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Aki vitu nimeona ( a diary) 1st September 2021 “Taxi Ride in a Rainy City” “Me,” he told me, his left hand resting on the steering wheel and the other waving to accentuate his point, to show that what he was saying was nearly as important as driving through streets that were being washed by…

Aki vitu nimeona ( a diary) 26th January 2021 “Bodaboda[1] musings” I sleep in matatus[2]. Yes, even the obscenely loud ones that traverse these devious Nairobi routes with turnboys who swing their bodies on those racing vehicles like pendulums – I once saw one in a Mwiki-bound matatu hold his body perpendicular to the racing…

Aki vitu nimeona ( a diary) 9th December 2020 Afternoon. Bustling Nairobi. I am seated by this parking lot cum skating lot on Sundays located just at the intersection of Harambee and Moi Avenue. The sun’s glaring rays have been fortuitously tuned down, lest we are scorched. There is a steady stream of cars, but…