LawyerLiv & Co.

Category: PERSONAL BLOG

  • KWIKEKA

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    An almost-funny thing just happened. I went to a coffee shop to finish some work. There was one empty couch left. I went to sit there and an older white gentleman sitting nearby, (with what I perceived to be disregard), said to me “someone is coming.” Barely any eye contact, no “excuse me”, no “I’m…

  • NEWSWORTHY

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    Did you catch me on the News yesterday? Ay! Pinky Out. We moving up! In Rwanda, we say “Ikura ku cyavu ikicazanya n’ibikomangoma” (God will lift you from the bottomless depth & sit you with dignitaries.) I had an unconventional law career. I did a 10 month stunt at the Public Defender’s Office. Quickly realized,…

  • GENESIS 1-5

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    How have I been in church since fetus era and I have not read the Bible in its entirety?A joke! New year, new me. Let’s try this again. 1200 Pages? Not bad. Ah… Who am I kidding. Matter of fact, suddenly feeling sleepy. OYA, TOKA SHITANI. (Get behind me, Satan). Will be reading chronologically. So…

  • DRINE, THE DRONE

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    If I did not wish to blaspheme, I’d call my sister a goddess. She is past regal. Living warrior, Modern-Day Dahomey Amazon, Could say “I love her”, What a gross understatement that’d be. She is the absolute muse of my life. Ok, bye. (*Rolls eyes at mushy self*)

  • MEAN CHRISTIANS

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    Are we consulting the same Holy Scriptures?Are we attending the same Cathedrals?How are you a mean-spirited Christian?How do you rejoice in another’s misery?How do you judge another sinner?How do you condemn a fellow human?Are you the maker of Heaven and Earth?Are you the much-awaited Messiah? Second-Hand Embarassment on behalf of the church. God Help Us…

  • CODE CHOUCHOU

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    Howdy 2025! Looking mighty cute. I beg don’t stress us… Dearest reader, you had heard of Code Hammurabi. Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth. I now bring you, Code Chouchou. A set of rules I live by.

  • UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES

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    Whether I am wearing Kamambili in deep Nyanza murutoki rwa Nyogokuru (in Grandma’s Banana Plantation) or drinking Cappucino near the Capitol in the heart of the Americas, I ought to be the same. If my personality fluctuates according to location or crowd, then I am in-aunthentic. If I am in-aunthentic, I am insulting God and…

  • YEAR-END

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    Howdy Friends! So… I’ve decided to try something new in 2025: Privacy. (*Laughs out Loud*) In the aftermath of my divorce, I went on a sort of public love experiment. You watched me explore the opposite gender as I sought to answer the question: “Does marriage as is limit ambitious african women?” Being the subject…

  • AFRO-CHRISTMAS

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    Greetings My Friend, I don’t have gifts under a tree, actually I don’t even have a tree. No deep reason really: 50% I’m lazy. 50% don’t wanna spend. I am just here for the snuggles. The warmth. The love. From Family. From Friends. From all those who make my heart feel fuzzy. I’m also watching…

  • SALUD. DINERO. AMOR.

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    Achuuum! Allergies rising. Allergic to Nonsense. Salud, Dinero. Amor —- (Health, Money, Love. Common Phrase used after someone sneezes. First Sneeze- Salud, Second Sneeze-Dinero, etc.) First, my apologies to my environmental lawyer cousin Vanessa who will find my rationale APPALLING! (Hey Fam Bam, love you too!) *3AM. Courtesies aside. Pee Run Concluded.* Allow me now…