pexels-photo-227690

A woman scorned

BY FLORENCE BETT-KINYATTI It’s Friday, 9.30a.m. GB and I are seated in Jambo Jet’s lounge waiting to board our flight to Coasto. Our pal has his ruracio in Mtwapa tomorrow. Our flight is at 12p.m. We bought our tickets over the counter, at Jambo Jet’s sales office at the airport.

43
Read More »
pexels-photo-331140

Helen

BY MIKE MUTHAKA She wore black on the day of the funeral. She remembers looking out the window as they were driving down from Kisumu to Busia. It had rained. She remembers talking to Mom as they went along. Life had stopped. The sun had stopped. She still couldn’t believe

34
Read More »
pexels-photo-68084

That chic who sells chapos under the floodlights

BY SIMON KING: GUEST WRITER The light of day was slowly draining away giving way to the nightfall skies. Underneath them, a small town pulsated to life as pubs, githeri, chapati, mtura and other night time vendors opened for business. The rains had fallen all day and night and the

25
Read More »
pexels-photo-247839

Physics, and a little bit of Chemistry

BY MIKE MUTHAKA Her name was Salma. She wore lots of make-up, and she had a round face and big hips and fierce eyes that gave me a chill every time I looked at her. She was never in class on time, but a girlfriend would often book her a

16
Read More »
Should I?
Subscribe to our content