Kariuki Michael

Of a Man who slaughtered a Chick As we walked in to the compound to know the cause of the loud screams that we had heard from far and wide,we found people scattered all over the compound talking in whispers.The mood in that typical African homestead was sombre and would have confused the Devil and make him flee. Women seemed more moved by whatever it was that had happenned.In the falling dusk,from a far,one could tell that all was not well in that compund. John Havoc was well known in Thungururu village for his generosity and his piety.He was short of words,a man who could seemingly not hurt the smallest of insects that tread on this world.When he spoke,both men and women,boys and girls,paid heed to his words and longed to fetch a thing or two from his well of wisdom.He was a man anyone could hardly disregard. John had a good taste when it came to women.When he was chosing his partner for the 'rest' of his life,he made sure that he went for the best in the village.Al...

  I Will Love You, Now and Forever As her body dangled from that tree,lifeless and worthless,it silently told of all the tribulations it had gone through when it was alive.Even in death,its' face glowed and its' shape was as attractive as ever.It's unfortunate that tough tides of life had made her believe that she was a nobody,that she would never succeed at anything, even in love that she had so much tried to give her all. It is funny h ow people promise to love each other forever in this world where life itself is temporal-it does not last forever.Someday when her blood was both fresh and hot,she longed for a man that would take away all her worries,love her for who she was rather than who she was not.She longed to sleep and wake up beside a barely clothed man who she would call a husband.As time flew the man she longed for finally came her way.A good looking,well built, fairly tall and light in complexion.A man who would drive the current generation of slay ...

The Plight of the Boy Child         A photo showing a dejected boy                        sitting all by himself crying An endangered species is what this precious person has become or rather has the society made made him.During the hay days,bearing a boy child made the poor of the poor have a voice among men.This was so because the boy was entrusted with ensuring the posterity and the prosperity of one's lineage and hence the community at large.Bearing a son was such a prestigious momentus that made the parents of girls' become a laughing stock.So much that a husband would divorce a wife who would bear him no sons or marry a second,a third,a fourth....until he would get a son.Sarah in the Bible would cry her heart out asking God to bless her with a child,and not just a child but a boy child.This barely highlights how important this endangered species was considered important then. Time changes and...