Category: Stories/Poems

Matatu Pick-up Line

Conductors can be comedians at times – they see you talking to someone in the matatu and assume you are paying her fare. The trap is when you give him say a Ksh 500 note and he goes, “wawili?” How on earth do you have to put someone in that rock-and-rock situation.

Under The Bridge

I found a home,home sweet home,under the bridge. Its free,We are free,We eat by the bin,and work through the chin,its cold, its rugged,its under...

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Back in the days, the good old daysWhen I would walk barefootCovered in a mere leso and I didn’t careWhen happiness was all we...

SON OF THE CHIEF

Son of Chief Warûingî,your father is the Lion!From the mountain of Njahî to the Hills with Mbirûirûand from the mountain with ostriches to the...

PERFECT DUET

I wonder how some of you felt the first touch of deep affection in high school or campus. Was I the only one who...

THE PAIN WHEN

The pain whenYou want to call herAnd hear her soothing voiceAnd laugh to you-her inside jokesAnd feed from her deep adviceSometimes grasp sense from...

MAMA AFRICA

You can see her elegance in her walkHer head always up and straight us her handsYou can see her sparkly white teeth with a...