During the making of todays tbt, while posting this pic
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it brought back memories of the Kenya School Equipment Scheme but something else stayed hidden in the depths of my memory, the harder I tried to recall it, the further it swam away. Lakini sasa after kula nyama hapo Kongowea sokoni it has all come flooding back.
Vile all exercise books zilikua zaprintiwa na serikali in the 70s, the name KENYA was prominently visible on the cover, our little minds which were soaking in education were naturally curious of the meaning of the word Kenya na ndiposa tukamuuliza mwalimu. This was his answer.
K – Kenyatta
E – Endaga
N – Nairofi
Y – Yaage
A – Athini
Those days the teacher was a small god and we all believed him
Translated to English it means that Kenyatta wants Nairobi to be free of peasants, hence the good quality of education/plus free learning materials that was being offered those days.
Je, wewe ni jina au neno gani uliuliza maana yake ukapewa ile bonoko?
Ushago tulikuwa tunasema:
Teresia
Uria
Susana
Kiria
Endagia
Rufia.
(Teresia ask Susana to give me what she sells at two bob)
This was slang used by tumzee in the market as they solicited for slices from local malayas. One round then was two bob.
