The Nitpicker

April 16, 2026

How Geopolitics Affect Sheep and Goats

I am a shoat farmer. Shoats stand for sheep and goats. My shoats need feed which I grow on the farm. The feeds are super...

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March 30, 2026

Jack Russell versus Rhodesian Ridgeback

I love dogs. I have had a Jack Russell terrier (JRT) for the last six years. He is about 10 inches high and weighs about 7...

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March 23, 2026

Equality is not Equity

On 16th of January 2026, the High Court brought to an end a 30-year-old succession drama following the death of a wealthy...

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March 9, 2026

The Gulf Sneezed, We All Caught The Cold

On Saturday, February 28th, a friend of mine was transiting through Abu Dhabi via Etihad Airways en route home to Nairobi...

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March 2, 2026

The Small Guy Is The Big Guy

It started off like any normal travel day. Get up, hustle through morning traffic to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport...

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February 23, 2026

A Royal Corporate Governance Lesson

If you’ve ever wondered whether the British royal family is a family business or a soap opera, the answer is simple:...

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February 17, 2026

Brevity Is The Soul of Wit

The phrase "brevity is the soul of wit" comes from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It is spoken by the character...

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February 3, 2026

3 Tips for Good Chairmen

The dictionary defines the word “chairman” as a person chosen to preside over a meeting. But it is imperative to note...

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April 15, 2024

When Things are Elephant!

Last Friday, with three other friends, we set off on a drive through the Aberdare National Park, entering its south-western...

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October 16, 2023

To Tip Or Not To Tip

A tip is defined as a bonus, a little extra, a bit extra, a present, a gift, a reward or an inducement.  About 25...

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October 9, 2023

Government Response to Protecting Our Diaspora

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Indians have been diaspora workers since the 19th century and it was only a century...

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July 30, 2023

The Danger of a Single Nigerian Story

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a critically acclaimed Nigerian author who gave a stirring TED talk titled “The Danger of a...

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July 17, 2023

Sights and Sounds of Kinshasa

I recently visited Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the first time and came back with a deeply...

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May 22, 2023

Networking With Purpose

Several engineer professors got on a plane to go to a conference. The pilot came back to tell them their students are the...

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February 5, 2023

Sights and Sounds of Chennai Again

I recently went on a visit to Chennai, in India’s south eastern coastal state of Tamil Nadu. This is a city I have...

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October 24, 2022

Guiding The Entrepreneur To The Top of the Mountain

So an unintended but good outcome of the Covid 19 downtime was that I joined up with a group of like-minded suckers for pain...

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March 9, 2026

The Gulf Sneezed, We All Caught The Cold

On Saturday, February 28th, a friend of mine was transiting through Abu Dhabi via Etihad Airways en route home to Nairobi...

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January 26, 2026

Road Discipline as Personal Governance

Eleven years ago, a client invited me to provide training to their Rwandan board of directors at an offsite location. I...

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October 3, 2025

Communication 202

Last week’s article regarding a communication snafu seems to have triggered a few readers who, like me, get irked by poor...

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September 23, 2025

Communication 101

Social media has turned communication into truncated sound, video and word bytes. I recently received a direct message (DM)...

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July 21, 2025

Shout Out to Shoat Farmers

I recently arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and stood by the luggage carousel to wait for my bags to...

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April 14, 2025

Comprehension Is An Art Not A Science

The dictionary definition of the word comprehension is “the ability to understand something.” It is also defined as...

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March 18, 2025

Revenue Allocation For Who

Deep in the windswept volcanic plains of the majestic Laikipia county lies a few acres of land on which I rear sheep and...

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March 11, 2025

Are Interviews An Effective Process

Kevin went for a job interview, and the interviewer said they were looking for somebody who is responsible. Kevin said,...

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September 11, 2025

The Innovative Employee Part 2

Last week, I introduced the requirement for Kenyan employers to put in place policies to protect both themselves and...

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September 3, 2025

The Innovative Employee

Spencer Silver, a scientist at the American conglomerate 3M, was trying to create a superstrong adhesive in 1968. It...

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September 16, 2024

Travails of A Novice Farmer

Like many other Kenyans, I do a little bit of sheep and goat farming somewhere deep in the bowels of Laikipia County. That...

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July 26, 2024

Communicating With Impact _ August 2024 Edition _ Come Learn With Us!

If you get tired of confused looks when you finish your presentation, we can help with that. Communicating With...

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March 20, 2024

Parasites at the Harvest

Farmer class. That’s a term a friend of mine likes to use to distinguish between those born with a smog lined, city...

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October 16, 2023

To Tip Or Not To Tip

A tip is defined as a bonus, a little extra, a bit extra, a present, a gift, a reward or an inducement.  About 25...

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October 9, 2023

Government Response to Protecting Our Diaspora

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Indians have been diaspora workers since the 19th century and it was only a century...

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September 18, 2023

I have a boda boda guy

I was recently in Kampala on a training assignment and one of the participants had left one of her devices at home. As many...

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A5 Argwings Court
Argwings Kodhek Road
Kilimani
P.O Box 6471-00200
Nairobi, Kenya.
Office Tel: +254 (0)777 124 002
Email: [email protected]

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