WHY I WANT TO LIVE IN NAIROBI FAR AWAY FROM NYERI
Dear Grand Ma,
Sorry for the sudden decision to leave this great place that holds deep culture, deep traditional value and historical heroes that I have seen in your eyes. I remember the fire side stories about Gikuyu and Mumbi and how they started our great tribe, stories of Kimathi and his quest for freedom our black messiah, stories of how the white man came with a bible and his brother with a gun… How he made us close our eyes in prayer as he grabbed land but poor us we realized it when we said Amen! Grandma your face reflects the freedom I enjoy, your hands are a symbol of the great buildings in our town that have stood the test of time the great Osman Allu, railway tracks at Karatina and chaka ;the great men and women you gave birth to and nurtured to statesmen Wangari Maathai,Whispers(Wahome Mutahi),Mwai Kibaki,Wanjuki Muchemi,Muthui Kariuki,Mutahi Kagwe,Esther Wahome,Dj Leqs and women that have carried our county banner so high that we could not appreciate them more!
Grandma I fear that am no longer the man in the household to protect mom and dad, I fear am not been invested in, I fear I might not be able to give you that great life you always dreamt of before you die. I remember stories of Prophet Wachiori and how young he was when he prophesied and the great man rose to being A name in the Gikuyu land, I remember stories of kimathi and how young he was when you believed in him to liberate us and get our land…young and old took the oath. We are young and want to learn, We learn through mistakes you have taught me that why arent you not ready to help me learn from them, why are you not ready to see me make decisions? do you not believe in me? Can’t I not manage your event? Can’t not help you understand the younger market. I accept Am not experienced but am qualified. You sent Kibaki to school you believed in him believe in me too!
Cúcu I want to go to Nairobi,its still the place with rivers with sweet waters,its still the city under the sun and the city of opportunity.I want to go there and mingle with people from a different tribe,different perspective and from a different race.I want to expand my thinking,I want to expose my self more to get to understand how the world works just as Kimathi did in order to learn his enemy.I want to know Badden’s Powell people I heard he said the closer to Nyeri the closer to Bliss! His grave is the third most visited grave in the world mama! I still feel the city …I want to feel the rhythm deep in the heart of Africa,I want to dance to different rhythms, feel different beats and instruments and new tunes.I want to feel foreign foods and try out the famous Luo commodity my cousins fought for in Othaya! I want fish.I want buy the high quality Quail eggs that make you cleverer than Gen China.I want to learn and write like Wahome Mutahi and tell kikuyu stories like Ngúgi wa Thiong’o and make your great children and my generation understand how sweet our culture is! I want to read and lead like Mwai Kibaki from a poor family to the best University to Leading a county you see grandma all went to Nairobi.I want to meet the flashy senator Sonko and tell him to build up my website,tell him how I want to meet great writers and how much as my great senator he has linked people and helped them achieve their goals!Yes he helps people in Nairobi everyday.
I want to meet the Great Edward Kwach,Maina Kageni and tell them how much I admire their communication skills as an emcee and how much I would want to work under their wings and mentor ship!You see Grandma all these people are in Nairobi.I want to meet Mejja and ask him why he does not want to be in Nyeri his home town and instead wants to be in Nairobi.I want to meet Nyambura and ask her why she is ‘ashamed’ of being from Nyeri! I want to meet the Great Chris Kirubi ask him what he did? How he got to invest in almost everything! How keeps his middle life crisis in check! I want to meet our Donald Trump! I want to ask him to build a big building in my town for you grandma!He can listen to me but not if am in Nyeri.
I want to meet the great man on the hill HE Hon Uhuru Kenyatta our dear President, I hear he is a very humble man with a deep love for Nyeri.I will tell him how I believed in his manifesto and the many times I won arguments defending him as if my name had a Muigai somewhere, I want to know how he still the mtu wa watu man with all that money and status in his life! Am baffled by his humility I would do anything to walk in his shoes. I want to meet Mutahi Ngunyi and tell him how I wait to hear him speak his words impact generations as compared to other wannabe political commentators that argue like huddah and vera on twitter.Mutahi I would want to wear your brain for a day please!
Grandma I want to meet Jeff Koinange,Julie Gichuru,Larry Madowo,Janet Mbugua,Sophie Ikenye and Carol Nderi to ask them how do they do it? How are they able to tell the African stories so well !Tell them how informative they always sound and how much I admire their arguments.Grandma how will I? Grand Ma I want to mint money, I want to drive you in my car,I want you to feel you have a son and man with your husband’s name and how well am keeping his Legacy! How will achieve this If no one believes in me,if people look down me like a popper after 100 or 50 shillings.Grand ma with all that education all that investment,the harambees am I a worth a cheap beer,petty lunch or 200 shillings am an Elite man! Sharp and descent like Mboya! Intelligent like Kibaki.I think its best if I make it first in Nairobi maybe they will recognize me when I come back.
In high school we were ridiculed about our town being small, undeveloped and with no life! We swallowed this knowing one day we are the young Turks you are educating to building malls,complexes,dine with kings,dance with Nobels and argue with International elites.My spirit is killed every day! My dream is killed every day! I will not go to waste potential or my dream and wait for my fairy to rescue me in this castle captured by a dragon.Nairobi may not have space for housing but I will start from scratch because there you only need to believe and you will achieve! I have not given up yet I am a fighter but grandma, you do not fight bear hands with the wall you end up injured and frustrated! I have run out of patience and I am tired of everyone looking familiar,everyday being the same and nothing to pick up and throw!Am tired of arguing with people you have seen the ends of Mweiga town as the end of the world! Am tired of always being on the complainant table I want to be on the siding table!
I fear the Old men and Women that I deeply seek for counsel and I deeply admire have forgotten my value in the society! Our parents where are you? We miss you,we need you to mentor us! We need you to guide us through our shoddy ways and work.We are tired of being judged yet we are not seeing your role.I want to go to Nairobi where am not a topic in a discussion,am not the victim and everyone takes you for who you are.I am tired of being judged I want to be understood. I want to live around optimistic people,In Nyeri almost everyone is pessimistic something that am almost tagging along with,People don believe in Anything new or that one can make it or even the fact that you can make it in the walls of that county.People do not believe in their Governor even after being praised everywhere!People here look for the negative aspect in everything being done its always the half empty part! Why grand ma? what if your people gave up and decided it was impossible to gain independence could we swim at Oldoiyo Lengai?school at Nyeri Primary?dance like Radio active?or act like Black Diamond.No we would be dormant and inactive still waiting for independence and foreign donors.
I know by now you are crying and asking your self why? I want to be man,a successful man being able to dress up like Charles Njonjo,drive a beautiful Car like our Hon Member of Parliament! I want to take you to the Hilton! I want to take you to Bahamas or the Caribbean Island and watch Tarrus Riley.I want to watch A Man U vs Arsenal game at Old Trafford.I fear if I stay in Nyeri longer I will not ever afford A Gor Mahia vs Rware fc match or even a chapo mix meal! Grandma I want you to understand that I am doing it for us,I will come back not like a thief but as an investor!I will come back as a man willing to give back to the society because as per now I am still the society being given back to.I am willing to change my mind though as of now am already at Sagana taking the last coffee bag then I leave.Bye Grandma Will see you soon.Will send you some money once am settled.Pray for me always. Loving son, Gichohi. We need to wake up we are losing alot of Heroes!
By LordGichohi V’ce Nderitu
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