By B. N Wendo Nobody saw the shrouded corpse leave the building. Nobody saw the red van speed away. And Kevin’s family felt the weight of a broken son uplifted from their backs. In her eyes, there was that dreadful disgust. What was he doing? Was this her son? She screamed at him. But thereContinue reading “OF NO SUBSTANCE”
Category Archives: SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
CONVICTION
By B. N Wendo There was no other solution to her misfortune. She had to get a wife for herself. Someone who could grant solace to her loneliness. And bear children for her. Kivanguli knew it was a bad idea to entertain his guest with tea on that sweltering afternoon. Yet there was nothing elseContinue reading “CONVICTION”
‘DISPLACEMENT THEORY’ – A FEW NOTES TO MAKE
By B.N Wendo I have been following the western political climate for new details and there is nothing as volatile as immigration right now. Radical right-wing extremists are pullulating the sphere, mongering to the masses about the globalist plan to perpetrate white genocide. And I have encountered a term called ‘the replacement theory’. A termContinue reading “‘DISPLACEMENT THEORY’ – A FEW NOTES TO MAKE”
THAT JUNGLE
By Wendo wa Manyondo It is one of those hot oppressive days. Wuod Ogola has strolled around the town for several hours; enduring the famous stench of Kangemi’s alleys, and the dustiness of its murram roads. He is looking for a job. Any job. But the quest was proving fruitless… His legs cramped. The toesContinue reading “THAT JUNGLE”
DECENTRALIZATION: A QUEST FOR DETACHMENT FROM AN OPPRESSIVE NUCLEUS
By Brian Nzomo Centralization of power organs, economic factors and social structures sustains the manner in which oppressors can effectively dominate society. Looking back at imperial domination in Africa, one realizes that it was imperative for colonialists to coagulate their presence in selected areas, and parasitically suckle away resources from others. The completion of theContinue reading “DECENTRALIZATION: A QUEST FOR DETACHMENT FROM AN OPPRESSIVE NUCLEUS”
THE PHYSICS OF STEALING
By Brian Nzomo Stealing is a very complicated act. It infuses in different actors an amalgam of emotions ranging from guilt, mere satisfaction and profound pleasure. Its motives are innumerable; its consequences dependent on, what was stolen? Why was it stolen? And who exactly stole it? In the Mosaic ten commandments, the eighth one condemnsContinue reading “THE PHYSICS OF STEALING”
THE SIX GIRLS AND THEIR FATE
By Brian Nzomo Sylvia has passed her KCSE examinations. She got an A. Her family lives in Donholm. Going to the university to pursue medicine will be hard, but she can easily apply for a HELB loan and her father can afford some amount to top it up. She really wants to go to campus.Continue reading “THE SIX GIRLS AND THEIR FATE”
A PUGNACIOUS BAOBAB TREE AND OUR SHAKING BOTTOMS THAT SCREAM FUTILITY
By Brian Nzomo ‘Corruption has proven to be a tenacious vice beleaguering the economic and social foundations of society’. ‘Corruption should be a capital offence.’ ‘Everyone should learn to be content and practise integrity to effectively fight corruption’. All these are common clarion calls made in sensitizing Kenyans about corruption. It has been regarded asContinue reading “A PUGNACIOUS BAOBAB TREE AND OUR SHAKING BOTTOMS THAT SCREAM FUTILITY”
STORIES OF THE DILAPIDATED HUMAN.
MWANAIDI’S STORY By Brian Nzomo Brian, I have muzzled this darkness for long and I don’t know how long I can let it enshroud me in secrecy. I am a thirty year old single mother. I have a son, Jeremy, who is a month shy of marking his ninth birthday. I also have a boyfriendContinue reading “STORIES OF THE DILAPIDATED HUMAN.”
STORIES OF THE DILAPIDATED HUMAN.
KIPTOO’S STORY. By Brian Nzomo. In the year 2012, I was posted as a teacher-in-practice at Londiani secondary school, together with my colleague Derrick Njenga. It was the moment we had waited for earnestly, as this was the final stride before graduation. I was particularly exhilarated because many of my relatives had confided in meContinue reading “STORIES OF THE DILAPIDATED HUMAN.”
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