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When we talk about culture, most of the times our minds shift to traditions and activities of the past. However, there are other elements of culture such as objects, music, food, artifacts, and environment among others that we often ignore. Twaweza Communications in partnership with The British council in Kenya held a
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So about last night,maybe in my mind I was meant to be her light. Maybe it was her face I was to let it bright,,bright like the sun cause being the only son of my mother I was taught to act both as a husband and father. This time seemed different
Read MoreThought of our day one, It was one of a kind. For sure I had won, the beauty of them I found. That night was at its mid. This ill say in a jest, And please don't detest. This midnight call has no coincidence, no, NO...! But one thing you must know, I stay late to see the night, Waiting for
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Today I woke up feeling heavy and spent The day already incipient with gloom And the darkness of my self doubts Reflected in the early morning fog My impudence shelved and catching flack For feeling like doom My body questions its natural state, An enigma The way it sits, counterfactual, shy, This damsel’s grit way in the gutter Already limp,
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Her usually irritable husband, Maina, was being too nice and polite. Eerily so, considering the heated exchanges that often defined their tumultuous one year marriage. Maria couldn’t even remember the last time she donned her marital ring. Wedded bliss had dried quicker than wet paint. On this ordinary day, he had
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In the dead of night, beside the light post I no longer hear voices of laughter Just toads gulping down scores of mosquitoes Even crickets have sought refuge No one paving paths through the thick forests Not even the noisy drunks The once bountiful plains now reduced to dust and ashes Germinated with rapidly springing headstones Silence has
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Excuse me sir but I am a feminist first Yes, you mister with the litter of disdain you throw my way At my hair, my face, my shirt Armored in your spick and span, suit and tie Betrayed only by the ensuing silence that follows the forbidden F bomb, Expressed in darting eyes, Aaargh! She
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The ultimate accessory That emphasizes his masculinity, Intensifies his hero complex. Never to be put down With his stubble in tow. Steady mocking on the low Long as she, Shiro, the zero, knows. Don’t dare blow the whistle And unload the pistol ‘Cause his stock will plummet Faster than Shiro’s hooking knickers on payday Screaming checkmate After that late night I’m late
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As I lie in my bed, Staring at the dark ceiling, in a flash, memories come. There she was in her bed, staring back at me. She enclosed me in her arms, Her warmth was ice-cold. She held me tighter And I pressed her body against mine harder. I could feel her heartbeat, Running through me. I could feel her breath around
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Tell it to my Kid, when I'm gone.. Let him know this life was hard for me when He came to this world, Your Mom left you on my doorstep on a rainy day, a very Cold and chilly evening Your Little Crystal cries melted my heart Brown Eyes of mine on you, I
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