Category Everyday Stories

She Laughed. I Died. The End

This morning in church, as the sun poured through the stained-glass windows and the choir threatened to out-sing the angels themselves, our pastor—may the Almighty continue upgrading his wisdom like an iphone—stood tall on the pulpit, thundering, “LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR…

Village Life

Growing up in the village was like living in a Shakespearean play—equal parts comedy, drama, and sheer absurdity. At the heart of it all were the village markets. They weren’t just places to trade bananas for salt or haggle over…

Health Check

Every year, like clockwork, I drag myself to the annual health check—a grim ritual that feels like being summoned to court for crimes against my own body. My family doctor, ever so enthusiastic, sits me down, pokes, prods, and siphons…

Barbing

Today is the day. The day I must subject myself to a ritual that feels less like self-care and more like survival. Yes, its barber day-It arrives each week like a cruel appointment with fate. A necessary evil. You see,…

Bell Bottom

Majamaa, let me introduce you to an iconic ensemble, a fashion masterpiece, a sartorial statement that left a trail of awe and envy in its wake. Feast your eyes on me in my legendary maroon bell-bottom pants, paired with a striking black…

A Luhya’s Lament

Today began with a whisper of hope, like the dawn teasing the horizon with promises it might not keep. As a good Luhya man does, I found myself in church, seated on my usual pew, nodding along as the choir’s…

Sleep

Today, during my bleary-eyed morning commute, I found myself seated next to a fellow commuter who had fully surrendered to the Sandman’s embrace or sleep or tsindolo or nindo depending on where you are reading from. His mouth was agape,…