Gerry Midenyo has left for Kenya, Nyama Choma is over and Margaret’s wedding last Sato is also now behind us. It was unfortunate that Nyama Choma had collided with the Margaret/Sven wedding because Wakenya had to split themselves into two to attend the two events. I missed the Nyamchom although there was also lots of fun at the wedding where Laban Mberi was the Master of Ceremony.
At the wedding, I was in charge of photo/video documentation together with Keegan and Seidimu ole Ngais and it was good working with the two Stockholm photographers for the second time running at a Kenyan wedding to take care of the documentation. Ndugu Wainaina also joined the team and with Saidimu’s bro right on track, it was a formidable team that worked like clock-work. The last time we worked together with Keegan and ole Ngais was last December at the Sheila wedding which was also very well organized. Meeting Seidimu’s bro was very refreshing.
Regardless of what Ambassador Purity Muhindi is saying about Kenya-Stockholmers, they are very good people as long as you understand them. Look at how they split up into two groups together with friends from other countries to make sure that all the two big events succeeded.
There are those who had responsibilities at the Margaret wedding like myself, Mberi, ole Ngais, Josephine, Sheila, Jamlik, Tarus, Keegan, Wainaina, Caroline and many others who took charge of different departments so we couldn’t come to Nyamchom. In future, it would be good to see better coordination so that such big events which come only once in a while do not clash especially if the same Kenyan audience is targeted. Obviously, more Kenyans could have showed up at the Nyam chom and vice-versa had the events taken place on different days.
Some prominent Kenyans whose presence could be noted included Pastor Beatrice (sister Margaret), Pastor Samson, Mama Ngatia, Sandy and his bro, Steve, “His Highness” Ndugu Mwaura, Man Nzoro, Man Makan, Man Gitash and his bro Silas. Many Kenyans were surprised to learn that Silas has been working on a very huge and complicated project which cannot be discussed here as per our agreement. Now, everyone is waiting for further developments. Sven was well represented by his Swedish relatives and friends who also played a big role in the wedding. The Muiranis were also present with their new baby, Emanuel.
With Emanuel as their third child, the Muiranis have now joined “The league of Three” in Kenya-Stockholm and KSB can only wish them good luck. Muirani is one of my good friends and I hope he will not leave me out when “Cai wa Mwana” pops up! I now know how to sing “Werukamu”. Unfortunately, the Muiranis had to leave early to attend another engagement. I have not been able to speak to Mr. Muirani after the Apostle Karanja Project but I hope we will link up soon.
Sam Pipo think that he won the duel during the “Karanja crisis” because although some opponents were saying “No Karanja”, it turned out to be a “Yes” coz the Apostle did come to Stockholm through Muirani’s powers. If I may play the witchdoctor for a second, this was the first signal that the Constitution will pass with a big “YES”. After all, Obama had told us that we can. Just like Mr. Mwaura, Muirani is one friend who does not mix our friendship with blogship because he understands where the demarcation begins and ends. As friends, we have come a long way although Muirani had to leave our political camp when he was suddenly washed by the blood of Jesus the Savior, leaving some of his crew preparing to go to the real hell where fire is waiting to roast people alive. One day, I was told by Shaitani Ashindwe that in hell, it is the tip of the finger that begins to roast for years after which the fire moves another millimeter until the whole body is consumed. I respect Muirani’s new life because regardless of the change, we still discuss politics.
Tanzanian Ambassador
At the reception, I was told that Ofore showed up briefly then left although his spouse, Wakonyo, stayed for quite some time. I wanted to ask Mr. John Muchiri why he resigned as the National Chairman of Kenya Christian Union but he left too quickly. I will take this up next time because his departure from the Union may have weakened the organization. Some rumours have been spreading that Man Muchiri Prays at the main Temple and that he could not therefore head the Union “due to conflict of interest”. These are just rumours spread by Watu Wengine and until he speaks for himself, we cannot tell. He needs to release a statement.
I met one Kenyan who was not so happy with me because I didn’t attend her function despite an invitation. She has herself never attended any function at my place but I didn’t use that as an argument. She believes that I have tended to neglect her functions while I believe that she has tended to neglect my functions so we need a discussion because we are on a 1-1 draw. We either need extra time or go into penalties meaning, I need to give her five invitations at a raw while she needs to do the same then we count the attendance. She refused to accept my explanation – that I was abroad. We did however agree “with civility” to address the problem to improve our “Networking”.
