Hubishi na akuzikaye – You do not argue with your grave digger. Wairimu had the sneaking suspicion that her name should not sound the way it did. So strange, hearing her name in the darkness over and over as it warped itself into something else, something almost physical in its abstraction and no sense-ness. She … Read more
Recently, I have become taken with an idea. It started as a joke, but day by day, I feel that there is truth in it—some undeniable quality that I cannot resist. Yes, there is something here. — The Diary, Page 1 Nairobi was, once again, gone. Where the city had stood just hours before, it … Read more
The ray of light from the window was the first indication of how far her legs had taken her this time. The yellow glow seemed to illuminate and incriminate her decision. Everything told her she was about to make a mistake. The inauspicious left eyelid twitch was a confirmation of the premonition. And that goddamn … Read more
Part I: Kibera, Naitropolis – Jan 4, 2199 “We are standing live outside the building presumed to be where Jake Ongari, the son of Kentelco CEO and billionaire tech mogul James Ongari, has now been held hostage for the last 4 hours by a group of well-armed and determined criminals calling themselves The Squatters. No … Read more
The Twins On nights when neither moon nor stars rode across the sky, the heavens were black and endless, and you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face, the people in the small Kenyan town of Toi were convinced that something inhabited the tunnel under the highway. Nobody had ever seen this thing, … Read more
At 24,000 feet, the great expanse of water he had always known as a child looked little more than a toddlers’ wading pool, or a puddle in a brown field that just happened to be exceptionally blue. Regardless, something was terribly wrong. He turned to look up… or was it down? Orientation was still making … Read more
I was starting to attract a lot of attention. When an unknown teenage girl is seen running wildly through the Kayole Soweto slums, it’s bound to turn a few heads. If her clothes also happen to be generously covered in mud and water then people may start murmuring and curious children might even start to … Read more
It was late at night when she got the call. She wasn’t asleep; no, she’d been hoping, waiting, for it. “It’s me. Can’t really talk, but I’m okay and everything’s fine. Will you come get me? I’ll be waiting by the river at the Adamson Bridge.” The night was cool. The breeze gently ruffled her … Read more
I The night was as loud as it could get. It was like the final blast to the end of the world. Shouts, shrieks, thrills and cries of passion accentuated the music, which was so fucking loud you could feel your gut vibrating as if the speakers were inside you. It was a big party. … Read more