His letter pinned on the wall of the National Archives in Nairobi pricks the conscience of all who read it by its simplicity, selflessness and concern for his son.
The letter, addressed to Father Marino of Catholic Mission, P O Box 25 Nyeri reads:
It is one o’clock night and I have picked up my pencil and paper so that I may remember you and your beloved friends before time is over.
I am so busy and so happy preparing for heaven tomorrow February 18 1957. I only want to let you know that Father Whellam came to see me here in my prison room as soon as he received the information regarding my arrival. He is still a dear and kind person and I did not at first expect it. He visits me very often and has given me sufficient encouragement possible.
burning light
He has provided me important books with more that have set a burning light throughout my way to paradise such as:
1 Students Catholic Doctrine
2 In the likeness of Christ
3 How to Understand Mass
4 The New Testament
5 The appearance of Virgin at Grotto of Loudres
6 Prayer Book in Kikuyu
7 The Virgin Mary of Fatma
8 The Cross of the Rosary
I want to make it ever memorial to you and all that only Father Whellam came to see me on Christmas Day while I had many coming on the other weeks and days. I am sorry that they did not remember me during the birth of our Lord and Saviour.
It is also a pity they forgot me during such a merry day. I have already discussed the matter with him and I am sure he will inform you all.
Only question of getting my son to school. He is so far away from many of your schools but I trust that something must be done to see that he starts earlier under your care etc.
Do not fail to from seeing my mother who is very old and to comfort her even though she is so much sorrowful.
My wife is here. She is detained at Kamiti prison and I suggest that she will be released after sometime. I would like her to be comforted by sisters eg Sister Modester for she too feels lonely.
one favour
And if by any possibility she can be near the mission near Mathari, so that she may be close to the sisters and to the church.
I conclude by telling you only to do me one favour by getting education for my son. Farewell to the world and all its belongings. I say best wishes to my friends with whom we shall not meet in this busy world. Please pass my compliments and best wishes to all who read Wathiomo Mukinyu. Remember me too to the fathers, brothers and sisters.
With good hope and best wishes I remain dear father,
Yours loving and departing convert, D Kimathi.
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Economics Simplified
It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted.
It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one.
The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.
The Butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.
The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's painter that in these hard times, gave his services on credit.
The painter runs to the hotel, and pays off his debt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that he rented for his honey moon.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town.
No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism
It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.
Suddenly, a rich tourist comes to town.
He enters the only hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one.
The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.
The Butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.
The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.
The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town's painter that in these hard times, gave his services on credit.
The painter runs to the hotel, and pays off his debt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that he rented for his honey moon.
The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.
At that moment, the rich tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, after saying that he did not like any of the rooms, and leaves town.
No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism
Before you get Married, Read this!
When a man
steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him
keep her.
Lee Majors
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.
Al Gore
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Socrates
Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from
achieving them.
Mike Tyson
The great question... which I have not been able to
answer... is, "What does a woman want?
George Clooney
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs
with me.
Bill Clinton
"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We
take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little
candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes
Tuesdays, I go Fridays."
George W. Bush
"I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years."
Rudy Giuliani
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."
Michael Jordan
"I've had bad luck with all my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't." The third gave me more children!
Donald Trump
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.
Shaquille O'Neal
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...
Kobe Bryant
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.
David Hasselhoff
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
Alec Baldwin
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
Barack Obama
Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.
Tommy Lee
A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds:
"Wife wanted".
Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing:
"You can have mine."
Brad Pitt
First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
Jimmy Kimmel
"Honey, what happened to 'ladies first'?" Husband replies, "That's the reason why the world's a mess today, because a lady went first!"
David Letterman
"First there's the promise ring, then the engagement ring, then the wedding ring...soon after....comes Suffer...ing!
Jay Leno
steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him
keep her.
Lee Majors
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.
Al Gore
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Socrates
Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from
achieving them.
Mike Tyson
The great question... which I have not been able to
answer... is, "What does a woman want?
George Clooney
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs
with me.
Bill Clinton
"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We
take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little
candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes
Tuesdays, I go Fridays."
George W. Bush
"I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years."
Rudy Giuliani
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."
Michael Jordan
"I've had bad luck with all my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't." The third gave me more children!
Donald Trump
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.
Shaquille O'Neal
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...
Kobe Bryant
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.
David Hasselhoff
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
Alec Baldwin
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.
Barack Obama
Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.
Tommy Lee
A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds:
"Wife wanted".
Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing:
"You can have mine."
Brad Pitt
First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
Jimmy Kimmel
"Honey, what happened to 'ladies first'?" Husband replies, "That's the reason why the world's a mess today, because a lady went first!"
David Letterman
"First there's the promise ring, then the engagement ring, then the wedding ring...soon after....comes Suffer...ing!
Jay Leno
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