Author Archives: Nyar Kaheti

The high pitch of the siren as the ambulance it’s way to the hotel could be heard from a distance.It came to a grand stop at the hotel and two people carrying a stretcher got out and ran to the room where my friend lay looking lifeless. They yanked him on the stretcher and hauledContinue reading “Aimed”

It turns out that cabbie Charlo didn’t have much up his sleeve. He had spent a better part of the day staring at the folks at Marūa town that he decided to be our tour guide. First he took us to Pork city where we ate mouth watering ribs with plenty of irio and ugali.Continue reading “Riced”

We rolled the windows and each jumped from their side. Fortunately of unfortunately the mud was knee deep and when we lifted our legs the shoes were left in the mud. I almost cry remembering those boots that I’d only recently bought online and I could count the times I’d worn them on one hand.Continue reading “The good ol’ ear & h came in handy”

The great thing about Njaanuary is people are pretty non judgemental. Or maybe they too are wallowing in their own misery that they can’t look at you under their noses. For example you are allowed to not only have a bad hair day, but also a bad hair month because people seem to understand thatContinue reading “New frontiers”

He didn’t look take long before spotting a container in the corner labelled diesel. He picked it out and went to refuel the mower. He was too deep in concentration to notice Njoro walking towards him in his high gait, jaba in his mouth and a cigar hanging between his middle and forefinger, a coolContinue reading “A smoky atmosphere”

Kīrīmi scurried towards the gate feeling guilty about dozing off in the lounge. He didn’t want to appear like a lazy bone relying on strangers to feed him, or like those vultures who wait for lions to hunt only to circle and hover around the carcass until the lions loose their appetite and abandon theContinue reading “Drifting”

There are things that are possible in this out continent that may not be possible anywhere else e.g a cold Uber ferrying four passengers plus the driver or should I say rider?Another possible thing is three girls hanging out at a joint ordering the choicest brandys and fine spirits, expecting Brayo and his cool gangContinue reading “Veggied”

Kīrīmi was still dreaming when the shrill voice of the alarm woke him up. Something seemed to throb in his grey matter but he knew that a cup of coffee would tone it down. He attributed it to the fall during the ngeta ordeal. Everyone else seemed to be engrossed in their own business eitherContinue reading “A new dawn”

The old man started rambling on and on about the current state of the economy. Kīng’ori had learnt to listen to him not one to interrupt him unless he asked a question. Their friendship was so seamless, ‘the you talk I listen kind of friendship,’ and my had Kīng’ori become such a good listener. HavingContinue reading “Jikokoa”

So that time of the year has come, don’t worr, it’s just the beginning. After asking Mary so many questions like, ‘Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?Did you know that your baby boy hasContinue reading “Here goes nothing”