In 2021 I have this friend from Nakuru, she is called W. We knew each other back in 2018. Funny thing is, there was a type of chemistry between us, but we were both dating. The next best thing we could be was friends. January 2021, W’s father passes on. Planning for burial and everything, she asks me to form a WhatsApp group for friends to contribute. People were sending money to her line, then forward me mpesa message so that I update kwa group. Good money was raised, around…More
Niko upperhill nimeitisha uber niende home. The uber driver says “coming”, and I wait. He arrives in 4 minutes, asks “Tunaenda wapi?” I say kahawa sugar. “Kaai, sikuwa nataka kuenda huko”. He cries. But nimeingia kwa gari, na yeye hangeuliza mahali naenda before akuje. Tunaenda kahawa sugar, or kahawa maziwa wherever. He doesn’t have an option. My driver is 60 something years old, that means road experience. So I get glued to my phone, opens WhatsApp and scrolls down through hundreds of unreplied messages. Kuna feeling of calmness msee hukuwa…More
2022 June I’ve done a project for a client, now waiting to be paid. Guess what they do? Disappear from the Internet, calls go unanswered, and I lose $400, just like that. Working virtually is not like you can go knocking on someone’s door and ask them which games they are playing. This is a person in another continent. You only know their voice and face. Nothing more. 18 days of intense writing and research, sleepless nights, gone to waste.. It messed me up mentally, I needed therapy, which meant…More
