A CHAT FROM LONDON: All cities smell, but each has an odour peculiar to it

>Cities smell. This is normal. And...                                                                                          Each has its own scent. Just like the legendary Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy, wrote at the beginning of...

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Feb

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Morning chat with a fabulous, frail English old lady

A good day becomes evident in the morning...so the Swahili proverb goes. It was ice cold but the sun was shining.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Sep

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Now let’s chat about memorable videos and films

>May I share a few clips from last week? First the video.  A mass of frenzied people are chasing a man somewhere in West Africa.   Right on the knees of Ebola.  Someone sent it via WhatsApp.  Don’t frown if you don’t use WhatsApp.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Oct

A CHAT FROM LONDON: London welcomes, supports anti-FGM push in Tanzania

>Wednesday, October 15, 2014...A tiny delegation of well educated women; modest and intelligent, will be welcomed into one of the most powerful rooms in the northern hemisphere. First is Mrs Rhobi Samwelly (pictured), mother of four children, hailing from Butiama, Mara Region.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Nov

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Wet afternoon, junkie hobbling on a London street

It is a cold wet winter afternoon, a few days after the Paris and Bamako terrorist attacks. As I stroll down a major street in East London, a man is melodically hollering:“Evening Standard! Evening Standard!”

 

5 years ago

The African Exponent

19 Feb

What transport does people of UK use to travel to London from other cities?

What transport does people of UK use to travel to London from other cities?  The African Exponent

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 May

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Living away from home makes you know who you are

>May we begin by asking a question? Is it true that there is a huge difference between the thinking of Africans living on the continent and those outside it? Over 50 years ago, we used to call overseas-based ones the “African Wazungus” not because of race but attitude and manners. It was insulting being called Mzungu Mweusi. Nevertheless, behind closed doors it was privileged.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Sep

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Of the referendum in Scotland and fruits of Zanzibar…

>Scots. Scottish.  How many Scots have you heard or do you know?  Alex Ferguson, legendary Manchester United coach. Or Brendan Rodgers of Liverpool.  Maybe football is not your thing. How about James Bond, one of the best exports of UK culture, played by Sean Connery, the Scottish actor?  Not a movie person? Prefer females?  How about the 2009 “Britain Got Talent” sensation, Susan Boyle.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Jun

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Sugar used to be the sweetest thing in the world

>Around the time of Tanzanian independence in 1961, a powerful song hit the radios. “Sweets for my sweet, Sugar for my honey I will never ever let you go...”

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Apr

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Times are hard, but too much booze is not the solution

>I was in a late, late night bus heading home after a gig; tired but satisfied that we had played our music well. Gratified that we had got paid too.

 

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