The therapeutic value of confession cannot be understated. With this in mind, Kenyans have taken to sharing their deepest, darkest secrets online at mysecret.co.ke.
The domain was created in October of 2015, and so far the site has seen more than 3000 posts.
The secrets range from the mundane yet relatable…
Accommodating a relative in the house and now there’s no peace, critical all the time and bitterness.
To the downright bizarre…
the world has more nipples than people.
The laughable…
I need a wife. Morning i cooked uji (porridge) and almost half of it poured on the cooker, right now i just tried to cook tea and again almost half of it spilled again. Now I’m drinking what’s left in a coca cola plastic tumbler, the 1 litre one. All my pans are dirty but i want to cook and I’m tired of washing them. I have a headache. I need a wife!
And the borderline criminal.
My secret is…I’m secretly planning to oust my Branch Manager from his current position by any means necessary like Malcom X, Mwanaume ni ambition! Mimi ndio nitakuwa biggie [A man has to be ambitious. I’ll be the next Biggie]
The site is similar to the Whisper app, where users can share their secrets anonymously.
Visitors to the site can read through the confessions and either vote them up or down. They can also add their comments to each confession, although if those posting to the site are looking for helpful solutions, they should probably stay away from those.
Many have found the site’s content rather amusing.
https://twitter.com/MzSweetcheeks_/status/691963729144123392
https://twitter.com/theRonaldRotich/status/691554118285008896
this site is awesome bdw…haha…waristhis https://t.co/a9Ph25wm8D
— LIVE BEATS 2.8 (@Levin_nyaxx) January 29, 2016
The posts fly in the face of the assumption that Kenyans are a stoic, reserved people, revealing the seedy side that some would prefer to hide.
Kenyans couldn't get any crazier. Check out https://t.co/fpBF9fMCjg
— Duncan Yegon (@YegonDuncan) January 29, 2016
One guy was feeling left out…
Visited a https://t.co/nd7UDbDeRz and am left wondering am the only one without a wired secret?
— Alex MM™ (@Alex_Murimi) January 30, 2016
Turns out Kenyans have a lot of dirty laundry to air, not to mention some rather bizarre sexual issues. Who needs a shrink, when you can bare your soul to the internet?
