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• THE PASSING ON OF A GREAT FRIEND AND MENTOR

  Last month saw the passing on of a great friend and mentor who shall remain nameless for the sake of his family. He seemed to me to have all of lifes answers. He died aged 62. Whisky did him in. Here are a few of the answers he gave to life's many Read More... Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 1:27 PM by kimosabi | 0 Comments

• DID YOU HERE THIS ONE?

  A man arrived at the border post of Kenya from a neighbouring country. He came riding a bicycle.Behind him was a sack laden with something. The customs official on duty duly stopped him and asked him what it was that he was carrying on the sack. 'Sand.' Read More... Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 12:59 PM by kimosabi | 0 Comments

• A SLAP ON THE FACE

  Cops in Kenya have really evolved. Not much but its noticiable. They now have badges in their chests inprinted with their full names and service nos. Not so while i was a young man. I had just been employed and was free to use my salary as i wished. So Read More... Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 1:37 PM by kimosabi | 0 Comments

• A NIGHT IN DAR ES SALAAM

  I have just arrived in Dar es salaam. I go to my favourite guest house and book my room. I pay 20000 Tshs which is enough for two nights, the minimum duration i can stay. Tommorow involves some vigorous buying of the goods that i intend to resell in my Read More... Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 12:03 PM by kimosabi | 0 Comments

• WHEN THE WISE BECAME THE FOOLISH

  MY cousin Kariuki was by all standards a wise man. He was a naval officcer in the Kenya Navy, with the rank of a corporal. His base was Mtongwe in Likoni on the mainland side of Mombasa. He was married with two kids. He had saved little by little and Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:26 PM by kimosabi | 0 Comments

• Dar es Salaam

  Administrator's Note: This was originally a post in the Tanzania forum from kimosabi which I copied here to kimosabi's blog as it is a good post for a blog. -Ron I leave Nyeri town in Kenya where i reside early wednesday morning, My intention Read More... Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 3:41 PM by Ron Rioux | 1 Comments Filed under: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam