The Musings of Kajuzi!

Lazy, Nyika (bush people), illiterate, ignorant and LAZY! I bet somewhere they have coined a riddle to this effect by now. If they haven't then here it is,  'What is lazy, illiterate and ignorant?!' Heheheh! First, i am tribal! Yes, I am indeed tribal. And i feel that as a Kenyan, i need not explain myself, because you get me, right? Yes, i know you do. Secondly, i never like being on the losing side. No, i like winning. It is like an addiction that drives me so insane that one way or another i have to go back and take that one last sniff.  Only that i definitely know that it will not be the last, just like any addiction. So you can imagine my deeply entrenched agony then to belong to the nine tribes of the Kenyan Coast! One way or another, in the course of my almost adult and adult life, i have always found myself defending the reputation, actions and mindset of my people. I have found myself coming up with explanations, rationalities and even excuses for what ...

Yes...i know, i am told we are evolutionary species, and we do change with time. That is what is expected, anyway. But is it possible, really, that these brothers of ours are catching up? Could there be a new version of men, walking among us? :-) I had a cherished visit from one of my log-book relatives from my dad's side yesterday, the very few who contact us anyway, and it was very interesting. Like any long lost 'relatives' we were updating each other on all the new development in our lives. It was a nice nostalgic experience we had, really. Among the many new things that had happened to this boy, is that he had gotten a girl pregnant, moved her in with him, is paying for her school and is now raising a two year old girl while the mama is in school in another county! Not surprised? Well, this boy, the one doing all these things, this boy, is just 22 years old!!! Pardon me for acting so surprised, i was actually more angry as he was telling me all these stories. ...

'Don’t mock the restless and the discontented. They change the world. The rest just accept and settle.' ~ Anonymous. It is official, I am a very restless and discontented human being! I hope you get what I mean. Its not that I am so ungrateful, no.   I am just not so good in ok situations and often very unhappy in uneventful environments. I like running up and down doing 'something'. And if I cant do that, then I bury myself in books, movies or run off to my safe place, my sanctuary, my head! Yesterday, I got to watch one of the greatest movies ever made in 2013. The Butler . And I wept my eyes out. So here is this old man, loyal and committed to the status quo no matter how much it hurt him. Served almost six American administrations in the white house. He knew his place and kept to it. Did the best he could. Outside, others were fighting for change. He survives it all. And gets to see the glorious end in 2008. But I went to bed wondering, what was his ro...