by Benard Makaa | Mar 26, 2017 | Poems
There is a people in the midst of Kenya, Fair, beautiful, fruitful, peaceful and hardworking, Into which no laziness, idleness abides, Nor any tribal bigotry, hatred, but love which fuels unity, The members do not war with each other, Nor do they possess arms to get...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 19, 2017 | Stories
So my friends, acquintances, and work colleagues always tell me, “Lighten up, enjoy life, enjoy our jokes,” they say. I find myself responding with all seriousness to what they would call jokes. Somehow I have my own hidden sense of humour, I have a...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 18, 2017 | Stories
It is also called Ben Franklin close or Abraham Lincoln Close (Lincoln was a lawyer and often used this technique in his cases). This technique is popular with sales people as it is used to list both the benefits of the purchase (the pros) and also the costs (the...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 10, 2017 | Poems
I am afraid I know very little about love, Always afraid of losing those I love, I am yet to learn how to let go, And how to run the show. How can I tell you the truth? When I won’t pledge my troth? Though I am of age, I am not a sage! Invulnerable, Unraw,...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 2, 2017 | Stories
People judge a book by the cover and the readability. Else they won’t buy it. People judge us by the first impressions they make of us. Like it or not, you are being judged by how you look, how you dress, and how you carry yourself—and, if you’re lucky, how you do...
