sunset saga

I have always wanted to visit Turkana. To explore the beautiful land from kalokol to Lomelo and the likes of Lokichogio. I want to take a break from names like Onyango and kinuthia. I want to meet Ewoi, Ekai, Deng and Tukei. When I buy my Suzuki swift, as I take it home for my parents anointing I will pass by Turkana. I will use their sandy roads and leave the tread prints of my car sketched on their soil. Later in the day, I will drive to Chorogascar. It’s a small town in Turkana that boarders northern Uganda. I will wait until it’s late and take a nice picture of the setting sun and the herd of cattle heading back home. Ng’ikadelio Marie tells a story, a story about her motherland chorogascar. She says they neighbour the Karamojong community. They almost speak the same language, just a little variation in the tones and pronunciation. Most of the folks there are Catholics. When the missionaries came to Turkana from Uganda, they first settled in Chorogascar, an answer to why most of

Some people are wacky or let’s say crazy. Ama let’s assume they are just being Kenyans. Certain queer characters you only meet in the streets of Nairobi. On that Saturday, I was in town running some errands. Something was trending in the bird App about Alex. I first heard of Alex in Trevor Noah's book 'Born a crime' - not long ago. Last year probably. Quite a juicy name of a place. A place that was the exact reverse of what you would envision Alex to be. A poky, poor, black township in Johannesburg. It is surrounded by wealthier white areas, which is actually the major reason it cannot expand, unlike other towns like Soweto. About the trend, there were some killings in Alex. I wanted to peruse through the tweets to see what happened.  Such happenings are not new in Alex. It's a breeding place of chaos as is known in South Africa. One killing another to survive, quite normal in poverty-stricken hoods.  After scrolling a few tweets, I wanted to read more about Alex. Th

Something must kill a man. The type of death must not be a bother. There's a guy here, slender with a light complexion. A couple of years back he was in college studying Commerce. He’s one of those guys who believe in hard work. The you “reap what you sow” type. One who wouldn’t want to own a velar at 26 with no traceable source of income. The kind of man who yearns to do everything dead-on...  It's uncouth to ghost people then just pop up and start a story.  I should have apologized, I know. I should have apologized for keeping you for so long but sorry is just a sorry word - here we are now. You ever had a partner who made you feel like you can do anything through them who strengthens you? Well, you did no mistake. You were just being stupid because that’s what it takes to learn. Back then, life was a little cheap. You could do a lot with a thousand shillings, unlike today. Derrick lived in Nyeri where he was schooling. He balanced his school work and hustle perfectly. He l