i wsh thm well Innumeracy. Dyscalculia. Etc. Problems with digits and figures and calculations and math. a very, very common Kenyan affliction. See how the Annual Accounts segment of AGMs goes, even if later, a scandal emerges, which had been properly captured in the figures. Very interesting problem. That is why we want our car registration plates with words in stead of numbers. We can remember Kamuthundo better than KaW026J. Telephone numbers bring their own drama. One digit wrong, and that steamy SMS lands in the wrong inbox. a terribly wrong inbox. One MP from Kisumu had a number eerily similar to mine. I received petitions from constituents and declarations of love in DhoLuo. I was called by people in a hurry like, An Pastor aa Kibuye. An e booth.... I promptly responded Agochoni sani sani... The declarations of love were done mostly in A- Level DhoLuo. I had to hire translators like Eric Gumbo and Eddy Barzoon inter alia. I learnt a lot about a legislators diverse life. After the 2007 elections, these interactions petered off. Except intermittent, clearly hopeful and nostalgic appeals from a girl or two. Until this morning. wl giv u th hapynes i cudnt gv u, let thm be. i wsh thm well. u dint lov me enuf 2endure wth me n trust God 4a miracle..igav u Pastr oloos bk thkn youd stick to me bt vile uliona poa ufanye its ok. am prayn each day 4God 2heal my broken heart. cjalala frm since th dream wke me. Gday I have since established that this is not a death threat or other poison-pen affair. That there are people who communicate effectively this way. That the former legislator is among them. I am impressed by my country, Kenya the Beloved. I also note that this language is conscious, and that its users know of its inherent vulgarity. That is why God is properly spelled. There is hope.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 08:44:04 +0000
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