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It is Wednesday morning. Mama Boi is preparing Boi and his siblings Sydo and Keni to go to school. She helps them pack their lunch in their lunchboxes and put it in their bags. “Haya! twendeni, twendeni Boi. Sitaki mchelewe kufika shule leo. Basi iko karibu kufika kwa gate!” Mama Boi called out. “Chiiilaaax….tunaharakisha mum!” Boi giggles as he…
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Part 1 : Christmas Eve “Mama Vinii, Mama Vinii… Mambo?” – Sydo Greeted his Aunt. “Poa sana Sydo,” replied her Aunt “Habari ya Nairobi?” She asked with a smile on her face. “Ni poa sana. Tumefunga shule na Dad alitupromise tutakuja Ushago tukifunga shule” replied Sydo. “Akina Vinii, Manu na Vanessa wako wapi?” He asked…
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My last week of December was spent doing some last-minute Back to School shopping for my nephew ahead of schools re-opening in January. After a long day of running errands, my sister and I sat down to relax and chat. This in turn ended up being a long rant about how the month of January…
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A couple of weeks ago I happened to be at a certain public restroom, staring at myself in the mirror while washing my hands! Chapa Germs Chapa! Right? But then this lady walked out of the loo and headed straight for the exit without first making a stop at the taps. And now everything and…
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Growing up, my parents were really big on saving and so they tried their best to nurture that habit in us. Safe to say my brother grasped it and prospered with it. I, on the other hand, chose to fly with getting a Jumbo Junior account, because I wanted a Red Piggy Bank. Which of…
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