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Monday 26 May 2014

Hustle

in the morning we all wake up early
face the scorching sun like in kalahari
some of us come from far places
that make Australia look like few minutes
and with that i mean places like Rongai
and the metropolitan Githurai
we all head to the city
a city which has no pity
but only favors the witty 
our main objective is to hustle
where all of us engage their muscle
in order to get the parcel
but i wonder what it means to hustle
because a CEO is called a hustler
a tout is also a hustler
Kenyan deputy president is also a hustler
a drug baron is also a hustler
but all the same, we are looking for money in a bustle

Wednesday 21 May 2014

The never end story

I wish it never happened
i wish it never ended
and the way we blended
i never thought it would come to a stand still
giving me this kind of a feel
and the pain it instills

i thought we were so perfect
now your calling me a ratchet
you exclude me in your budget
my emotions were embedded to you
i assumed that this happens to others
now i am bombarded with dreaded afflictions
which i fail to give their descriptions

aah ha ah... now i see
the love line is vast as the sea
it is not the time to flee
but to recollect and build
never mind what it will yield
but it has already happened
it is the never end story



Monday 19 May 2014

Government's Ear


 Wave to the governments ear
 For we drown in lots of fear
start with the looming era of crime
but what the government does is  to mime
a series of attacks with terrorism blasts
where is the government that we trust
episodes of many homicides and suicides
but the government is on whose side
severe natural disasters and global warming
which hit us without the government's warning
Gross corruption and public resource wastage
is what government official's usually engage
can someone wave to the government's  ear
for we need to cast away our fear


Sunday 18 May 2014

Famous Quote in Football 2014


1. Liverpool changes its slogan to:
 You shall never "cry" alone

2. FA is a degree course that took arsenal 9 years to graduate and achieve

3. When did Arsenal last win a trophy... 1 day ago

4. Only in Man City where a Manager wins a trophy by a little margin in points and flops the next season

5.  Mourinho has broken a record again in Chelsea by winning the most controversial manager of the year

6. David Moyes retires as the professional of failure while Robin Van Persie wins golden boot among the bottom ten teams

7. Wenger, Moyes and Rodgers takes a selfie with the EPL trophy in Man-city

Saturday 17 May 2014

Cheer Up

everyday I breathe
i learn new tactics to live
i may live in grieve
and all my day is frown
deep in thoughts i drown
wandering all alone in this town

many a times am so gloomy
complaining about what has been done to me
is it that everyone wrongs me?
or am i the jury with no verdict
trying to hold everyone convict
putting suspects into slain
passing a judgement full of pain

crying out for justice
is what i do  practice?
the stars are up again
all day i cried for rights in vain
is there any better way
to at least put a smiling face

Cheer up kid!
mama would always say
if i ruined her day
she was not running nuts
but shown me the facts
asked me to act
as the lion king of the jungle!!!

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MY PET


My dear little pet
Your fur i love to curdle
Sitting on my palms with no regrets
Preparing to put you on a saddle
And fly with you like jet
Leaving behind your shadow

please do not get angry
and remove your nails to scratch
shrugging your beautiful fur
becoming bitter like tar

of course i will be your expert
massaging your every part
to the bull's eye like dart
driving you like a pass-at

will you fall apart?
will you leave me hurt?
will you blemish my heart?
wave at me with your paw
for my pet i really need to know




by Vincent murimi
@vinnewatz

Thursday 15 May 2014

5 Reasons for being a "Bad ass" in campus

5 Reasons for being a check out for

"Comrade power is the only stronger power than Kenya power and super power", my classmate once said. There is no contention that each student wishes  a smooth ride in campus life, but nothing comes in easy. They say that it is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice; however, this rule is not always applicable in campus life. The following are some of the integral reasons for showing off your other biting side.

1. Earn respect
Campus is far much different from high school where by the virtue of being in form four, the entire school accorded you respect. No way !! this is a place of grown men where each has to identify his own space. Surprisingly, you could be a fourth year but the first year you call fresh completed high school seven years ago. it would be unfortunate if you remain the "Mnyonge" in campo. When you are comfortably watching a football match in the school hall, probably alone, another dude comes and switches the channel irregardless of your cries. Your roommate always brings his girlfriend,- clandy, candy, sandy, you name them- daily and you spend most of your academic days on exile; it is the high time to rough up big boy. Alternatively, you will become everyone's tissue paper to use you and dump you, even ladies will use you, don't be surprised but act and act now.

