The patriarch of the Dundo’s Family is no more…The man rested in perfect peace, leaving behind a great legacy that we, his children, wish to continue. The man single-handedly raised 5 children after the wife (our mother) died at a tender age of 35. During my mother’s funeral, he plainly stated that he was not …
Author: Ortis
THE CRAZY TYPE
It’s been a while since I wrote, najua mumenihata, nimewahata pia. I’m even thinking of chomaing two full mbuzis ndio msinisahau aki. This has been quite a busy year and any free time I get I’m either making Mandazis or marinating something. So mnaonaje ? Mbuzi ichomwe ? Watu walipotea na mastory lakini zimerudi and …
GUNS AND EGGS
We had just finished having late dinner and catching up. My pal ‘Fresh’,a name we had given him back in high school since he used to buy all the fresh loaves in the school canteen and resell with a markup, had hosted me with together with another pal called Vee. We had always been close …
The Real Night Runners of Alego
Aki Luo traditions can be harsh. Houses have been built for dead men in a record of ONE day because a grown up man with a family can’t be buried without owning a house. Mara sijui you have to sleep with a dead person under the same roof for i don’t know what reasons. These …
Resurrection In Dala
And on the 3rd day, Jesus resurrected. If I was not a born a Christian, I don’t know if I would have ever believed that story. Talk about practicing Faith! But one event years ago, made me believe that man/woman can wake up from the dead. Sasa shida ya Wakenya especially my friends on Fb, …