TEN YEARS AGO

Weeuh, how life has changed, buana.

PHINEAS MURITHI, the great-great-grandson of the late Zakayo, is finally 26 strong🥳. Just two days after my birthday, I found myself thinking about the last ten years of my life.

As an ambitious writer, instead of yapping, I reached for my old HP laptop—the faithful servant that has been with me since my college days. I switched it on and started typing.

Come to think of it, where were you ten years ago?

Maybe you were just entering your teenage years. Maybe you were newly married. Or perhaps you were already an adult.

As for me, I was joining high school as a "mono," nickname the big boys gave us.

The first day at school was a total nightmare. Let me tell you, we saw things.

We danced the whole night for the "elders." We were forced to call our parents using...