Ndunge Wa Muthuka (Proudly African)

Stories have been told about the rural story and the slum stories but my opinion is that they are not always balances. They outline the high levels of poverty, unemployment, unhappiness and despair. But has anyone ever thought and focused on the victorious moments experienced in these environments. We have doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers and many other people in our society who make it from these places. I grew up as any other typical child in the rural area. My life was very simple, I lived with my grandmother and it was either I was at school , grazing our cattle , fetching firewood , fetching water , captivating our shamba or playing with my friends. These were very positive moments and I enjoyed every bit of them. We were happy and there was so much love from my grandma. She always bought us ‘Mandazi’ any time she visited the market or a banana and that we looked forward to. My mother was a teacher far away from the village. My father was ‘unknown’. I didn’t know wha