Likewise, I could not attend a pre-wedding last Friday because I was watching Ghana at the world cup. I had made up my mind (hundra procent) to attend the pre-wedding after the final whistle but Ghana lost and I entered into instant depression then constipation so I was rushed to Karolinska hospital. I was diagnosed with “World Cup Syndrome” and treated. I do not know how the couple took my absence but at the wedding, I could see in the lady’s eyes that she was not very happy with my smile as I greeted them. She never said anything to give away what she thought about me (and that was very diplomatic) but I have a way of telling when the eyes say “You, never came yep yep…”. In fact, I didn’t address the matter because it was safe leaving it for another day.
I am always open to building new Networks and I hope the couple did not take it personal. After attending such a pre-wedding where you are not so familiar with the prospects, you wait then organize something at your crib after the main wedding. If the couple attends, you begin to become friends by admitting them into your “White book” as you expand your Network. If they don’t surface, they get a direct admission into your “Black book” then you begin to spread propaganda within your contacts that the couple is very “unappreciative”.
You could say that they used you at the pre-wedding and dumped you thereafter. One day, I was used at a pre-wedding then after I parted with Kronazz (I also wired all the whisky – 4 litres – that was consumed at the party), my name landed on the list of Odiangabuks when the wedding came and I was never invited. I rushed to the blog and began to make a lot of noise and the organizers were not happy. I have never been thanked for attending another pre-wedding where I raised over 2,000 kr on the floor (Ksh 20,000). I heard that only the Committee was summoned by the couple after the wedding and wined the whole night.
Kenya-Stockholm is complicated and you need a strategy for everything. Sometimes, I invite my enemies to be my friends in Facebook to test them. If they accept, I may begin to mend fences and build new bridges. The best way to start is to claim that “our differences are not personal but Wakenya normally misunderstand us”. If they don’t respond, you could remove them from the black book and line them up on the firing line then wait for an opportunity to fire.
I never knew that Sheila could be all that funny. She was in charge of “cutting of the cake” and she confronted the audience by telling them the symbolism of the cake. Part of it (according to her Gospel) has it that after eating the cake and you begin a new life, “you have to kiss everywhere” a message that was greeted with a spontaneous outburst of laughter.
At the end of the day, the food was fantastic. Mrs Josephine Mberi did the decorations and it looked professional. There is just a lot to say about this latest Kenya-Stockholm wedding. The most curious event was the non appearance of Ambassador Purity. Her absence could have passed peacefully but then, the Tanzanian Ambassador showed up and people were left with words like “Look, this is what our Ambassador should be doing – attending Kenyan functions, not spending time standing on pavements in Stockholm because the Princess is wedding!”
How will the handful of Purity’s hangers-on react to the fact that an Ambassador from a neighboring country was there shortly but our own was missing in action (even for five minutes) despite having been invited on time? She did not even send a representative and that is how bad things are. I don’t really know what brother Andambi and Kottut are doing at the Embassy if they can’t represent the Ambassador at such functions to quell the fire. May be, it’s Cathy, Wakonyo, Anna, Josephine and company who are giving Purity a lot of competition on the Vitenge front. Someone needs to investigate this angle – whether some Kenya-Stockholm women are outshining the Ambassador making her uncomfortable at Kenyan functions.
KSB takes this opportunity to wish the newly weds a successful marriage. We hope that the wedding will serve as an example to couples intending to tie the knot in future. It was well organized, well attended and the whole team ought to sit down and celebrate.
Okoth Osewe
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Purity’s kitenge at Princess Victoria’s wedding cannot beat the elegant one worn by Cathy in the picture here. Purity needs to seek advice for a better taste of vitenge from other Kenyan women.
Typical that Purity did not attend the wedding yet she had been invited.As debated earlier, she has her own people.
WhenPurity avoids such a great wedding afta getting an invitation,only shows madharau.I agree she needs new vitenge mawaidha from our Kenyan women.Purity might have felt threatened so kept off coz her vitenge are now worn out.
Purity arudi nyumbani na hiyo madharau yake. She claims hatuna unity yet she cannot break the tension between her and Kenya-Stockholmers. Even ex Ambassador Idha Salim was better despite his many weaknesses.