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The struggle with many a rigid Logooli cultural practices

  The Logooli community is one of the deeply cultured societies – with near everything supposed to have been done as per custom – to allow another custom to follow. One example is that for a mature man (with a child or more) to be buried, there must be a house structure at home. Another is that a boy must be circumcised and nursed in father land. If maternal family decides to, the boy will have a hard time reconnecting with father people - a dent on his masculinity. There were two children who got burnt to death in a house in Nairobi. The single mother had left for night work. Elders were told that one of the children was Logooli. The other, the woman had sired with someone else. The Logooli family wanted to burry their little one and long discussed the do’s and don’ts. Of a man who died childless and the grave was placed as if he had died as a man with children. It should have been dug on the sides, the grave. A real thorn should have been thrust in his buttocks, his name go...

MOON; 20/08/2015

As capture by Abdul from Kenamkemer, Lodwar
Yesterday. There was no moon again! Abdul captured and I witnessed a quickly growing being. Is his camera different? When I got out, searching in the clouds, getting out and going in, walking straight on an empty tarmac road, moving backwards with eyes fixed in the sky...but I couldn't just see a thing! 

Lessons. The photo I am going to use is secong of Abdul's. Just how a brother can help you twice- it is not common. I have 3000+ friends on facebook and many others on Watsapp. But how many went to capture it and share? One. I know Victor Karani tried to climb to sixth floor to observe the skies. He found it not. At least he was willing. But if there are real friends, the many I have on Facebook, with some taking in my posts with sour saliva, then I have only one. Maybe tomorrow will see another come in. But if there are others who wished to snap, I know not.

Not many are interested in what you are interested in.

I get ashamed to be helped by a brother twice. But what if I can't just manage on my own? May the brother willingly come in and help. My heart will be full of appreciation. Every bright cloud was an incidence of the moon being seen. But I did not see it. I was guessing at what point the moon is. But my brother took my eyes with him.

As I slept, having confirmed for another time and seeing nothing, having danced to Lingala and a book in the hands- solely- I was slightly doubtful whether sleep will come and thoughts will reduce. I had too much in the head for the blogspot...and I do not sleep well when I am anxious.

I am looking forward for today's.


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