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At a Glance

On a good day the wind will blow and the anus of the chicken will be seen, wisdom of the Maori. On the same good day, you may plan a surprise visit to your parents up country. Not an ambush, just a good surprise. If your parents live hundreds of miles from the city like mine, you’ll need roughly 8 hours on public transport or 6 hours if you got your own car. That is if you don’t behave like your favourite car is Subaru.  A week before the good day you had told your wife that you’d like to travel with her to her in laws. So she seeks permission from work or take a fake sick leave because it will only be a day or two. Or she may just put someone in charge of her business for the two days. Because she loves your family for bringing up such a wonderful Luo guy, one who doesn’t throw his shoes under the bed or leave his socks in the kitchen sink after work… She breaks into her savings and does some crazy shopping for your parents.  In the night after dinner when you’re watching your favouri

An Inch in love

  Have you ever asked google what character development is? if you ask google it will probably suggest for you if you want the meaning in Kenya. “More often than not, men will embarrass you,” that’s how she started the story. I crossed my legs and sat back in curiosity like Benjamin Zulu does when he’s advising you about relationships, only that I don’t have big eyes. This time it’s a lady, you can call her Atis or Munglu. She met a guy who liked her, she was not sure if she liked him too. Maybe they met at the super metro queue going to Kinoo. Someone made us believe that relationships last longer if you met her in the mall and you were afraid to ask for her number. She was reluctant to give him a chance despite him being Doktari. Women like this title. How you introduce yourself in a family gathering when your husband is a Doctor, “Doktari and I…” you’d rather cross the ocean on a bicycle than miss the word Doktari in your introduction. She’s a college student somewhere in western