Creativity, recording current history
All things we love and hate about our country.
We had an uprising, without a solution. We had violent demonstrations, without a revolution. We have an open wound that needs ablution, and has little to do with an incomprehensible constitution. We have selfish statues, which stand by false statutes, on mountains, unreachable for anyone with the right attributes. Who have the money and the…
My face has mountains and Valleys, lush, life giving terrain. Seeds latent, waiting for rain. You come to me, speaking in languages that I don’t understand until I feel them. But those are just stories I hear. First I must be silent inside. We must slice, from my temple down. On either…
Invisible fingers trace boundaries to our knowledge…
I have the opportunity, once a month to ask people what they think about Kenya. It’s an anticipated pleasure. I was surprised by how much we agree on. Last night, there was a coincident of a sentiment that has been bouncing around my mind with it’s resonance. Our politicians represent us, reasonably accurately. As a…
Last Two TIK editions have given us some statistics. Our Top Hates are: In First Place: Polititians 2nd: Traffic 3rd: Corruption and Tribalism Drew. Our top loves: 1st: The Kenyan People 2nd:The Women 3rd: Kenya itself 4th: The weather, the countryside, the diversity of Cultures and the good life all drew. So We love each…
Without you no one else perceives,
That you stood to burn for me.
Tusikubali kuwa nyasi,
Ndovu zikipigania Udume.
…flowing milk down drainage pipes…
It stands offering these timeless delights.
Although, itself not entirely upright.
He was stronger.