Leo kazi imenikalia I realise I've not been here all day.
But a quick note to the wise: when you come out of the smoke/fire, always come out with a non-negotiable list of people who sat with you in the fire - either threw you water in an attempt to cool you, keep you hydrated
It doesn’t matter that Cecil was mtu wa Tutam.
If they can kill people who are on their side that carelessly, what do you think they’ll do to you?
Fikirini needs to resign and whoever pulled the trigger should be jailed.
Remember that time in Oct when Sakaja said NBO wants to auction 200,000 parcels of land over defaulted land rates? This is a land grabbing scheme by Kajiado County government. An oiled scheme to carry out involuntary land alienation on the residents.
july, cleanse my intentions in light. remove anything that blocks me from seeing myself, the layers i’ve outgrown, the noise i’ve mistaken for direction and the versions of me that were only meant to be temporary. make room for the parts of me that don’t need permission to exist.
First they came for the Nigerians, and I did not speak out, because I was not Nigerian.
Then they came for the Zimbabweans, and I did not speak out, because I was not Zimbabwean.
Then they came for the Ghanaians, and I did not speak out, because I was not Ghanaian.
Then they came for me, a true South African and there was no one left to speak for me.
Curiosity is stronger than love.
A reporter asked him, “How so?”
“I’m 94 years old, and I got married at 23.
But at 46, my wife left me.
She told me that she had become invisible now…
that I was working too much and I wasn’t paying enough attention to her anymore.
I told her that it wasn’t possible, that I loved her more than everything, and it was true but…
that’s when she asked me:
do you know when was the last time you came to see me play bridge?
I didn’t know how to answer, and she said…
‘It’s normal. You never came.’
And she left.
So I made a decision…
In the months that followed, I signed up for bridge lessons and…
I learned how to play, I practiced, I researched, and one day…
I saw there was going to be a tournament near our home. So I signed up and…
She was in the other team. I was seeing her for the first time in nearly a year…
Of course, she beat me.
But I saw a feeling in her eyes that I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Gratitude.
So at the end, I went to see her and I told her…
‘If you agree to give me a second chance, I’ll never miss any of your competitions again.’
I kept my word.
She passed away 8 years ago but…
She taught me the most precious of the lessons:
“Love isn’t enough, you have to know how to show it.”
watched South African police escort protesters without executing them for 2 days. Even when marchers started looting or vandalizing property, they responded with non-lethal force.
Can police in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania learn from their counterparts here?