A MOMENT OF SILENCE(LONG READ)

[kush_yule_mnono]

Waah, to do that inadai courage mujamaa

[mr_slices]

Apologies for too many typos today

[gashwin]

thanks man

[mr_slices]

@mr slices

Sinaitas’ saga left me jobless and with serious injuries. I have never set foot in Kangemi ever since,i had to lie to my neighbours that i was attacked at the bridge which i learnt later was called Mau Mau bridge and was famed for quite a number of vices
A week inside the house and i was well and i could walk properly again,only the scratches and the ugly scars were left to remind me of the ordeal.I decided to never go to projects ever again i was done.
A week later i landed a soja’s job in a nearby town but it was a walking distance it was in a pub that closed daily at midnight. All was good.
It was now mid 90s and in the area cropped up a group nicknamed the 42 Brothers they had instilled fear and had been rumoured to kill and maim anyone that stood on their way,machetes were their choice of weapon and they were also rumoured to carry those big travel bags and could sweep clean any place they visited
The government had by then rolled out a door to door permit search operation and this is what they rode on. they could invade a whole ‘plot’ knock door to door and rob all the victims blind,they could fit all they could on those huge bags and whoever resisted they could break down the door using those 9 by 9 stones beat you up and a times kill.Most tenants cleared from the area.
One fateful night,wide eyed with my small radio seated at one corner of the gate,i heard loud voices from a far and drawing nearer,i switched off my radio and hid in a corner armed with a rungu.climbed the fence for a better view when i saw the multitude of people coming towards my direction, i slid inside the mabati gate and just hoped that if indeed it was the notorious 42 brothers that they don’t target the pub.I was wrong. they started with the mabati gate brought it down then the pub door next taking turns to kick the wooden door down while chanting very weird songs, i could not blow the whistle it could have been my death sentence so i took off and headed to my employer’s house woke him up and explained what was happening,he made me wake up all his neighbors and gave some sort of speech they all agreed to help so me my employer and a small mob of neighbors armed with all manner of crude weapons headed towards the pub along the way waking people with whistles we looked like a small army,he had called the police and they had promised to come but in the area police responce was known to be slow .
A few meters to the pub one slim ninja was the lookout and on sighting us he rushed inside to alert his partners in crime who were busy dismantling the counter, in minutes the whole multitude of thugs stepped outside their arms carrying pangas lifted up stood outside facing us and ready to attack.it was like a scene from the Brave heart movie. We were outnumbered ,outsized and out weaponed(hehehe) No one spoke to the other we all turned around and took to our heels and we could hear loud roars of laughter from the thugs.I ran straight home
Come morning i was the earliest to arrive and the place was quite a mess and the police arrived the boss also arrived .Iwas taken to the police station to record a statement and upon return i was fired on the spot and all my pleas fell on deaf ears.What could i have done?, i was one man armed with a rungu against a multitude with pangas.I was fired without pay and it was only a few days to pay day.
I spent the whole week job hunting without success,all my savings were now gone.I was broke and facing starvation.My mjei neighbour came to mind, we had lost touch due to work schedules, i paid him a visit hoping to land supper, we had alot of catching up to do.I was welcomed with tea a few slices of bread and i was now convinced of supper so stories came in plenty and they were left in stiches,he had recently taken up a new wife, the food aroma motivated my storytelling,finally supper was ready
To my astonishment ,supper was served for two,the wife apologizing “aki pole zimekua kidogo” they ate as i watched my mouth agape.I have never felt soo embarrassed and just walked out.
The following day no success on my job hunt,hungry i could not find sleep i stepped outside there was this avocado tree with hanging avocados just outside the gate i climbed up the tree and managed to pluck a few but on trying to reach further up the tree the branch i was leaning on broke and PU! like a sack of potatoes i came down.i was lucky i did not break any bones, neighbors passing by found me lying down there writhing in pain and i quickly pretended i was drunk,the avocadoes were half ripe but i ate them hungrily.I slept and the next day proved fruitless again i was seriously hungry. It was around 8pm and i decided to take a walk to forget my hunger but in a plot nearby i spotted a chicken tied outside a house,against all my principl

[mr_slices]

@kush yule mnono

Waah, to do that inadai courage mujamaa

I was terrified i won’t lie but i had to be strong for him.He was on the brink of a break down and i had to help

[Meria_Mata]

