He plants his tripod on the floor, spreads it accurately, like a sniper looking for a better angle. He adjusts his Sony camera, one eye tightly shut and focuses...
In the videos, they look resigned even when their voices, helpless as they are, sound joyous unbeknownst to their awaiting fate; death. Their faces are sun-scor...
I am turning 25. No, not today. Not even tomorrow. I still have a few weeks to fully climb onto the peak of 25. I will turn 25 next month. I was born on 25th Ma...
They want to tell you their stories. Their stories are told in a same monotone, almost banal in their sadness. Stories of despair. Stories that left scars in th...
I can’t slaughter a hen. In fact, I am the only person in my family that has no stomach to slaughter a hen. Okay, my sister can’t as well, but that’s unde...
I started jogging. I know, I know, the thought of it makes your mind jog. I started on Monday (after years of procrastination) together with my neighbor (his fi...
I have been to almost all the East African capital cities. Wait, is anyone keeping track of the number of East African countries? How many are they now? 5, 7? I...
The fan whirrs above me. It has done so from the time I entered in here and it never seems to help that much; It’s still stewing hot. I am boiling. Everyone i...
Hold up, let me first dress up. I can’t go downtown without dressed; I am always cautious of my safety. What if I go downtown and I get bruised? No, I won’t...
He thought I’d forget. He’s always labeled me a forgetful twat. I had warned him about calling me a twat, but he always laughed it off. And I told him that ...
