🏉 HSBC SVNS 2 Comes to Nairobi — Valentine’s Weekend. What women should expect from men in the next 64 days

#EverySinnerHasAFuture #EverySaintAPast : Same Monkeys DifferentForest- Dec Editon

Some announcements whisper.
This one walked in, removed its coat, and sat on the couch like it pays rent.

Valentine’s Weekend.
Global Sevens.
Kanairo.

For those who know… you can only say: Wueh!!

The universe has assembled everyone for roll call,
and the first name called:

NAIROBI.

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December Always Knew Something Was Coming

There’s a certain restlessness Nairobi gets in early December.
People pretend they’re calm…
but their eyes betray them:

• A little too shiny

• A little too tired

• A little too “let me check my balance first”

December is never soft.
But this year… something feels different.
Like the country is inhaling.

And then Shiko happened.

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Shiko, Our Unofficial Economic Analyst and Barlady

Shiko runs a smoky wineshop/mtaa bar-lounge in Shabaab, Nax Vegas.

No drinks menu —
just quarters, halves, and two big Keg drums.

No drama —
just hot Keg, diluted chrome, and warm gossip.

But when diaspora landed?
She upgraded overnight:

• José Cuervo Gold

• José Cuervo Silver

• Tanqueray

• A brand-new PDQ that takes Mastercard, Visa, CashApp… and title deeds

• A blender that sounds like a helicopter

One night she asked a waitress:

“Anataka gold ama silver?”

That’s when I knew Kenya had entered a new economic era.

Diaspora dollars don’t knock.
They enter like family.

And they talk loudly —
after all, they’ve been around all year through Sendwave, WorldRemit and M-Pesa Global.
Now they are here in the flesh.

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Diaspora:

• $ 4.94 billion 2024

• $ 7.75 billion until November 2025 tracking to a trillion

• We can safely say an additional Ksh 650 million this Decemeber

• Na wametuletea hizo dooo hehe
  

One night, two diaspora guys at her counter argued in American accents sprinkled with 2010 Sheng:

“Bro… Nairobi is hosting Sevens on Valentine’s weekend.”
“Hatukuji Krisi next year. Sevens lazima. We are booking PAP.”

Shiko froze mid-pour and looked at me.
“Ni ukweli?”

I gave her the sign.
Something shifted behind her eyes.

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World Rugby Dropped a Grenade Casually

Somewhere between the blender overheating
and diaspora debating flight prices,

I showed them the World Rugby announcement that flipped Kenya’s calendar:

HSBC SVNS 2.
Nairobi.
14–15 February 2026.
Valentine’s Weekend.

This is not a fixture.
This is a festival disguised as rugby.

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Safari Sevens Is the Tournament.

Sherehe Sevens™ Is the Culture.
Kenya corner comes home.

Safari Sevens is official.
Respected.
Beloved.
Ours.

We honour it.

But this 2026 Valentine’s Sevens has a different energy:
Nairobi energy.
Askofu wa Kayole preparing his sermon & camera
The Archbishop of the Exiles packs his bags
JahJuok dusts himself with the nyama choma ash

Soft-life meets steel bodies.
Diaspora meets Aluta.
Romance meets rent.

At some point, Nairobi will baptise it with its true cultural name:

Sherehe Sevens™.

Not a brand.
Not a campaign.
Just Nairobi doing what Nairobi does —
naming things properly.

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Let’s Talk Numbers. Quietly.

(We don’t want to frighten anyone.)**

Sometimes you look at data and pause.
Then read it again.
Then confirm it’s not a typo.

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Dubai 7s

• 120,000 fans

• USD 30–40 million injected

Cape Town 7s

• 90,000 fans

• R400–600 million injected

• KSh 3–5 billion

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Now Kenya: The revelation that is Sports Tourism:

CHAN was a dress rehearsal
SVNS is the Wedding

Nairobi SVNS — SalesFundiKE Projection

• 30,000–45,000 fans

• KSh 1.5–2.5 billion weekend

• Peak Valentine’s

• Peak sports tourists

• Peak Nairobi

The city that does not sleep just added another shift.

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The 64-Day Runway: December → February

December is the madness.
January is the recovery.
February is the moment.

That’s the runway —
even if people don’t realise they’re on it.

• December teaches you your limits

• January teaches you humility

• February gives you a chance to redeem yourself

A perfect rhythm for “Every Sinner Has a Future Month.”

Somewhere in that cycle,
Shiko decided she was done playing small.

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Shiko Cashes In — and plans to relocate to Nairobi

She told me this quietly, wiping a glass:

“If the world is coming to Nairobi… I’m also coming.”

We sat and planned. Cash in on December sales.

I’ll help her find a spot around Toi Market:

GIN & JUICE — A Sherehe Sevens™ Lounge

Her menu:

• Lemons, Ice, Paper cups

• Quarters, Halves,Mzingas

• “Shangwe na Vigelegele” shots
  (Tabasco included. Prayer optional.)

Her new POS already complains.
Her blender was baptised last week.
And she’s raising capital for a tent outside —
because she heard that’s how Nairobi does events.

If Shiko can see opportunity…
what about the rest of us?

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What Women Should Expect From Their Men: (over the next 64 days)**

This part writes itself:

He will go to the gym.
He won’t say it’s because of Sevens.
But it is.

He will talk about budgeting.
He won’t follow it.
But he means well.

He will promise a Valentine’s surprise.
The surprise is probably RFUEA Grounds

He will do mental math quietly in the car.
Don’t interrupt.
He is negotiating with himself.

He will act calm.
But his eyes will be shining.
That’s how men show excitement.

He will claim he’s going “for the sport.”
We both know it’s the atmosphere.

And please —
when he starts rehearsing chants in the mirror…
pretend not to see.

It keeps him young.

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A Soft Salute to the Ladies

Thank you.
Truly.

For carrying Christmas, January,
and now this Valentine’s Sevens thing
with a level of grace that deserves airplay.

Thank you for letting men be excited —
even when they don’t know how to explain it properly.

You make the nation work.

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Nairobi Is Warming Up

Diaspora is checking flights.
Bars are upgrading sound.
Naivasha is pretending to mind its business.
Gyms are full of men rediscovering their knees.
KRU is polishing its boots.
Shops are adjusting Valentine’s pricing silently.

Shiko is buying bundles for her POS
and whispering:

“Valentine’s will sort itself.”

Somewhere between December and February,
a beautiful madness is gathering itself.

Sherehe Sevens™ is coming.

And Nairobi…
TUKO TAYARI !!

If your sales team, organisation, bar, brand, county, or board wants to understand how to prepare for the December → Sevens → Valentine’s economy,
you can reach me quietly here:

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