The Gikuyu language has very interesting inflections which can only be appreciated by a native speaker. Our prepositions, unlike English ones, are not flat. They are used to indicate mood,likes and dislikes,…
When it was time for us to be baptized, her father didn’t have a ready Christian name for her. He didn’t even seem to care. Aunt Jerusha, always the loud one, then…
Forget the current chill in Nairobi. Long before global climate change caught up with us, July in the village used to be colder than a witch’s tit. Huts would huddle together like…
In my endevour to fathom the essence of Gen Z phenomena and the perplexing tides of modernity, I delved into the ancient whispers of seers who might have glimpsed our era in…
The two young ladies my household who call me Baba Yao are ten years apart—one’s a savvy seventeen and the other’s a spirited seven. You’d think the age gap would make them…
My first school tour to the city was a communal event, drawing in not just students, but an eclectic mix of adults as well. Among them were neglected housewives determined to smoke…
This afternoon finds me at Meru Town main stage, waiting for a matatu home. I spot Kiogora, the tout who once crowned me “Bishop.” I must hide – this guy has no…
Trust in yourself.