how I watched my child die,Man who has lost 5 of his 6 children narrates
I was in a meeting when his call came. Well we hadn't talked this year so I decided to excuse myself from the meeting to respond to the urgent caller. "Nguendaga gukwira atiriri, Eriki niatutiga" (I wanted to tell you Erick has left us). I did not quite get it quickly. Neither did I know what to say. So I asked if he can allow me to call back in a few. I sat back and tried to reflect on what the caller has just said. The message was brief but piercing. Erick is a young man who has been doing extremely well despite his health condition. Even when in pain he still accompanies his groans with faint smile. After few minutes I called back. I needed clearer details and where the caller was. But I also made a quick call to Fuata Nyuki. He too was in the dark regarding the new happenings but agreed I'll brief him more later. The journey from Garden City to Kiambu road took forever. But it gave me a chance to reflect on the 11 months journey we have taken with this...