It is a cold August morning in the village. The sky is covered with grey clouds, adding a chill to the morning air. The people are restless, sensing a darkness around them. For it is whispered that something big has happened in the city. Then they arrive, the people from the city. They burst out of the buses, taking off in different directions as if chased by unseen foes. Some are eager to share what they have witnessed. Others just want to be left alone. Ngovi watches the drama unfold with mounting confusion. ‘What could have happened in the city? On this dark August day?’ he wonders. Read More

Mzee Nyati looked at the young men. He bit his lower lip and shook his head. A tear fell! Then he shifted his gaze to the only woman in their midst. A few minutes ago, the woman’s life was in danger. Now, it was his turn. Would the young men kill him, he wondered. Another tear fell! “This man is telling the bitter truth,” young Kinyari said in his mother’s vernacular. Kinyari then repeated the same words in Mzee Nyati’s mother tongue. Everyone was shocked. How could this young boy speak the two languages without the slightest accent? Was he one of them or with the enemy? A Tear Fell! is a riveting story that celebrates our ability to overcome the obstacles that line the path of human life. It makes a powerful case for harmonious co-existence. Read More