During the highschool, I discovered a tattered duplicate regarding Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s oeuvre, ‘Ngaahika Ndeenda’ – I’m able to Marry Once i Want’. We see clearly throughout the Biology classification, Chemistry lessons and you can Math sessions (which explains why I’m an excellent columnist and never a researcher). The book, a rate extremely, lead to his detention to own per year without trial of the Kenyan authorities. While the gamble concerns colonialism, classism, and you may nationalism (as well as one other isms you to definitely prickle individual that is actually recently black-conscious), that it did not prevent me personally away from making my very own ndoa-ism. What? Ndoa-ism – my personal Medical method of marriage: your, the sole citizen, along with your spouse the us government. Yourself, the newest trial. There is a reason it’s titled ‘pingu za maisha’ after all.

I’m not sure about yourself however, all the notion of relationship equalled losing my freedom. Every dudes whom roared in the club create receive a great telephone call therefore do see its tails recoil between its base, because Mama Watoto granted this new decree: “Lala tu huko!” I was mainly afraid of the newest sex is boring and you will dire – four huffs and you can a smoke, after every 3rd Wednesday of one’s times whenever Jupiter is actually retrograde – including several prudes towards an effective missionary journey.

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writing so it of a good koito (Kalenjin wedding ritual that requires brand new settlement out of an effective bride’s dowry) strong in the Eldoret town, erm, Urban area. I am among the groomsmen.