DAD, ITS BEEN 15 YEARS…..

On that Wednesday, 5th day of April, the year 2000, you were pronounced dead in a hospital bed. That short illness had overwhelmed your soul. I was too young to comprehend the magnitude of that loss. I didn’t foresee the tough impact beforehand. Forgive me for my age then. I was only in class 5....

A MAN’S MISERY AND THE MARRIAGE THAT NEVER WAS

Finally you caved in to your family's pressure. From your siblings constants reminders, to your uncles who demand to know why hujapata mtu. (why you haven't found a suitor). When you last visited your mum, she was like; last weekend we attended Njoroge's wedding. Njoroge was your deskmate in primary school. She went ahead to...

A STRANGER’S DREAM, INSPIRATION AND THE LESSONS

It's slightly after 9pm on this Sunday night. Man - U has just humiliated Man City in this hyped derby. From a gooner's perspective, I feel a bit nervous. Nevertheless, we're still number 2, I console myself. I drift along the corridor, alone, checking over my phone. I meet this security chap towards the exit...

147 VICTIMS OF A RELIGION

So, last Thursday, several terrorists descended on the only public university in Northern Kenya and within hours, ( read, Kenya's unpreparedness) wiped out 147 young men and women, full of life. Its very costly for a nation to lose young people. It was more disheartening to fathom that they were shot dead for having different...

GONE TOO SOON, SWEET, ANGEL SAIGA

Angel, I met your dad for the first time few years ago, in 2009, to be precise. I would later meet your mum, the following year, long before you were born. You were born when our friendship had been cemented and stamped that it will last and surpass all challenges. You were born under our...