The Hospital of Terror
They took their time raping my daughter and I. I wish they had just killed me. They would laugh as they exchanged us both. “Do not deny...
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The OUKO Riots
We had no time to run or take cover as he pulled the trigger. Just then a ball of fire fell on the lorry exploding like a bomb....
The OUKO Phone Call
I staggered out of the office. My head was numb. It felt as if I had survived a major boxing match. “There are many things worth living...
There was an evil glare in his eyes as his hand tightened its grip on the long shiny dagger
The night thugs invaded my office Dark clouds were rapidly gathering across the clear blue sky. They were moving at such high speed, as...
Setting bridges on Fire; Sneaky lessons from history
“If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience.” -George Bernard...
There was an evil glare in his eyes as his hand tightened its grip on the long shiny dagger
When thugs invaded my office Dark clouds were rapidly gathering across the clear blue sky. They were moving at such high speed, as if...
Our eyes met briefly and I could see the terror in his soul
December 22nd The day I met my tormentor, He staggered as he hurriedly stood up to shake my hand. His lips trembled and his throat...
There she was. Kicking and scratching, as three young men in military uniform dragged her...
“To gain mastery you must unite the qualities of spirit, strength, technique and ability to take the initiative.”- Sadami Yamada,...
I closed my eyes. My scrawny body was paralysed to the bone. I could not move an inch.
Fari Once or twice a week, in the thick of the night, I would accompany Kimani on the long lonely trek to Fari. Armed with a jembe and a...
He fell on his knees as soon as he saw Mama. He held Mama’s bag to his chest and started crying
And Mama Cried! Mama cried. She broke down as soon as she entered the house. She was inconsolable. Bloodied, muddied and terrified, she...
Terror at Gioto: The dog snarled at me, its sharp teeth barely tearing into my face
Gioto was the name we gave to the hill. I never came to know its origin. It was here that the Nakuru Municipal Council dumped all its...
We lived with death every day, breathing it and drinking from it
I struggled to hold back tears a few days ago when my childhood friend Joseph Olweny called me to break the good news. “The roof of death...
The Tiger Returns to Inspire
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”-Henry Ford He fell flat on his face. The world of...
From a Dusty Beginning
My entry into the world took place in the dusty and at times filthy estate of Kivumbini, Swahili for The Place of Dust. Tucked in the...
The Snake Chase
“You will tread upon the lion and the cobra. The young lion and the serpent you will trample upon” Psalm 91:13 My mother was a tiny woman...