5 Interesting Things We Learn From Maina And King’angi’s Show Every Morning

‘Maina And King’ang’I In The Morning’ has been the most popular breakfast show in Nairobi for years. It’s like morning preps for working-class and married people. Its ratings have never dwindled and that’s a feat worthy of endless applauses.

A few months ago I wrote the article ‘Apart From Giving Shoutouts To The Same People Everyday, Here Are Six Other Things Maina Needs To Change. But apart from that, what are some of the slightly concealed things we learn from the show every morning?

Kingang’i is a better comedian on radio than TV

King’ang’I aka Churchill cracks jokes better when he’s on radio than when he’s on TV. Perhaps he has stage fright that he has never managed to control. On TV, he’s always quick to avoid the duty of making people laugh and tends to pivot hard into m’ceeing duties. Most of his TV jokes are flat but on radio he not only cracks but crashes ribs too. Good thing or bad thing? Let’s just say everyone has their pleasant and unpleasant sides.

Solutions don’t matter

Thousands of issues have been discussed on the ‘Maina and King’ang’I show’ but most of the time, no viable solutions are ever reached. Maina enjoys giving candid responses to even the most serious of situations. It seems like an entertainment forum where people enjoy listening to other people’s problem’s and crazy lifestyles with no specific goal. It seems like the aim is just to ensure that the show isn’t lacking in conversation causing material. In fact, many callers have ended up worse than they were before they dialed that number.

Kenyans are crazy…some are stupid too

The number of people who aren’t afraid to air their dirty panties in public is threateningly high. Kenyans are indeed crazy. Some are champions of Machiavellian scheming. The things they do to their loved ones leaves us ‘collecting our jaws from the floor’ (as a certain spam advert usually puts it) I can’t count the number of times I have seen fellow passengers in matatus staring at each other in blank astonishment. Worst thing is when you are seated next to a person who is double/triple your age and a shameless lady is gloating how she has sex with ten men daily on radio. The displeasure and discomfort drawn on the older person’s face always counts as a LOL moment.

The best doctors didn’t learn medicine

Maina isn’t even married yet he knows so much about relationships. But that’s not surprising. Even in football, some of the best coaches didn’t even play the game. They have no idea what it feels like to run for 90 minutes on the pitch. But that doesn’t hinder them from building successful teams.

Maina is irreplaceable

Despite his visible misdemeanors, Maina is in an arena of his own – a tour de force. Nothing ever punctures his cool. Concerning the issue of delivery, I could factor in the old maximum, ‘Heavy lies the head that wears the crown.’ This is because whenever Maina is away, the show is plain-right boring. Any presenter who stands in for him never manages to keep things vibrant and exciting. When Maina finally decides to retire and go spend his millions in the Maldives, there’ll be trouble. It’ll be an end of an era – Fergie style.