By Brian Nzomo When I took my first breathe, my friends and I were huddled together and bound with an uncomfortable rubber band. I cried out in pain, but my voice was inaudible. The asphyxiation, the stuffiness, motion sickness…”I wonder where they are taking us?” I could not see anything except darkness. I would notContinue reading “SERVING THE GODS”
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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 MYTH OF PRACTICALITY
By Brian Nzomo. It is not uncommon to hear Kenyans complain about the vanity of the current education system. Infact, this elegy is crooned in many countries now, all over the world. According to self-appointed educational pundits, education should be principally relevant and pragmatic to the society it exists in. In short, it should reflectContinue reading “THE MYTH OF PRACTICALITY”
THE OLD KNIGHT OF RELIGIOUS CREED.
By Brian Nzomo In recent days, Northern Nigeria has been notorious for the viciousness of its blasphemy laws, which have consumed the lives of Christians and irreligious citizens. In the 21st century, any form of speech or action that potentially tarnishes the name of religion and its gods, is punished by death or hefty sentences!Continue reading “THE OLD KNIGHT OF RELIGIOUS CREED.”
THE MAGIC OF BUTT.
By Brian Nzomo Currently, there is one subtle religion rivaling Christianity in this country. Islam? No. It’s called Adonitology. The ass-worshipping cult. Ass? You mean donkeys? Don’t be stupid man. I mean ass. Like buttocks. Matako. Diabz. Matanye. Duba. Rasa. Or as our coastal lingo goes…Msondo. What? How can Kenyans, in the midst of thisContinue reading “THE MAGIC OF BUTT.”
DO YOU NEED IT? OR YOU’RE JUST OBSESSED WITH SCRAMBLING.
By Brian Nzomo There is something endemic in the Kenyan psyche which I erroneously assumes in the past as being a result of genuine poverty. The culture of scrambling for scanty resources and accumulating more than what one needs. Initially, I perceived it as a consequence of lack. But I was wrong. It is aContinue reading “DO YOU NEED IT? OR YOU’RE JUST OBSESSED WITH SCRAMBLING.”
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”
DARK, SILENT, AND PEACEFUL
By Brian Nzomo The world around me is a quilt of dense darkness. It has been that way for a week now, and am still maimed by disbelief. ‘It cannot be,’ it rings in my mind. ‘This is a nightmare. Wake me up, for this is a bloody nightmare.’ A cold palm is firmly placedContinue reading “DARK, SILENT, AND PEACEFUL”
THE LETTERS
By Brian Nzomo. Receiving a letter from a girl was an inestimable affair back in high school. Boys would brag all the time about being gangsta, but whenever those bits of colorful, scented letters arrived, all their macho personalities would dessicate; and they would be giggling like standard six pupils when they saw the firstContinue reading “THE LETTERS”
THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE VOICE
By Brian Nzomo I hate to do this. For it may be misconstrued as a pity post. It happens. Many a facebooker have been taunted for contriving stories meant to glean sympathy. “Who cares?” We are told. “Everyone has their own problems.” Suicidal tendencies have been viewed from the angle of sceptism. Arm-chair psychologists haveContinue reading “THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE VOICE”
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