What An African Woman Thinks

The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms.It's my window, but I don't own the view. ....

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So I’ve been studiously avoiding Kenyan politics since you know when. But the Grand Regency controversy is too big to navigate around without tossing in a comment.I actually like Kimunya. (Yeah, yeah, I know to each his own.)And I think it's pretty clear he’s the fall guy for a much wider circle that pulled this off.But, the buck must stop somewhere.And we must bring an end to this misuse ....

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But really, Mugabe. Eish.One has to wonder what's going on in that head of his. What can he be gaining from clinging to power to this ridiculous, insane, mindboggling extent?And what does he see when he looks at the broken and battered and bruised and ailing Zimbabwe that is and compares it with the promising Zimbabwe that was some fifteen odd years ago?How can he hold his head high ....

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Step One: allowing myself to grieve the impending loss. To look at eleven odd years- what has been, what hasn't been, what could have been.I can hardly believe that one became two became seven became a whooping eleven.Wow.How now?* * * *Step Two: Packing up the dreams God planted.I'm a chronic collector, have I ever, ahem, confessed that? Seriously, there's no beating me at this so don't even try.I ....

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Life is, well, hard.It's one of those times where I have to hoard every ounce of energy I have and channel it into making it through the day.Plus, the way I'm feeling, I could very well post something here that I'll regret in the future.So, for many reasons, I'm out.For now.I'll be back.I always come back, you know this by now.In the meantime, take good care of you.It's my ....

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So today, for some reason I choose not to go into, I found that I required the name of my chief, my location and my sub-location. I have none of these at hand. Who needs this information, anyway, apart from when you're getting an Identity Card. Or when you're doing what I was doing today?Anyhoo: What to do? Where to start?I tried the City Council of Nairobi online. Don’t ....

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Sometimes, you know you need to jump, but you don't.You can't, you won't or you simply don't.Then life comes and pushes you over the edge.And everything else is free fall.I got kicked to the ground Friday, and while I was there, my assailant asked me if I was ok.I bit my upper lip, and whispered yes.Saturday, he walked all over me and then asked, once again, if I was ....

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