Wr. Dismas Okombo

The Art of Good Deeds; A Chat with Patricia Mollyne Mataga  

The Art of Good Deeds; A Chat with Patricia Mollyne Mataga By Dismass Okombo Smog is silently suffocating us. Tsunamis are consuming cities, and the scientists are now hoarse from preaching about the impending climate change calamities. In the lonely corners of the crowded streets, outstretched, empty hands plead for a coin and a portion […]

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#Day5: Rotten English.

By Wr. Dismas Okombo The first assignment Edith gave us was to translate a passage in English to our mother tongue. We hunched over our notepads; some with mild hesitations, some with bold enthusiasm. After about fifteen minutes of searching for approximate words, each read their translations. Banyankole, Kinyarwanda, Tumbuka, Luo, Swahili, and Kamba. “How

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#Day2:  The Task of an Afrikan Narrator

By Wr. Dismas Okombo Yesternight when I saw Twinomugisha shuffle the cards as if the deck was an extension of her arms, I outrightly realized I was to suffer thorough thrashing at poker. ‘You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away.’ Definitely this was the

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#Day1- Around the Table of joy

By Wr. Dismas Okombo, on 1st March 2020 In the early evening, there were patches of light showers. And now, in the still warmth of my room, I endeavor to search for the right words to capture the magnificent smiles, the heartily laughs and beautiful, yet sometimes surprising, cross-cultural stories that have warmed my heart

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Gloria Mwaniga at Writers Guild Kenya; The Writer Every Beginner Should Meet

By Wr. Dismas Okombo Presently, on the left side of my laptop is a dark, ungainly huge mug brimming with a hot concoction of ginger, ndimu and garlic. For the first time, against the insistent craving for the habitual coffee, I have opted to give in to my brother’s pesters and try the concoction. Glancing

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bikozulu at Writers Guild Kenya; In the Presence of a Storyteller

By Wr. Dismas Okombo The boardroom was greatly tense with anticipation. That, in the immediate moment Gabriel and the facilitator stepped into the room, the enthusiastic faces around the tables turned in an almost-perfect accord towards the door. Except for mine. For, amid the shift from the pages of Saturday’s Daily Nation, my eyes caught

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