Daily Archives: September 25, 2020

There used to be a time when I looked at Brian and wondered to myself where the self-drive came from. I asked him sometime back how he manages to be…

Isaac Ochieng is no longer here. The gentle boy from Form Four Red is dead. The bland texture of these words ruins me. This loss stings every cranny of Maseno…

In the world of cities, Milan strikes me as London. London is a city of few Gothic buildings lining up streets in some sort of ancient mystical way. The city…

I asked a few friends what they think of someone who calls himself “Marsh”. Their answers cracked me up like a guy from Dakar, Senegal would crack his kolanut. Here’s…

When I set out about writing this, there’s a story that kept lingering in my head. The story of a Prince of Wales who forfeited the throne to marry the…

Calm and Composed. These two words best describe one of the tallest people I’ve ever met. A man with hope written all over his existence. You could cut him with…

The night is his domain. The shadow, his friend. Travelling is his healing. Early morning walks are his delight. He is a man of dawn. And any dawn can find him…

In 2004, a young Barack Obama gave a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. John Kerry and John Edwards were going for the presidency and vice presidency respectively at…

A new series is coming on the blog. It’s called Q and A. Can I hear an Aye! at the back? This doesn't mean that i'll stop writing stories in…