Remba Senryu

A microcosm:
Nairobi on a rock but
no lights or traffic

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Clerihew I

Uhuru Kenyatta, who is this brother?
Son of the founding father
Should he be president?
Or serving a sentence?

Kisumu Senryu IX

Thunder and lightning-
Kisumu’s new season starts;
In my tummy too…

Kisumu Senryu VIII

A profound motto;
Stuck on a packed matatu-
Quite disconcerting!

Kisumu Senryu VI

He expects reply;
Apparently I look like
A local tribesman

Kisumu Senryu V

Hands rub gleefully
Ready for a sumptuous meal;
Pesky mosquito!

Kisumu Senryu IV

Soldiers at roadblocks;
There to protect citizens
After cheeky bribes

Kisumu Senryu III

An African’s thirst:
Quenched by the River Nile or
Corporate marketing

Kisumu Senryu II

As the wind whipped by

Kisumu’s normality

Kissed and tickled me

Kisumu Senryu I

Sipping on Tusker;
Dusk on Lake Victoria,
African again.