Essays II and III

After that first Brazen essay for ‘The Elephant”, my editor Christine Mungai continued to share interesting provocations that offered ways to document and examine the Kenyan experience. The next one was regarding how in the 80s and 90s this country witnessed a general decline in the economy because of the implementation of the infamous Bretton […]

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Breathing

I am conscious of my breathing and the soundless music of it This seesawing of air that keeps me alive Now chest, now nose Whispery inhales Gales of exhale My, my freshly plucked oxygen tastes so sweet.

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Waiting.

Yesterday I saw my bus pull away. It drove right past me. Slow. Deliberate. The driver tooted his horn. I raised my hand. Moving it in the motion of goodbye. Staring at the faces of my works. Unfriendly friendlies. They looked askance. Mouthing wordless pleas. I looked away. Buried my hands deep in my pockets. […]

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