@mr slices

i can see you know the place well i have lived hapo ndwaru nyuma ya KREP bank,muslim apo kwa mosque kwa shabbik and hapo 56 kuteremka hapo Kajinga high.most bank robbers from CBD used that road to Kangemi alot ingepita hapo mau mau bridge iingie Kangemi it was never recovered.I personaly witnessed a few

Huko ni ocha kwetu, cham tulikua twanyua hapo congoini wakati ilikua open field, way back before braeburn, even before kbs had a garage in 46, whole area was a big glassy field

[mr_slices]

@Meria Mata

Huko ni ocha kwetu, cham tulikua twanyua hapo congoini wakati ilikua open field, way back before braeburn, even before kbs had a garage in 46, whole area was a big glassy field

I came to fall in love with the place.freemaerk i remember was for a while situated where KBS is at the moment.I visited the place recently and waah! You cannot recognise the place,ati before Breaburn? Waah!

[Meria_Mata]

@mr slices

I came to fall in love with the place.freemaerk i remember was for a while situated where KBS is at the moment.I visited the place recently and waah! You cannot recognise the place,ati before Breaburn? Waah!

Been ages since i was there, think i will need a tour guide when i get back, hope @Wakanyama will avail himself

[mr_slices]

@Meria Mata

Been ages since i was there, think i will need a tour guide when i get back, hope @Wakanyama will avail himself

you will need a tour too many new buildings

[daddy_kool]

@Meria Mata

From home nilikua napitia dwaru Road, riruta, Muslim, mau mau bridge alafu naingia Kangemi via thiongo Road, had relatives who lived hapo kajinga high, still remember the day wakinyonga was shot at nyakiambi bar.

ciugoine kuteremka kawangware primary apo msalaba kuingia coast,kutokea congo,au kupanda kutokea Suna estate unatokea Wanyee unateremka seti.kumbe naeza jua watu hapa

[system]

What a sad twist in the tale. A moment of silence indeed. Cool story.

[kingolonde]

Certified quality hekaya. Endelea kaka

[Mr_Lonely]

Thank you Mr slices for the well laid out chronicles.

[mr_slices]

@daddy kool

ciugoine kuteremka kawangware primary apo msalaba kuingia coast,kutokea congo,au kupanda kutokea Suna estate unatokea Wanyee unateremka seti.kumbe naeza jua watu hapa

@daddy kool

ciugoine kuteremka kawangware primary apo msalaba kuingia coast,kutokea congo,au kupanda kutokea Suna estate unatokea Wanyee unateremka seti.kumbe naeza jua watu hapa

I did not venture into ungwaro alot but at Coast i knew a pub where i saw the legendary Kabaka afew times and i went to a place called Kabiria through Wanyee to deliver furniture.

[Afro]

Nice hekaya. Moment of silence indeed. Kweli kuna watu wamepitia mengi.

Just one thing. In my opinion,people shouldnt use the word ‘it’ when reffering to a baby. ‘It’ should be replaced with words like ‘Him/Her’ or ‘the baby’ incase you dont happen to know the Baby’s gender. The reason why i say this is because i believe human beings are entitled to dignity. So, use of the word ‘it’ makes the baby sound more of an item instead of a human being. I surpose some parents get offended by this. If i was one i also would.

[mr_slices]

@Luther12

What a sad twist in the tale. A moment of silence indeed. Cool story.

sad indeed Dagetari,thanks as usual for following

[mr_slices]

@kingolonde

Certified quality hekaya. Endelea kaka

Thankyou wa mombasa hehehe

[Meria_Mata]

@mr slices

Kabiria

Satellite una jua

[mr_slices]

@Mr Lonely

Thank you Mr slices for the well laid out chronicles.

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[mr_slices]

@Afro

Nice hekaya. Moment of silence indeed. Kweli kuna watu wamepitia mengi.

Just one thing. In my opinion,people shouldnt use the word ‘it’ when reffering to a baby. ‘It’ should be replaced with words like ‘Him/Her’ or ‘the baby’ incase you dont happen to know the Baby’s gender. The reason why i say this is because i believe human beings are entitled to dignity. So, use of the word ‘it’ makes the baby sound more of an item instead of a human being. I surpose some parents get offended by this. If i was one i also would.

Much, much respect sir, noted and understood ,too bad i do not know how to edit this hekaya and correct it,THANKYOU