*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel “Ahadi”, available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. The previous post can be found here. All the chapter titles were written in Swahili as that is what I grew up speaking at home. "Furaha" means "Joy". The first chapter of the…
*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel "Ahadi", available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. The previous post can be found here. When I was in the process of writing the novel, I kept writing short poems as I often do and keeping them in…
Earlier this year, I finally started my career in Engineering. It was exciting at first and confusing at the same time. I thought college was the hardest part but working in the field +adulting is a challenge on another level and in its own way. When the honeymoon phase was over, I realized that there…
Chapter Eight - Finale The end of year was approaching fast, and it was a beautiful surprise that Bukuru was given a three-month Schengen Visa, so he could visit his family. The four friends celebrated at the beach as it was the highlight of 2018 as well as Kwezi who was still working on her…
Chapter Five The weekend had come to an end quicker than Zuba had anticipated. Luckily, she had spent enough time indoors eating (a lot), napping, watching Netflix, and emptying tissue boxes all due to a combo of cramps and mood swings. Although on days like these she felt like fighting Eve, she knew the poor…
Chapter Two A few hours later after she had sent Mr. Gihu to his house, Zuba decided to pay a visit to her much older neighbor - Bukuru, a single old man whose wife and kids had abandoned in Burundi and started a new life in Belgium. His bank account had suffered when his pharmaceutical…
Chapter One It was around 7Am on a Saturday morning when the sound of the rain had woken Zuba up. The drops banged the roof overhead summoning her to stand by her window and observe the outpour from the skies. With the cup of coffee nearly burning the palm of her hand, she took long…
Wamkazi Wa Afrika 