Other Tribes Amongst Us
The hospital was the first facility that opened up OlKalou to the rest of the country. I told you when I had trouble telling my classmates in high…
Lets Pray Together
Most of all, the women prayed together. The Group comprised of women from different denominations, but when they met on Thursdays, they worshiped together so beautifully, you would…
Share Your Parents Stories
There are plenty of books written on the subject of MauMau and I encourage everybody to find at least one or two and read for yourselves. Below, I…
Rough Start Learning English
But before we could get to the point of communicating effectively, there were many hurdles a child from Munyeki had to overcome. Our teachers were mainly Kikuyus proudly…
Lets Sing Our National Anthem
Then we had to attend the school assembly every Friday and that meant we hoisted the flag and sang our beautiful national anthem in Swahili. Lord help us…
High School: Initial Shock
I had no idea how bad our English was until I traveled two hundred kilometers to my ‘home’ of the next six years – a high school deep…
High School: My Rock Bottom
Then came the classroom situation. My new school was like the United Nations. There were teachers from all over the world. There were British and Irish nuns with…
Water Dispenser
With no piped water in OlKalou, it is always such a hassle to wash hands before and after eating, after using toilet or after coming home from the…