Our Village Ritual

Leo nimekumbuka!

Long before I hit the bustling streets of Nairobi, kabla hata nijifunze hizi tabia mbaya, there’s this ritual my mates and I used to hold religiously. It made school holidays more intriguing you’re your low-budget trips to pwani.

In my village, the younger children in most families had one major role; collecting firewood. Thus, while the older children bent their backs tilling land and plucking tea leaves, we collectively met and left for the forest. We had a universal signal by which we all abided by. Stifini(Stephene) the best whistle blower in the team would throw one…few...