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WHAT GOES AROUND?...

 About 40 years ago, a motorist got stuck on one of our muddy village roads. He requested a group of men who were nearby to help him, but they refused. One of the men was my Grandpa. The motorist turned to a group of boys who were playing nearby for assistance. The boys helped him. One of the boys was my Uncle (the son of my Grandpa, who together with other men refused to help the motorist).  Later that day, my Uncle (a small boy by then - probably a class three pupil) was bitten by a Snake on his leg. Efforts were made to get means of transport, to rush him to the Hospital for treatment. The motorist who got stuck earlier on our village road was on his way back, when he was stopped by my terrified Grandpa asking for assistance. The motorist recognised my Grandpa as one of the men who refused to help him earlier in the day - but he also recognised my Uncle as one of the boys who helped him. The motorist not only rushed my Uncle to the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, b...
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OPERATION RODENTIA

Armed to teeth, I cautiously opened the kitchen door and stealthy crept inside the kitchen.Decisive victory was imminent.I tactically pinned the " enemy " against the wall with precision and dealt him a fatal blow; neutralizing him on the spot. Early in the morning, on Saturday last week, my Spouse - who is the  chairperson of the department of food and nutrition in our house got into the kitchen to collect some snacks. Upon opening the kitchen door, she realized that there was movement within some utensils which were placed on the second tier of the kitchen table. She reported the matter to me and as the chairperson of the security  in our house, I swiftly moved into action to establish the source. Upon reviewing the " intelligence reports ", I discovered that the " CCTV camera " had captured an " intruder" few   weeks ago, roaming along the wall between the kitchen and the living room. The " suspect "  was described as a ' ...
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THE WEDDING IN NOVEMBER.

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The Day was November 10th, 2018. The sun was shinning and a slight breeze blew across my face. The moment had arrived, we were ready to walk down the aisle. Happiness radiated from our faces like the fragrance from a flower. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and so the few pictures below shall "narrate" to you a beautiful story.     The Exchange of Vows       The Grand Entry into The Reception Venue The Reception Venue  The Cutting of the Cake                          The Photo Session                                              ........................................................................................................ ◄  Ecclesiastes 3:11  ► "He has mad...
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THE GENESIS OF THE "BIGBOSS".

Located approximately a kilometer from The Lake Nakuru National Park, our  village was a typical African village full of adventures.Its proximity to the National Park added to the fine ambiance of the village.The village scenery was breathtaking-early in the morning, the artistic golden sun usually got up like a baby and started painting the dark black sky into a bright blue sky.The bright looking milky clouds then started travelling around the sky visiting the wonderful environment. I grew up in the village and got accustomed to the norms of the village life. Like any other village boy, I grew up in a society where being a boy was synonymous with enduring hardship,pain and having ability to fight your own battles. Back then, the village boys were the most pronounced members of the society. "Boys are always boys" they say, and the ones in our village weren't any different - I included. We could fight just to gauge who was stronger than the other; and I guess that is ...
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THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

The events of  that day of October are still very fresh  in my mind like   the first beam of light  glittering on a sail -  despite the fact that they happened exactly a decade ago. When I realized I had to sit for the exams in a sickly condition, e motions flashed across my  face like the sweep of sun-rent clouds over a quiet landscape. I knew very well that my condition was going to affect my performance. The imagination of seeing an opportunity of improving my life   melting  away like snow in a thaw, made me  filled with fear and trepidation. My heart was  thumping so loud that I was sure everyone around me could hear it. I felt like I was being cornered and trapped, with no where to go. The silence  in the exam room was eerily unnatural like a dawn devoid of bird songs. The pupils of my eyes became dilated and there was tremor in my hands. The thought of  poor performance  scared my mind   Like...
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CYNOSURE.

Dark clouds obscured the stars and moon, a fierce breeze whistled through the window as the leaves from the trees outside pitter-pattered on the roof. I rested against the cushioned seat in my room, and stared blankly at  the roof. I felt frightened   and  fatigued. I felt as if  there was a  viscous, heavy weight pulling me down .  I heard sounds like muted background noise of violins scratching away, that seemed to be ever increasing in speed and out of sync – while the outside world seemed  dampened and fading.  I was stressed by the thoughts of having to sit for a very important examination in my  life - The Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE), while sick. The exams were due in three weeks time, and my strength  was fading slowly. My thoughts wandered from my sickly state to the events of five months before. The events of that sunny day in  the month of June changed the course of history in my high school life....
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THE VENERATED PREFECT

He wasn't just any other class prefect, Kevin was the 'de facto' leader of class 2 East. His  pulchritudinous  face made him stand out from the rest. The boy hovered between the corridors of our century old primary school like a colossus. I must say that I admired his magnanimous personality. Though he wasn't the bellsetter, his  class teacher picked him as the prefect. I didn't  know why the teacher chose him - perhaps because of his physical appearance. Kevin ruled class 2 East  with a rod of iron. He had learned the specifics of cruelty without learning the generality of mercy. He didn't shy away from reminding the rest of the pupils that he was in charge. He was revered by his fellow pupils. I was in class 2 West, Kevin's neighbouring class. There was a particular day when both our class prefect and our class teacher were absent. We thought it would be a day of fun and we had already declared it "a holiday" but we were wrong. With no lesson...
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