Benzoic Stories

We are in this confined room it kind of smells funny, no windows, air vents and I can barely see a thing. I have no clue how I got here in the first place. Ooooh it hits me I do remember I was being canned in a city council van, no wounded my whole boy aches.  Now we like five people in here(those I can see) and asks "tuko wapi?" One guys says "kwa shimo" (I pretend to understand and keep silent I mean I got injuries to nurse) Later on I come to discover we were in cell Owned by the city council. Am charged with harkwing with malicious intend (whatever that means). The fine is 10k+vat, I had 537 shilings which has been taken and used as consultation fee (as per my thinking. They never gave me a proper explanation.) "My sack?", I ask. They all burst into uncontrolled laughter which made me wonder if they suffer from some kind of mental disability, then one guy in a rude rough voice vomits "kijana unataka tukufunze kuishi naiobi?"...

By now am panting heavily my toungue out gasping for as much air as possible.( this is the point where I wish we would breath though the skin). Five seconds are not even over up on our heals again. Let me clear the air you may think I changed ma career but no. I happen just to be in the in the wrong place at the right time. Now we at 'koja' facing ngara. One guy asks me " wako wapi?" And without even thinking I relied: " ata sijui" The air clears no more running battles, they start arranging their sacks on the ground and display their  merchandise. I collect  my breath for a few more minutes and begin waking back to the CBD. As I approach fire station am grabbed ruthlessly by some guy and before I could curse out a few words or even form a fist I was facing the opened back door of a city council van. "Mumeshinda hapa mukitusumbua Leo mtarujua"; this were words of one of the guys as he kicked my ass into the van. We were like 27people in ...

There is this felling that one gets(if you are an average Kenyan who happens not to own a car) when u step in one of these Porsche cars, be it a Porsche itself, M.Benz(whatever the class),BMW and the likes. First there is some sort of excitement that kicks in and that felling of taking a selfie and broadcasting it to the world. When the Adrenalin settles the isolation felling and cut off from the surrounding and also the thoughts that flood your mind are of a different nature. They include: golfing, horse ridding, buying an island, investing at two rivers & such. Also how u even talk there is a an accent that kicks in with a twist of English and get to wonder if one has just landed from the UK. All that settled you now cruising  on the road the ac on mid mode, then from nowhere this speeding bus with loud horns and an annoying exhaust just appears from nowhere and struggles to overtake us from the wrong side of the road. At that particular point even a...

There is this bread of men who are programmed differently and society tend to cast them away and give them the side eye. I stand here today(am actually sited in a matatu with loud music in the morning heading to town.). But still I stand in heart & mind.   The point is I defend the boy child who does not like or even care about football. I know I have already stepped on to many peoples toes but someone had to address this issue. Its not that we are less of a man or as they say "mkona umama" but we tend to view it in a very different angle. Walk with me, the game is 90mins that's exclusive of extra time, 24 grown as men on a small green field divided into two. Separate team in various formations (will not go into details due to the fact that they run all over the place) and finally the ball. Ooh I forgot the two goal posts where the ball should go into to consider a score. But there is a guy guarding the post to avoid the ball getting in(goalkee...

 It was one of those Sundays  that the sun decides to rise early than usual. Still in bed trying to decide weather to go to church or not.  I look at her & she gives me that eye, I look up and ask the big guy for forgiveness & get cozy. Time laps and lazily drag my weak legs to the kitchen & make some eggs for breakfast. I go though the DVDs and realize that I need to restock. Since its midday I Carry her to the couch lock the door & head to the movie guy(O.G. entertainment). This guys they  just reopened and I must say they are not the best in the world but they don’t disappoint . On arrival I meet this dude with specs(already chatting with a few customers) we have a quick chat, I get to see a few trailers, then settle for coco the animation, justice league, lifeline sn1, & had to get dear white people sn1 (I think she with like it) It takes him about 10mins to compile that list as we catch up on a few stuff and I ...