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Lady 1: Pssssssssssssssst!!!!!! You should hear this.   I told you she was pregnant Lady 2: That’s a joke, she can’t be pregnant not her Image courtesy: http://www.mysistersprettythings.com/blogs/news Lady 1: Usione watu wanasimama kuimba kanisani ukafikiri wameokoka (Do not imagine that all those who sing in church are saved), it’s confirmed and in fact I heard the guy responsible doesn’t even care much ( this may or may not even be true it’s a rumour) Lady 2: Oh no, I would never think she would get pregnant, how could she?Doesn’t she realize the damage she has caused?Many people who look up her to will be misled. Kwanza hata mimi I wasn’t for the idea that she should be youth leader, this is embarrassing to the youth group and the church Lady 1: Ssssshhhh!!!!!!!! Here she comes Lady 2: Let’s pretend we know nothing. "Heyyyyyyyyyyy How are you? How have you been?" Lady 3: Hey Ladies, I am okay the Lord has been faithful. (This statement is very ge...

We all have a favourite quote, a favourite verse, a favourite saying or favourite words of wisdom As this day begins thought    should share my favorite verse and word of wisdom with you. Some of us probably know it, some of us are probably reading it for the first time. Whatever the situation, I am more than glad to share it with you. I hope that it gives you strength for the week. Image courtesy: Plainadventure.com 1 st Corinthians 10:13: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer that ye are tempted   above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it. In my few years of living, I have discovered that life is hard, and just when you think that your experience is unbearable, someone else shares their experience with you and you are left speechless because people have problems. But this is for you who…. YES YOU!!! Let u...

Check out the beginning of this story in the previous post. http://odhiambodorcas.blogspot.co.ke/2016/01/so-do-you-really-care.html Photo courtesy: cartoonstock.com A few months ago I was walking in town to board a matatu (public service vehicle) to Westlands. I was in a hurry to get to my interview and all I had was almost a fixed amount of cash. So as I neared the stage a woman with a child tied to her back came to ask for some money. I tried checking my bags for any money I could find I had 100sh and some cash on my MPESA and three shillings. I realised I couldn’t give her the 100sh so I gave her the three shillings “Woiii shame on me!!!!” Three shillings can barely buy a sweet how was this supposed to help her. So she stood there her eyes were teary, she looked hungry and sad and she asked me “aki shilling tatu itanisaidia aje, si uninunulie kitu cha kula basi,” (How will these three shillings help me, at least buy me something to eat.” Then it hit me, why not ...

Walk with me down this road. We will make up a story and have a few characters, do not lose sight of the intended lesson.   It is a chilly morning in Nairobi, the rains poured heavily through the night. Jeanne a mother of two, a three-year-old child and a six-month-old baby opens her eyes after struggling to catch some sleep through the night. Sleeping through the night was not an option she had to ensure that her babies were warm and safe.   Let me paint this picture for you. Jeanne has no roof over her head, no neighbours and no husband. The father of her first child doesn’t care and the second child was a result of rape. She is bitter about life. So where did she spend the night, she spent the night with her kids under the foot bridge. For her that was the safest place for her kids. As the day breaks, her eyes are heavy with sleep, her stomach rumbles, the last meal she had was a banana and she had it the previous day at 4pm. All the other little fo...

IF YOU DO NOT FIGHT FOR THEM NOBODY WILL PART 1 Just before I open up my heart and flood this page with my thoughts, the first question that I ask myself is; do we really understand what female genital mutilation is? Some people prefer to call it Clitoridectomy. Let us define this word. Clitoridectomy is a surgical procedure to REMOVE all or part of the clitoris also known as female circumcision. This sounds like a very important medical procedure when you read about it for the first time. BUT there is nothing positive about it, when all it does is cause harm and even kill. These last few days FGM has been all over the news. This December, the future of many girls will be destroyed if we do not raise our voices on this particular matter. This month young girls have died because of what is termed “THE CUT.” For example, according to The Star December 5 2015, a standard seven girl died after the cut in Kerio Valley because she lost a lot of blood. This is not the first time ...

The Mother-Daughter relationship is one of the most dramatic affairs that I have experienced and witnessed in my entire life. A few days ago I was in the office and my amazing, loving mother called me early in the morning to ask me how I was doing and how my new job was coming along. We had a very relaxed conversation as we always do, just laughing and laughing. She was very interested in wanting to know what tasks I had on my desk that day, so I explained it to her. This whole time my colleagues were seated with me in the office. When the conversation with my mother ended, one of my colleagues who is a mother of a 21-year-old asked me, “Woi jameni will I ever be able to have such a relaxed conversation with my daughter? Sisi ni kama hatusikilizani” (Will I ever have such a relaxed conversation with my daughter, we don’t exactly get along). Then I smiled and told her, "Trust me it will happen!" I spoke to her from my own experience and it reminded me of my own walk with m...

  I am recovering from one of the worst 'diseases' that writers suffer from, commonly known as a writer's block.  A condition that can last for a long period of time. Symptoms range from having nothing to write about to having an idea on what to write about but not being able to actually put your thoughts together and write. It also includes writing and deleting over and over again and having many things to write about but not knowing how to narrow it down. Trust me it is real! True story! So my condition has lasted for about a year now, BUT enough is enough. I decided to write again. I trust that this will be an insightful piece What is the most prominent feeling that you get whenever you read the newspapers or listen to prime time news. I can confidently say it is a myriad of feelings. You get all these emotions of disgust, anger, disappointment and frustration. Times have changed, men have changed, the hearts of men have waxed cold and human life is no longer a t...