01/06/2022

Birthday Month!!!

I’ve been waiting for this month, please! Of course it is my favorite month. Earlier today tho’, I was thinking December is really my favorite month. It is the only month I’m guaranteed to spend over a fortnight with my family, uninterrupted 😭. Through out the year, we are scattered all over the country, literally 😂.

Not me waking up to cramps and homa ya mapua today. On the first day of June?!? Not today Satan; in fact, not this month, kindly!!! Also, I need to start getting good money because a self-treat would have been good medicine today. I however I’m doing very well at splurging the much I have currently, on myself. I love that for myself ❤️.

On Sunday I visited the Kenya National Theatre, for the first time. I’ve been living in Nairobi for about 5 years now, yet I’ve never visited most of this city’s tourist or historical sites. To be more precise, I’ve just been to Nairobi Orphanage 🤣. That was actually in my childhood years not within these 5 years. I need to be a better Nairobian. By this time next year, I’ll be telling a different narrative. Let’s bet on that!

Speaking of KNT. I’d gone to watch Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s play ‘Ngaahika Ndeeda’. Now, the play has nothing with a 37-year old talking back to their aunties pestering them on when they will get married. That just goes to show how much of an excellent writer, Ngugi is. I mean, the title of your work should be juicy enough to attract your audience but not revealing enough to give away your storyline before it is read.

Back to the play. That, that was a well-scripted performance. The cast did it justice!!! I was star-struck when I saw Bilal Mwaura on the cast😭. I even didn’t remember his name, I just recognized him as the main character from ‘Uradi’ on Netflix. Go watch it, if you still haven’t.

The themes displayed in this play struck me. Given that this was a play written just after the colonial period in Kenya, Ngugi is a legend for being very blunt with the social issues affecting the nation then. Thinking of it, these are issues affecting us to date. I remember being surprised that an issue as religion was prevalent in the 70’s. Ok, so we really are experiencing a cycle of the same issues, just different times. The next time a play is being staged, buy a ticket. Ok?

I’m always using Lang’ata Road and for a minute I’ve been seeing the construction happening at Uhuru Gardens. Glad to know that a historical museum has been in the pipelines and it’s almost ready for the public. Given the few videos I’ve watched that show a bit of the museum’s inside, I already can’t wait to tour it. As soon as it is opened, I’ll be there. Have we not just agreed that I need to tour more of these sites? I’m especially excited to visit the Presidential library and the Armed Forces section. Citizen TV did a good job showcasing those two on their news bulletin.

04/06/2022

My morning today was so beautiful. I saw off two of my dad’s staff members at the airport. Babes were going to Diani for a vacay and they were so happy about it 🥺. I probably have added a few more days to my life because of how much I laughed and smiled, in the morning. God bless all entrepreneurs always looking out for their employees and securing them beautiful opportunities as these ❤️.

10/06/2022

I’d typed a whole rant and then deleted it because shida zingine heri kujiekea tu😂.

This week I’ve been quite lazy to update my daily happenings here, and I have no apologies to make for it. I’ve had a beautiful and such a relatively organized week, compared to how my other weeks are. Let me quickly take you through what I remember happening since 4th.

On 6th The 5th, in my books, launched his manifesto 🎉! Well, all manifestos look very promising and bring a ray of hope but are rarely excellently implemented. However, if they actually implement all those promises haki tutakuwa tukiishi Canaan for real😭. His speech sparked a very interesting conversation tho’; the mitumba discussion. Trust Kenyans to twist your words, because that is exactly what they did. I’m sure Mr. Engineer was looking at comments and people’s opinions and wondering whether he’s the one that said what everyone was saying he said😂. One thing I’ve learnt this week, is that politics isn’t a game for everyone. I would die watching people twist my words that much.

There’s this other presidential candidate gaining momentum. Professor! Typing that reminded me of Money Heist’s Professor 😂. We all know he’s stealing the airwaves because he plans on legalizing cannabis. That idea really jazzed me mahn. I however was keen on understanding why they wanted to legalize weed. Turns out they are promoting industrial hemp and not the bhangi everyone in Juja is smoking. I didn’t even know Cannabis is called hemp until I watched their JKL interview 🤣. Anyway, if he actually gets to the house on the hill, I’m gonna grab myself an acre and plant that hemp, because the enemy is poverty. Meanwhile, Baba the 5th!!!

I’ve been reading one of 2022’s Kenyan set books; Nana Darkoa’s ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’. It’s thrilling reading how women are fully embracing their sexuality. Most of these stories are ladies of the queer community. I love that Nana created a platform for these babes to share their stories. I love that this book will help someone become more comfortable in their identity. I love that their stories are helping me gain a bit of understanding of the queer community because I honestly have been lost for so long.

However, there’s still a lot about this community that doesn’t sit right with me. I know I am not alone, there’s many of us. Given that we are all sharing planet earth, the best thing to do is respect each other’s choice. We can’t let people’s sexualities influence our opinion of them (I guess this is even illegal, ama?) No please, this is 2022. Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈!

I had a slight hiccup prepping for my birthday. I shuddered at the thought of throwing all my plans into that drain. Yo! Anyway, I’m grateful for this season because now more than ever, I am learning to involve God in everything I’m doing. Even the slightest of the smallest tasks! God really is a faithful God! It’s a blessing to experience His love!

This week I found myself wondering how I got to a point I trust everyone’s opinion before I trust mine. Growing up has really messed me and I never thought of it until this week. There was a time I truly and deeply believed in myself. I need to get back that power!

Heh, this post isn’t as short as I thought it would be. Have a great week and come back next week ☺️!