2. Survival tactics
" ooh!! I am broke, I did not take supper yester-night, my girlfriend booted me", jeez.. those are pretty issues raised by mommy's boys. yeah i said it you are one if you constantly find yourself hanging on to such conversations. Campus requires guys who can survive a week with ten shillings and nobody notices your tribulations. Show your manhood by being a rude boy, go to the cafeteria and take food on credit without giving a damn to the onlookers, after-all it is your stomach.

3. Win the "Dendai's"
No chick will want a guy whose the only count of his courage is recognized when picking a plate and a spoon to eat. What if when you visit the city pubs and some guys touches her inappropriately, bouncers rough you up, students from another campus wants to slice you? Are gonna stand there and watch her,,hmm you are not Rihanna. She needs security, a guy she can look up to when her emotions are down; not when she gives you her afflicting stories you both break down into tears. No way be a man, toughen up and be a bad-ass.

4. Safety purpose
Once when i was still studying and we had a gig at our school, some "externally hired boys" to offer security could beat anyone they felt like just because they have mass and authority. Unfortunately, i was caught up in this hue and cry where my friend was accused of stealing a phone and the boys wanted to beat the hell out of us until we produced the phone. Fear and exasperation formed coalition in my body but i didn't reveal it. when they were about to start, everybody stopped them simply because they termed me as a "mzito". A term used to refer to a man of the people who can do anything in revenge. there you go being a bad-ass saved my own "ass".

5, Dream guy
if you combine the above reasons, the resultant explanation is that you become the campus demigod. Everything will come your way and life will be viscous and smooth. However, exercise caution because every dog has its own day.
Am out.

Sunday 11 May 2014

Kenyan Love

Addressing the primary issue
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          Let me start by appreciating the diversity in Kenyan lives, we can juggle from one direction to another. I think it is only in Kenya where you can find all the cultures and trends of the entire universe. You can never feel bored or out of place while in this wonderful nation as each side of the globe is equally represented. It might be a compliment though, but i feel like we have completely lost it. Our own culture and pride is diminishing when each day dawns. We are quick to condemn and criticize our own while we praise and make the outcast and import almost everything. A quick piece of thought stroke me while i was watching an evening Friday program on a local TV show. One of the Kenya's most celebrated music band was being interviewed and they raised an eyebrow on music consumption in Kenya. The great deal was that we as Kenyans are swift to condemn than to create and appreciate. Any little issue, people rush to social media or any available platform to criticize and pour out their hate.  To critique is not the issue, but the manner we raise our grievances brings a contention. Back to the "music importation" story; there is no single FM station in Kenya that is dedicated to local music. I am aware of one, but after listening to it i thought I was in Nigeria because the purported local music played hails from West Africa. The media will argue that they play what we want to listen; on the other hand, musician and the public point their fingers to the media. Blame game... en-he, it is not a new thing in Kenya right from politics to our marriages. Nobody wants to carry the cross and shifts it to the next person; simply, we are not Jesus. Let me borrow a culture common with the western countries "although it happens mostly in movies" when you go to apologize to a person you wronged, the first response is "I made a mistake for not doing this and that..." Mind you that is the wronged person taking on the blame of a crime he/she didn't commit. In such a humble manner, people learn how to co-exist and life  moves on swiftly. Likewise, if each of the stakeholder in Kenyan industry took the initiative and accepted to relinquish his or her role; perhaps we might be kilometers ahead.  Any single day that we will enter a club and the DJ plays local songs for at least half of the night... probably it will be a milestone move towards achieving our objectives. Then Kenyan FM stations and TVs slot adequate time for local programming it will be a notable move. The audience also plays an integral role in promoting local substance. Let us start by loving our own and reducing the high level of hate  in our souls. When you see a Maasai or Turkana men and women dressed in their local attire; don't start thinking like those people are so uncivilized, instead view them as Kenyans who have maintained our heritage. When Kemboi, Rudisha, Kenya7s team, Lupita among others shine on the global auidience we should be creating their successors. Let your role model be a Kenyan, watch at least two KPL matches per weekend, your phone ringtone let it be kenyan, your favorite actor, your crush, your dream college let it be Kenyan. As a result, we will appreciate ourselves and we will earn honor and respect from others.
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