LawyerLiv & Co.

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  • Why They Hate Me…

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    Up until now, I had no known enemies.I make it a point to live well with everyone. Always have. Even in High School, I was always the kid to ward off bullies, console the bullied, and circle back to befriend said bullies. Go to Ecole Belge de Kigali and ask. Lately, racists in America seem…

  • NAVIGATING LOVE & LUST

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    Most African men see divorce as a quick mishap in their journey, they take 1 day to mourn and the next day, you will meet them in town holding hands with a hot new thing. I admire their lack of shame. In contrast, African women, (to no fault of their own, based on societal stigma),…

  • Ode to My Father- (OTF)

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    As you may recall, I am working on my first book “OTF” – Please enjoy the following excerpt: Dad has always been a fascinating character, so weekends were very movemented in our household. On Saturdays, he would “sleep in”, which for him meant waking up at 9a sharp, such a waste of sheets. He’d wake…

  • N’Djamena, Chad

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    Ever heard a pigeon’s coo? This time last week, I woke up in Chad (Tchad: French spelling) to that very distinct sound and rushed to play “Pharmacien” by Fally & Koffi. There is a line in there that says “My heart burns with love but you only coo like a pigeon, roucouuu, roucouuu”. I found…

  • GIRLFRIENDS

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    I know, I know! I said no more blogs as I focus on finishing my book… BUT AH… Couldn’t resist, had this on my mind. So… I hate to put women in hierarchy, I have always considered us all to be sisters. However, I am saddened to note, there is in fact a class system.…

  • Future of American Politics

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    Only thing I love more than an brilliant man is a brilliant woman. Imagine my delight when I heard that my Kenyan sister (whom we affectionately call Honorable Tacha) and I will be spending 3 days in a retreat with 41 women from across the nation, most of whom have aspirations for public office and…

  • Salah, Zakat, Hajj

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    Like my mother before me and her mother before her, I am very much set in my Christian faith and would never convert. I do however, have a deep admiration for Islam. From the Salah(Five Daily Prayers), Zakat(Almsgiving), Hajj (Mecca Pilgrimage) to the FIRE FITS – do forgive my superficial nature… Imagine a man praying…

  • AFRO-REVOLUTION

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    Forget all the times I said this sentence in vain. This time, we are truly really witnessing History! Gone are the days where they’d make fun of our accents; now they stand in line at the Gold Coast, awaiting their citizenship (*Cough Cough, if the line gets too long, try the other 53 nations that…

  • 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…