On Raila Odinga: This will be... complex.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/on-raila-odinga-this-will-be-complex
Published: October 15, 2025 21:51
There's a reason why the man has many names.
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Dear bible-knowing people: I need your help.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/dear-bible-knowing-people-i-need
Published: September 14, 2025 17:55
A request from a confused observer.
Charlie Kirk said many things. So many things.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/charlie-kirk
Published: September 11, 2025 21:24
Let me tell you a story. It’s a story about a man. And the world he tried to build with his words.
I reviewed the last 4 years of Apple Events. Guess what.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/church-of-apple
Published: September 9, 2025 22:06
Welcome to the Church of Apple.
The Professional Armour.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/the-professional-armour
Published: July 18, 2025 13:48
"You need to sound more professional."
It started with one elegant word: “Jidishi.”
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/it-started-with-one-elegant-word
Published: July 11, 2025 14:56
Of language and the illusion of "intelligence".
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/im-kenyan-i-dont-write-like-chatgpt
Published: July 8, 2025 19:27
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
"members only."
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/members-only
Published: June 28, 2025 13:00
An open door policy means the door opens both ways.
My brain is broken.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/my-brain-is-broken
Published: March 6, 2025 13:18
I've been trying to jumpstart my brain for 2 years. It’s not working.
Happy New Year?
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/happy-new-year
Published: January 2, 2024 17:29
"Happy New Year!"
It's been a year.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/its-been-a-year
Published: May 22, 2023 10:08
A whole year. There are times it feels like it was just a few moments ago.
Grief is really, truly not a straight line.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/grief-is-really-truly-not-a-straight
Published: September 27, 2022 09:29
It's quite rude, actually.
#BreakTheBias, Chapter 1: "But what did she do?"
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/breakthebias-chapter-1-but-what-did
Published: March 9, 2022 14:20
Biases exist in the everyday. Sometimes we recognise them. Most times, though...
The Nokia T20: The essence of functionality - and my new portable office.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/nokia-t20
Published: March 3, 2022 13:05
How do you talk about something that, quite simply, works?
Today in gaslighting...
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/today-in-gaslighting
Published: October 19, 2021 15:21
...and salutations from a word salad championship contestant.
The folks at Nokia want their X10 back.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/nokia-x10
Published: October 18, 2021 11:13
Am I thrilled about that? Not entirely.
On a personal note: The insurance industry in Kenya feels like one big con game, doesn’t it?
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/insurance-in-kenya-a-big-con
Published: February 3, 2021 08:54
I’m going to level with you from the onset: I’m writing this through heavily tinted lenses, coloured so by a nausea-inducing experience that I’ve decided to take lessons out of. Strap in.
“Life amidst a pandemic,” Chapter I: The Rent.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/the-rent
Published: May 19, 2020 15:39
I’ll preface this by underscoring a belief I hold: “Life” and “work” aren’t two completely separate entities. Work is part of life, as are other bits. I see no distinct separation between the two, which is why for every single one of us, what happens at…
I miss Gargoyles.
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/i-miss-gargoyles
Published: December 2, 2019 08:21
I really, really do.
KCSE 2019 & Kenyan education: A farcical tragedy
https://marcusolang.substack.com/p/kcse-2019-kenyan-tragedy
Published: November 13, 2019 21:50
Catherine Iminza. Victor Kiptoo Ng’eno. Remember these names. Every day, this government and its agencies do something that seem to reinforce the ever-growing feeling that to them, we — the kawaida Kenyans simply trying to eke out a better life for…