*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. In case you missed the previous chapter's post, you read it first here. "Uokaji" means something along the lines of evacuation. This chapter is one of the longest in terms of pages as…
*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. "Vita" means "War" in Swahili. This chapter is one of the shortest in terms of pages but to the characters it must have been the longest…
*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…
A few days ago, I was talking about new year resolutions with my bestfriend and I told her that I would like to have a period of time when I’m not chasing anything at all. I just wanted to breathe, not chase any goal and be at peace with that. It might sound lazy to…
A few weeks ago, I was having an interesting conversation with someone about what their wish for the world was. Their initial wish was for there to not be “deadbeat dads” in this world. It was for parents to not have the option of walking out of their children’s lives. Soon enough, it dawned on…
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 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 