WAGES OF ART
They say the true measure of a man isn’t what he reveals to the world but what he keeps from it. Secrets are heavy things …
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‘MZAE’
We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. When I was in standard 5 many eons ago, in …
OPEN DAY
Life has truly come full circle. I have a big bus and I intend to throw most of my students under it today.On my desk, …
HOPE
Today I had hopeIn bated breath, I prayedMaking the devil brayAnd much to his dismayThe heavens carried the day Today I had hopeWhatever hardship beI …
KENYAN HOUSEHOLDS: UNSPOKEN COMMANDMENTS
We do not talk money, salaries or promotions at work. Provision is of the Lord. Any success is attributed to ‘kujaribu tu’. Let’s face it, …
KALUMA MENTHOL PLUS
We sat huddled in this bus like a herd of cattle. Thirty three strangers, whose lives take different courses everyday but on this day somehow …
THESE DAYS
We will remember these days when we were easy pickings for ridicule because we were starting out. These amateur days when we had no backing, …
THE LAST SEMESTER
The last semester of University feels exactly like the belly of phalaris’ bull. Its plain hell and gruesome. The lecture hall has become a place …
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health is a slippery slope. It calls for balance and the healthiest of minds are those that barely teeter. Mental health is a continuum …
MEN: CAPTIVES OF THEMSELVES
Most of the things we want to change in our lives require that we change ourselves first. The exorcist must rid himself of the things …
IN THE BUSINESS
It’s 7am and my gaze is starkly cast on a computer screen. I’m in a green walled office, carpeted blue. Next to me is an …
THE NAIROBI T-JUNCTION
Rush hours on mornings and evenings in Nairobi are riveting to witness. Of course, more on weekdays since these are the scheduled “working days”. Nonetheless, …
BBI: THE MILLION ACRE SETTLEMENT SCHEME
The Crown Land Ordinance Act 1902: “Africans have no recognized title to waste, unoccupied or uncultivated land.” In layman terms, seven years after Kenya was …
SWEET POISON
(Trigger Warning: This blogpost contains information pertaining to rape/sexual assault) How do you think you’ll die? If someone gave you 10 seconds to guess, how …
BONNE ANNÈE
The year is 1983, an enchanting melody seeps through African airwaves. Listeners lean in towards their stereos to turn up the volume because playing on …
CHOO CHOO TRAIN
The SGR choo-choo train is scheduled to depart Mombasa for Nairobi at 10pm. We make it just in time not to miss the trip. The …
BODY WHISPERER
It will be a happy ending with a sense of considerable relief and satisfaction. When it’s done, the feeling will be comparable to chugging down …
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~Time is never wasted. Time will waste you~ The best ones are when the words come to you. When a story spooks, stalks and gnaws …
SAVOURS OF YOUTH
Being young entails living with some level of arrogance. The world owes you hope and so you go about with ironclad certainty. You haven’t seen …
SINA WERA
Night time takes it’s leave and the day begins its shift; a new Monday morning turns in. I’m sloshed which goes without saying. It takes …