A 40th birthday party? Why would a Kenyan man throw himself a birthday party?

 Mushroom galouti kebab dish pictured on June 29, 2023 at Red Ginger Restaurant in Parklands Nairobi.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

There is something deeply suspicious about grown African men throwing birthday parties. It sits in the same uncomfortable corner as telling another man, "Goodnight". I learned that lesson the hard way one chilly evening after a long phone call with comedian Eddie Butita.

"Goodnight, brother," I said. He smacked his lips in disbelief.

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