Murima economic refugees in Rift Valley keep forgetting they are not in their homes. You find karomo pointing at our farms and tractors asking how did Kalenjins get them. Crazy stuff from people who were stuffed in trucks and dumped here because they were dalits back at home
"uko aje beb? Mi ni stress tu za chama, nafaa nilipe 3k by kesho na kuna pesa nategea weekend. I don't know why huyo treasurer hataki kuelewa aki. Anyway uko poa?”
If you are applying for a job you really want, never submit your application:
-At midnight on the day it is posted
-On a weekend
-In the last 2 days before it closes
Instead submit it:
مديري أضافني بالغلط إلى مجموعة واتساب خاصة بالإدارة العليا في الشركة، وأنا مجرد موظف جديد في قسم المشتريات.
المشكلة إن محد انتبه إني موجود.
جلست في المجموعة 3 شهور كاملة، أقرأ الرسائل وأسكت.
7 مدراء يتناقشون يوميًا عن العقود، والموردين، والمصاريف، ومين السبب في تأخير المشاريع.
ولا مرة شاركت بكلمة.
كنت أقول لنفسي: «أنا مالي دخل، وإذا اكتشفوا إني هنا يمكن يفهمون الموضوع غلط».
إلى أن جاء يوم الاثنين الماضي.
المدير المالي أرسل عقدًا جديدًا مع أحد الموردين، وكتب:
«راجعناه، وكل شيء سليم. بنعتمده اليوم».
بدأت الردود تنهال:
«ممتاز».
«يعطيكم العافية».
«توكلوا على الله».
لكن وأنا أقرأ العقد، انتبهت لشيء غريب.
السعر المتفق عليه مع المورد كان 480 ألف ريال، بينما العقد المرسل للإدارة كان بقيمة 840 ألف ريال.
فرق 360 ألف ريال!
رجعت أراجع الملفات اللي عندي، واكتشفت إن العرض الأصلي صحيح، لكن النسخة الأخيرة من العقد فيها رقم مختلف.
جلست قدام الشاشة محتارًا.
إذا تكلمت، ممكن يسألوني ليش أنا أصلًا في مجموعة الإدارة.
وإذا سكت، ممكن يعتمدون عقدًا فيه فرق كبير، وبعدها محد يعرف كيف دخل الرقم هذا.
كتبت رسالة:
«عذرًا، فيه اختلاف في قيمة العقد».
مسحتها.
كتبت مرة ثانية:
«أعتقد أن قيمة العقد تحتاج مراجعة قبل الاعتماد».
وترددت للحظات، ثم ضغطت إرسال.
فجأة، توقفت الرسائل تمامًا.
بعد أقل من دقيقة، رن جوالي.
كان مديري المباشر.
قال لي بصوت جاد:
My big bro hukulwa kichwa na bibi hadi anaendanga home every weekend kupumzika. Nimeona anajenga secrectly ushago, his murima wife in Nairobi hajui. Naskia amespot a typical Kale lady, a form 4 leaver anapanga kueka nyumbani. Langu jicho😂
Huyu dem tumekaa na yeye for long na huwa anaendanga kazi weekdays kila siku na leo ndo nimerealize anakuwanga GSU na shida ni ati anajuanga vitu natumia 😭😭
🚨Unai Emery on Nicolas Jackson’s impact against Manchester City:
🗣️ Unai Emery: “Before we signed Nicolas, I had a conversation with him that I think he needed to hear.
“I told him, ‘Nicolas, I know what you can do. But I also know what people are saying about you. Chelsea decided to move on, Bayern Munich did not make the move permanent, and now some people are asking whether you can be trusted at the highest level.’
“He looked at me and said, ‘Mister, I know what I can do. I just need somebody who believes in me.’
“I remember that answer because he did not start talking about what Chelsea did wrong or why Bayern rejected him. He spoke about what he wanted to prove next. For me, that was important.
“I asked him, ‘And what exactly do you want to prove?’
“He said, ‘That I can be the striker people thought I was going to become.’
“I told him, ‘Good. But here, you will not play because of your name or because people feel sorry for you. You will play because you help Aston Villa win.’
“Today against Manchester City, he started, and I wanted him to understand something. You cannot hide against a team like City. You must run, you must fight, you must attack the spaces, and when the opportunity comes, you must be brave enough to take responsibility.
“And Nicolas was giving us that. He was making their defenders uncomfortable, competing physically, and forcing City to think about him even when they wanted to push forward. This is what we need from our striker. Not only goals, but somebody who makes the entire team believe we can hurt the opponent.
“After the match, I spoke to him. I said, ‘Nicolas, do you understand why I brought you here?’
“He said, ‘Because you believe in me, Mister.’
“I told him, ‘No. Because I believe you can become the player you keep telling me you are.’
“He smiled and said, ‘Then keep playing me.’
“[Laughs] You see? He is already negotiating!
“But I like that confidence. I do not want a striker who arrives here carrying the disappointment of what happened at Chelsea or Bayern. Those chapters are finished. We cannot change them. What we can change is what happens next.
“People rejected Nicolas Jackson, and perhaps they had their reasons. But football is not finished with a player simply because two clubs decide he is not the right answer. Sometimes, another club sees the same player and recognizes a different possibility.
I did not bring Nicolas to Aston Villa to remind everybody of his past. I brought him here because I believe his best football can still be ahead of him. And if he keeps playing with this hunger, those who gave up on him may soon have to explain why.””
You just won a 2-week, all-expenses-paid vacation to Africa. But there’s a catch: you have to stay within one region the whole time. What are you picking?
Being an adult imenifunza resilience na patience mbaya sana. Naweza kua na 80 bob kwa pori but nitapush through nayo mwezi moja. Kitu tuu huwa namake sure niko na Internet, airtime, stima na food kwa hao. That's enough to push me through.