Sometimes when an overwhelming number of people believe, say or do something that I find questionable, I always ask why. And then I form theories around why they are doing/saying as they are. I was having a conversation about how kids can be picky about what they eat and meanwhile back in the day, we… Read More A Culture of Obedience
Hey there. I’m just confused really I feel like I’m making the biggest mistake of my life and I feel trapped. I am 23, no job, pregnant by someone I’ve known for less than a year, he’s an alcoholic and not as supportive. I find myself just crying for hours on end . I just… Read More Ask Ciiku: I feel like I am making a mistake
Hello my dear former friend, Do you sometimes think of what our friendship would look like a few years later? I sometimes do. I am not the same person I was when we stopped being friends. In fact, when I think about softness, about forgiveness, I think about our friendship. I think about how, if… Read More Letter to a former friend
Have you ever been in the midst of a chat with a friend and then they say something that offends your sensibilities but you realise you don’t have a reason to be offended? I am not talking about people who say sexist, fat phobic or bigoted remarks, I am talking about how someone says something… Read More Feelings I am Feeling
Ok I have watched a couple of Kenyan and Kenya adjacent music videos recently and I decided to challenge myself to write one or two sentences about a few of them. So here goes nothing: Blinky Bill – Mungu Halali (feat. Sage, Sarah Mitaru, Wambura Mitaru and Lisa Oduor Noah This video is super dope.… Read More Music Review: A Couple of Recently Released Kenyan Music Videos
Dear Ciiku, I’ll try and keep this as short as I can. The issue is a friend who dumps me whenever they feel like only to come back when they feel like they need me. We met in campus a few years ago and some strange trick of fate, we became quite close. There were… Read More Ask Ciiku: Should I End the Friendship?
By the way, I do not even care that this song doesn’t have an official video out… this is truly an awesome song. I am not even going to write many things. Get into it. I really hope they do a dope video for this song because it deserves only the best. Then I can… Read More Music Review: Jivu – Struggle
