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Lake Nyanza

before maize there was mtama

Balancing on a board of wood The other side extends a greeting We touch in water and they desire to pull me under Beneath the weight of water and wonder The fear of gripping mud and becoming part of this tectonic movement
February 26, 2026
Mashemeji

Mashemeji; the peace marriages of Nyanza Royalty

When confronted with the age old question of who I was, where we come from, my young mind never quite got contented with the answer our people gave, we were Manyala, simply interpreted as ‘Yes We Can’. My own parents are Christians
January 14, 2026