Africa Knows » road http://africaknows.com/mu To tell a different story about Africa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Walk Through Kampalahttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/walk-through-kampala/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/walk-through-kampala/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:21:56 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=2249 The Will of Hope

For it is with the will in my heart that I walk this path Knees weak, heart weak, soul weak But push I must Strive I must A second ticking, is a moment lost A day gone, an opportunity passed No time to cry No time to weep No time to look back I push on I [...]]]> The Will of Hope

For it is with the will in my heart that I walk this path
Knees weak, heart weak, soul weak
But push I must
Strive I must
A second ticking, is a moment lost
A day gone, an opportunity passed
No time to cry
No time to weep
No time to look back
I push on
I push on…

Photo: Pedestrians walk the streets of Kampala, Uganda.

For it is with the will in my heart that I walk this path

Knees weak, heart weak, soul weak

But push I must

Strive I must

A second ticking, is a moment lost

A day gone, an opportunity passed

No time to cry

No time to weep

No time to look back

I push on

I push on…

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Hallo? Habari? Dana esteline? Sawubona? I send these greetings to you. Will you please, will you may Will you take one or two?

These oranges sweet. Oranges are bright. They’ll soon be gone No longer ripe

Kwaheri. Goodbye. Veloma. Sala kahle. No thanks. I do not want Perhaps, maybe another day I’ll buy them all for lunch

Yes oranges sweet. Oranges are bright. But sorry [...]]]> Today or Never

Hallo? Habari? Dana esteline? Sawubona?
I send these greetings to you.
Will you please, will you may
Will you take one or two?

These oranges sweet. Oranges are bright.
They’ll soon be gone
No longer ripe

Kwaheri. Goodbye. Veloma. Sala kahle.
No thanks. I do not want
Perhaps, maybe another day
I’ll buy them all for lunch

Yes oranges sweet. Oranges are bright.
But sorry son
The time’s not right

Photo: A hawker along the streets of Pretoria sells oranges to motorists.

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]]> Commuters along Nairobi’s busy Thika Road await for buses and matatus. The dusty Thika Road has been under construction for more than a year.

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]]> A speed warning along Nairobi’s heavily congested Thika Road which is under construction.

]]> http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/30/feed/ 0 Waiting to Get Acrosshttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/waiting-to-get-across/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/waiting-to-get-across/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 07:34:58 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=2002 A mother holds her son’s hand as they await passing vehicles to clear before crossing Thika Road in Kasarani.

]]> A mother holds her son’s hand as they await passing vehicles to clear before crossing Thika Road in Kasarani.

]]> http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/waiting-to-get-across/feed/ 0 Order Amongst the Chaoshttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/order-amongst-the-chaos/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/order-amongst-the-chaos/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:00:03 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=1987 A policeman at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium roundabout directs traffic on a busy afternoon.

]]> A policeman at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium roundabout directs traffic on a busy afternoon.

]]> http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/order-amongst-the-chaos/feed/ 0 A Crossing Adventurehttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/a-crossing-adventure/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/a-crossing-adventure/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:59:21 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=1979 A man runs across University Way on a busy, raining Nairobi morning in order to get out of the way of two Mercedes Benz sedans.

]]> A man runs across University Way on a busy, raining Nairobi morning in order to get out of the way of two Mercedes Benz sedans.

]]> http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/a-crossing-adventure/feed/ 0 Flagging Down Traffichttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/flagging-down-traffic/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/flagging-down-traffic/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:59:11 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=1968 A man flags down a matatu along a busy intersection in Nairobi on a wet day.

]]> A man flags down a matatu along a busy intersection in Nairobi on a wet day.

]]> http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/flagging-down-traffic/feed/ 0 A Dusty Conversationhttp://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/a-dusty-conversation/ http://africaknows.com/mu/blog/stories/a-dusty-conversation/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:59:02 +0000 Joshua Wanyama http://africaknows.com/mu/?p=1952 Three ladies hold a conversation beside a dusty detour road near the small town of Molo.

]]> Three ladies hold a conversation beside a dusty detour road near the small town of Molo.

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]]> Two men ride their bicycles along a village road near Matunda in Lugari Distict.

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]]> A beggar arranges his sitting area along Ngong Road near the Nairobi Baptist Church roundabout.

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]]> A man fixes a flat tire on a van along Waiyaki Way in the outskirts of Nairobi in Limuru as passengers mill around.

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