HARD TO GRASP: THE BEGGAR WHO CHOOSES

I have long known of instances where Kenyans have been discriminated against by their own over a white customer what I didn’t know is that it would one day happen to me.

I was walking in town without a worry in the world when this street kid, say eight years, comes up to me with his hand stretched out. His eyes so pale, his face so blank. He was young and alone but with the weight of the world on his shoulders. “Uncle nipe!”(Give me) was all he could free from his dry cracked lips and before I can figure out if I had some coins laying around in my pockets, he runs across the road. I regretted that I couldn’t be of help and it haunts me to this day. You get what you give. I gave no-thing! Moment after moment the guilt escalates.
At this moment, I have no idea what’s going, maybe it’s our very own legitimate city terrorists (Kanjo) after her. No. The kid had spotted four white guys..........................

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