Na Brian Nzomo. “Situmahi kukuona hapa hivi karibuni. Miaka kumi na mitano ni mingi sana. Hata hivyo kuna tumaini. Tumaini ya kuwa utarekebisha mkondo wa maisha yako na kuwa mwananchi mwema na mwadilifu…” alidokeza yule afisa wa magereza akimkabidhi Simiyu shanta lililosheheni nguo zake. Suruali moja mararumararu na shati la buluu lililochanika. Hizo ndizo maliContinue reading “HUKU SI KWENU”
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WINGU LA UASI.
Na Brian Nzomo. Ni dhahiri kuwa nchi yetu ilikuwa imefikia upeo wa vurugu na ghasia. Kila pembe ya nchi hii ilikuwa inarindima kwa nyimbo za uasi. Waondoke, wang’atuliwe,Tuwasake, tuwaondowe,Wabinafsi na mabepariWasipate tena kustawiWala kunawiri,Wasio na tofauti na wachawi… Nchi iliyojulikana kwa utulivu wake katika bara zima tangu enzi za jadi. Nchi hiyo sasa imefurika damuContinue reading “WINGU LA UASI.”
MIAKA MITANO.
Na Brian Nzomo. Joto la kisiasa lilianza kufumka pindi tume ya uchaguzi ilipotangaza kuwa shughuli za uchaguzi zingefanyika miezi tisa baadaye. Si barazani, si misikitini, si makanisani, si mikahawani, si mitaani. Kote kulitawaliwa na mijadala ya kisiasa.Lakini mjadala uliozua zani kwa baadhi ya wakaazi wa eneo bunge la Mikalani ulikuwa kuhusu azma ya Bwana ShadrackContinue reading “MIAKA MITANO.”
FARIDA.
By Brian Nzomo “You have an appointment with Dr. Masinde ten minutes from now…” the secretary at the reception said politely. I smiled back at her and nodded. I waited at the bench at the corner of the room, absent-mindedly thinking about the silly questions I would ask in this interview. An interview for aContinue reading “FARIDA.”
THE HUSBAND FROM HELL.
By Brian Nzomo. “In sickness and in health, for better for worse, till death do us part…” the words of that sacred vow reverberated in her mind. “If you don’t leave this house, I shall kill You,” the threats by her husband interrupted the echoing vows that resounded in her memory like an ever loopingContinue reading “THE HUSBAND FROM HELL.”
A FEMALE DEFEAT.
By Brian Nzomo. What does it mean to be defeated by a girl or a woman when it comes to academics? All my life, such a defeat was frowned upon and chastised with much vigour. From my stern father to that caring teacher at school. Such a defeat even in one single exam was aContinue reading “A FEMALE DEFEAT.”
WHEN WHITE JESUS DESCENDED.
By BRIAN NZOMO The supreme council in heaven made up of the white god and twenty four elders met for a heated discussion. The main issue on the agenda was whether the time was ripe for the end of times to be announced.Then white god said, “For more than six millennia, I’ve waited for theContinue reading “WHEN WHITE JESUS DESCENDED.”
THE CHIEF’S DAUGHTER.
By Brian Nzomo. “Mutuku. Mutuku. It’s time. Get up,” a low voice muttered at my hut’s window. My eyes were heavy with sleep, but I had to struggle exhaustively from the sleeping mat made of reeds. I opened the door and let him in. He was holding a dimly lit lamb. “It is time. YouContinue reading “THE CHIEF’S DAUGHTER.”
Wrecked Existence.
By Brian Nzomo. The grim events of 2016 changed my life and its course completely. It was a dolent period when I wallowed in the unimaginable depths of a broken mental health system, and witnessed the austere destruction looming among the depressed souls in a collapsed health system, amid the mangled economic situation. The moroseContinue reading “Wrecked Existence.”
THE PRISON OF THE INTREPIDS.
By Brian Nzomo. The prison. With decrepit adobe walls. Cerise bricks. Fifteen metres high. Fitted with tenacious and grisly looking barbed wire at the apex. A solid gate made of stalwart steel, enforced by cogent camphor. Three hawk-eyed wardens were sentinel around the gate. Sauntering vigilantly. Four watchtowers stood loftily above the prison walls atContinue reading “THE PRISON OF THE INTREPIDS.”
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