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Written By: admin on December 4, 2009 2,113 Comments

By Clifford Oluoch

7.48 a.m. Anne looked at the guest list for the umpteenth time. She wanted to make sure that all the members of The Club were going to be present for the workshop dubbed ‘Assertiveness is not Aggression’. She did not want any apologies; all had to attend.

Anne’s phone rang and she looked at [...]

Written By: admin on November 27, 2009 1,338 Comments

Encounter with matatu hijackers (Ngui Ici)
By Clifford Oluoch

The jostling as we boarded the matatu was normal. Impatient Kenyans forever in a hurry to get nowhere. The matatu terminus was filled with public service vehicles, mostly14 seater Nissan vans, most of them recently painted with yellow strips, a result of the tough new regulations that had [...]

Written By: admin on November 18, 2009 779 Comments

KAUZI.COM
What’s ours is ours; what’s yours is also ours.

Three buddies – Kariz, Onyi and Kip – grew up in the compound of Thika Prison: their parents were prison wardens. The three boys interacted and ran errands for some of the death row inmates, often being paid handsomely for petty errands. [...]

Written By: admin on November 13, 2009 1,111 Comments

Three thundering roars.

The heavily expectant woman walked in with her husband, Lenku, by her side. Lenku was clad in full masai gear, complete with a rungu. This was early morning war.
Student Sr.Mary was there to receive them at the casualty.
“Please bring a wheel chair,” Lenku barked at the orderlies. “My wife is in [...]

Written By: admin on November 2, 2009 272 Comments

All women are created equal. Then they join the chamas!


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