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I am being evicted from my bedsitter today.
Not because I'm lazy.
Not because I gave up.
But because childhood trauma has a bill.
And it always comes due.
This is my story.
Kindly read it. I'm not asking for any handouts.
A thread 🧵
Kawira.
Her name was Brenda Kawīra Gītonga.
Geneticist, Arsenal fan, bubblliest friend you'll ever make.
St. Mary's Igoji, 2010
University of Nairobi, 2021
She was murdered on February 21st 2023, 3 months before her Masters scholarship started in Australia.
Rest well Mwarī.
We strongly urge @USEmbassyKenya and @UKinKenya to immediately revoke all travel permits/visas for top-ranking Kenyan security officials and their families until the gruesome murder of Albert Ojwang is thoroughly investigated and heads roll.
There is no justification for the continued international mobility and comfort of officials under whose watch innocent citizens are being abducted, tortured, or killed, while families are left in pain and without answers.
We believe that foreign travel, education, and healthcare privileges in the US 🇺🇸 and UK 🇬🇧 should not be extended to public officials who preside over human rights abuses and systematic impunity. Let them account at home before enjoying comfort abroad.
The delayed or non-existent investigations, lack of transparency, and zero accountability surrounding Ojwang’s murder suggest a chilling pattern: silence those who question authority, then stall justice.
Until the following are done, we call for urgent international action:
✅An independent, public investigation into Albert Ojwang’s death.
✅Suspension or prosecution of implicated officials.
✅Public disclosure of findings and accountability outcomes.
✅Security sector reforms to prevent further abuses.
The time has come to match diplomatic language with real consequences. No government should remain passive while citizens are murdered and officials enjoy unchecked power.
The international community must send a clear message: Human rights violators and enablers are not welcome in nations that claim to uphold justice, democracy, and dignity.
#JusticeForAlbertOjwang
Today is not just another day on the calendar. It’s International Day of the Boy Child — and this year’s theme hits home: “Building Self-Esteem in Boys: Stand Up, Be Heard, Be Seen.”
Society is raising boys in silence. We’re teaching them to suppress, perform, and endure — but not to express, heal, or feel. From the moment a boy is told “men don’t cry,” the damage begins. His silence becomes survival. His pain becomes performance. His worth becomes tied to how much he can bottle up.
And then we wonder why so many young men are angry, lost, or numb. We have to do better.
Building self-esteem in boys isn’t about handing out compliments or hyping them up on the surface. It’s about giving them the space to be human. Letting them know that they are allowed to be scared. That they are allowed to cry. That their voice matters even when it’s shaking. It’s about showing them that strength is not in silence — it’s in honesty, in asking for help, in choosing peace over pressure.
This theme isn’t just a nice message. It’s a challenge to parents, teachers, guardians, leaders — and to all of us who’ve been raised in systems that punish softness and reward emotional distance. Boys are not robots. They’re not protectors-in-training. They are human beings who need affirmation, attention, mentorship, and care.
So today, and every day after, I hope we can do the simple but powerful work of making boys feel seen. Not for what they achieve, or how tough they are, but for who they are at their core. Let’s teach them to stand up for themselves, to speak without shame, and to own their stories without apology.
To every boy out there: You are not invisible. You are not weak for feeling. Your life, your voice, and your journey matter. Stand tall. Be heard. Be seen. And know — there’s nothing wrong with being soft in a world that taught you to be hard. And do not mistake being soft for being weak.