IS THE TIPPING POINT OF THE YEAR
There is something about Mashujaa Day that makes it special-the tipping point of the year....
20
Oct
WAR OF WORDS: HOW THE MAU MAU INSURGENCY SHAPED THE GĨKŨYŨ LANGUAGE
Wars change people,cultures and even languages.How did the Mau Mau war impact on the Gikuyu language? Read on to find out.
15
Oct
WE DON’T HAVE TO LOSE MEN EVERY TEA BONUS SEASON
Tea bonus payout is around the corner, and so are the usual mishaps that go with the seaso...
09
Oct
THE THREE OXEN: A FOLKTALE FOR THE SEASON
Folktales may seem whimsical, painted with the innocence of childhood, and laced with the ...
08
Oct
THE FIRST IMPEACHMENT WAS SPARKED BY BARE DANCING
Impeachment is in the air and everyone in Kenya is holding their breath. I have no clue ho...
07
Oct
THE CAVE YOU FEAR TO ENTER…
It's a brand new month of October-howdy everyone? In two months time,the world will be si...
02
Oct
COUNCOURS 2024 IN PHOTOS
Missed the 2024 Concours d’Elegance? Worry not.We’ve have all the fabulous photos from this stellar event.Watch this space.
02
Oct
SNAPSHOTS OF DECEIT:HOW PHOTOS LIE TO US
Anytime Kamaley my cousin takes a photo, he makes sure that it tells a different story fro...