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The Kamnara of Sakwa are making ground to build for future generations

Greetings from the Kamnara of Sakwa! The Kamnara people of Sakwa on 27th December 2024 gathered at Village Park, Ajigo (near Bondo). Hosted by Kwaka Joseph, they hearkened to the consultative forum call, arriving in good numbers and early enough for a successful day. The gathering was chaired by Mr. Nying’ro James Onyango, a former (retired) assistant commissioner of Police. The introductions were excellent. The genealogies were mentioned in reverence, lengthy ones applauded. And courtesy of Enos Oyaya’s book, “Kamnara my people”, anyone who would need help had the documentation. Oyaya had launched the Kamnara book on 30th December 2022 at his home in Kamnara Mwalo, an event that gathered Vakamnara from far and wide. “What can we do that the generations to come will benefit from?” This was the clarion Mr. Kwaka Joseph called on all to fashion their minds to. And issues were raised in the fields of Education, health, agriculture, enterprise, politics and more that the swift dholuo would...

SON OF THE SOIL (poem)

SON OF THE SOIL (poem) - Zolani Mkiva - South Africa - Poetry International



I do not have perfumed lips 
But I speak the truth 

I do not have cat eyes 
But I can see the true colors of the universe 

I do not have donkey ears 
But I can hear what make sense and what is a nuisance 

I do not have a dog nose 
But I can smell and distinguish between carbo-monoxide & oxygen 

I do not have a big heart 
But I do have passion for love and I love people 

I do not have soft hands 
But I can deliver my people from shame 

I am the son of the soil 
Like daughters of the land 

I am the filament of freedom 
I am the pistil of peace 
I am the calyx of consciousness 
I am the corolla of peoples cause 
I am the pollen of prosperity 
I am the anther of amicable solutions 

I am the stem of our society 
The son of the soil

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  1. It is a great poem with fully meaningful

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