11/11/2025
We are loosing a generation of men. No one is noting it.
A post by one Sandra Shiku left me in very deep thoughts😢 whats your take?
Where are our boys
Túhíí twitú twíkú ?!
WHERE DID THE KIKUYU BOYCHILD GO??
Yesterday at the Mataha Festival, something really hit me. I was standing there, looking at the crowd, and I noticed a pattern that keeps repeating at almost every Kikuyu music event. This is something that nobody wants to talk about. The crowd is mostly women. And honestly, good for them. They’ve been empowered, they’re earning, and they can afford to show up.
But where is the Kikuyu boychild?
A rough budget for attending these festivals ni kitu 15k. The attire, the ticket, transport, and the refreshments at the venue which we all know are overpriced. Girls pull it off easily for some reasons.
Meanwhile, our boys… the same boys who should be dancing with these girls… are stuck in the shadows. Most can’t afford these events, so they retreat to cheaper spaces. Kwenye 300 to 500 bob inakuskuma weekend. Most of them go to Muguka and Miraa bases. Cheap, harsh drinks in dingy corners. I understand sio kupenda kwao, but because that’s what their pockets allow.
Society keeps shouting about empowering the girl child, but somewhere along the way, the boy was forgotten. Nobody taught him how to stand on his feet. Nobody cushioned him. Nobody checked on him. Even in the job market, most employers prefer hiring women, sometimes for reasons that aren’t even clean or fair. The boychild walks into interviews already feeling like he has lost.
And now we look at festivals and wonder, “Why are men missing?”
This is why. The Kikuyu boychild is drowning silently in neglect and financial frustration. He’s not lazy. He’s not weak. He’s just unseen. Unempowered. Uncelebrated.
