Research : The Arts. The Politics of Culture. The Culture of Politics.
May 29, 2025 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Ngugi wa Thiong’o had a talent for kicking off a story.
“Nyokabi called him.” - Weep Not, Child.
“The two ridges lay side by side.” The River Between”
“Mugo felt nervous.”- A Grain of Wheat.
“They came for him that Sunday.” - Petals of Blood.
“The thing one remembers most about prison is the smell: the smell of shit and urine, the smell of human sweat and breath.” - The Mubenzi Tribesman (Secret Lives).
“Her name was Wanjiru.” - Minutes of Glory (Secret Lives).
“Nobody really knew him.” - The Black Bird (Secret)
Apr 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Should we go back to pre-pandemic normal?
To:
- weddings with 500 guests that cost Sh.5m
- destination weddings with 50 guests that cost Sh.50m
- 3 day funerals with 3 hour church service, across 3 towns like a mega-city rock concert; feeding 1000 people at a total cost Sh.5m?
- CEOs, Govt officials, NGOists and every shade of wanna-be that used to spend 15 days in every month at 37,000 feet; slept in their own beds no more than 5 days a month and spent sums of money that we can never tally accurately...?
