Back to the basics.

Nimeona picture kwa meme fulani, ikanipeleka tour down memory lane. Many moons ago, nikiwa primary. Nikitaja ilikuwa how many years ago, mtaniona ka mmoja wa wale wahenga mlikuwa mnaandika kwa kwa insha, ati, wahenga hawakupaka mafuta kwa mgongo wa chupa waliponena...

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Kulikuwa na hii stuff ilikuwa primary, ndio ukuwe unaongea kizungu, ulikuwa unakuwa punished psychologically ukiongea na mother tongue, kiswahili or the language of the streets, sheng. Except siku moja yenye mngekuwa exempted kuongea whichever language you fancy. Mental punishment depended on which time era you were in. For yours truly, ilikuwa kuvaa bling bling ya mfupa ingine kubwa.

Yours truly, hajaanza kupiga story sahii, like B.I.G. nilikuwa notorious but upande wa kuongea. Hakuna siku nikiwahi kosa kwa list ya noisemakers, na siku sikuwa nimeongea labda nilikuwa mgonjwa. Most people walikuwa wana detest kuvaa hio bling bling, ju ya aibu ilikuwa associated with it, so msee alikuwa anakuwekea mtego, uongee tu language si kilami, pap! Transfer of ownership ya hio bling bling ya mfupa.

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Kuna story haziwezi slap na kizungu, hata ujaribu aje, itatokea bland, boring and forced. Mimi huyo,  aibu sijui nilikuwa nimetokwa na hawa wakora wa Jiji, ju sikuwa na aibu at all. Nilikuwa navaa hio bling bling ya mfupa na pride, kama ni a medal of honor.

Kuna siku nimeivaa back to back, week in, week out. Mimi nikivaa bling bling yangu ya mfupa back to back bila kutetemeka, kumbe kuna mwalimu alininotice. Sijui ni kama alikuwa anataka kufanya nianze kusikia aibu ama nini, akaniita mbele kwa assembly. Ilikuwa on a Friday morning nakumbuka.

Mimi kuitwa mbele ya shule mzima niendee mbele nijionyeshe. Mimi natembea na kiburi iko 💯 ka fan wa Manchester. Akaanza speech venye nikifika huko mbele 

“ati ooh venye mimi ni a notorious kiswahili speaker.”

Na propaganda zingine mingi mingi. The students and the teachers wana whisper hapa na pale. Anapinduka ananiangalia anacheki kijana sugu, haibiki, akaanza zile za 

“kijana unajua.., 

hutajua kizungu ukiendelea kuongea kiswahili?”

Nilipumua kwanza, deep breath kiasi kiasi nikajua baas, it's about to go down. Nilimwambia mwalimu nikiwa tu nimetulia,

“Naweza ongea kiswahili hadi nimalize primary,

 na bado,

nitakuwa na kizungu fiti kukushinda.”

Kitu sikuwa time anticipate ni the aftermath ya hio statement. Wacha shule yote ianze kucheka ka wendawazimu ama fisi, wacha huyu mwalimu alikuwa anataka kuniaibisha, hio maneno imgeukie. Niliona tu ameanza kufura na hasira na aibu ka balloon inapulizwa. Kitu nakumbuka ni deputy akiniambia 

“let's meet at my office after the assembly.”

Nikajua kamenuka.