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Christmas: the drunk brother

Posted by: Benjamin Onuorah

Whenever it's Christmas, the drunk brother who didn't make it to the city or a big town is always ignored or mistreated. He may have never married or divorced. He is always seen as the family black sheep.

He is the one sent to buy a festive goat. The whole family must accuse him of buying a malnutritioned goat the size of a dog for less. Even his mother who knows how expensive the price of goats has skyrocketed can side with him or else resurrect unending claims of spoiling his son.

He may know alot but is always silenced for two reasons; being broke and a villager who has never gone beyond Thika. No matter how good his insights are, just incase he manages to express, they are watered down.

After slaughtering and doing all the hard work including hewing firewood, he will disappear and come back later staggering, get served his food a sit at a corner on a plastic chair or a stone. Without a bye, he will later disappear to his cold house and wish Christmas away awaiting his normal routine. His has to take care of your aging mother, her farm, her cows and at times her small debts. Unfortunately, no one including you appreciates his efforts. Only faults.

When it's time to leave, he will cut you a huge banana farmed with his own sweat, pack you avocados, waru and nduma and wish you a genuine bye. You don't even remember to say thank you. He walk back to your mother's house for a cup of tea before going to fetch Napier grass awaiting next Christmas.

By: Kimani Kabengi
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