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AFRO-KINKY.
It was on the 26th of May 2014, a Monday morning, the day I met somebody who would soon turn out to be someone I will forever live to remember. […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government
When Theft Becomes Survival: Who Will Save Uganda?
Three years ago, I walked through a beautiful eco-resort hotel in Uganda with a European friend of mine who owned it. It was the kind of place any country would […] More
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Nze namutta (I killed him) EPISODE 1
NZE NAMUTTA (I killed him) EPISODE 1👇 Nnatoba nomulambo gwabaze sawa mwenda gwakilo, eyo munda mukibila nga nyambibwako baaba wange batulumaayo😭. I had killed him and wanted to dispose off […] More
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Afro American lady jetted to Kenya on one way ticket to the motherland…
Penning my journal. Many swim the world in blindness of the blessings they have in pot, always in bandit criticism of their own country and circumstances. Kenya has many issues […] More
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Reflection Post – What My Wedding Taught Me About Family Systems
Before I got engaged, I was convinced I knew all about wedding drama. I had seen the chaos on TikTok, heard the horror stories from married friends, and laughed at […] More
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ITS NOT TOO LATE
Dear Dad, It’s me, script, your lovely firstborn daughter. A firstborn daughter that was bestowed on to you as a miracle following the nine miscarriages mummy faced that broke her, […] More
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Why is This Apartment so Cold?
Bethany’s eyes flew open. 6:30 a.m. Time to get up. She hated mornings. Not because of the waking, but because she never woke up like other people. No yawns, no […] More
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THE SEED OF IRON HEART
This story is set in Area 25, Lilongwe, a place where the dust of the busy roads often mixes with the dreams of those trying to make a living. The […] More
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The Afro American lady who permanently returned home to Kenya, where she spent her childhood.
#PenningMyJournal. Nairobi in the 70s was a different kettle of fish, it was greensy purpled with jacaranda hue. Nairobi was lazy, safe and friendly hood. One of our neighbors was […] More
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Kiuk businessman enriched Luo side chick, then she ditched him!
Penningmy journal. Many folks floss a ritzy life, whizzing in high end plum jam, with a short shelf life. The truth though is they are miserable as the grey of […] More
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Nurturing the Future, Honoring the Child
In Uganda, children are the heartbeat of the nation. They carry the dreams of families, clans, and communities from Kampala’s busy streets to the quiet gardens of Mbarara, from the […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture
MY FATHER
MY FATHER He was a great man. He loved us all but never got involved in the domestic fights at home concerning his wives. Yes he had three wives and […] More
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A millionaire who died in sad.
Penning my journal. Someone teething retirement recently gassed to me, he is thinking about flogging all his assets and buying a home in leafy Karen. Thought to myself he lives a […] More
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The Good Don’t Last Long
The good don’t last because we put too much pressure on them, results; high blood pressure and all that. Every day in their inboxes, how can they last? The good […] More
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Never chase an insanely beautiful woman.
#PenningMyJournal. I keep off insanely beautiful ladies with a 10-foot pole. They’re nothing but sure trouble that will cause you to fumble in your rumble. Why on earth chase a […] More
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I hope to see you one day
It is okay to dream, to dream of a home that you will own, a home that your children and grandchildren will look at and say, “mum and dad built […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, PoetryShe Told Me
She told me to work not just hard, but smart, to reach for the very best I could. She told me to seize every opportunity that found me, to build […] More
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The Mombasa tycoon who had it all and lost it all.
Penning my journal. When God was baking those handsome, he caked Otieno with all his gifts. Born in the early 60s to a single fishmonger mum Anyango in Rusinga Island he […] More


















