At first I thought that this was a cool trip to the woods, on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro at a place called Bustani famously known for local Tanzanian brew; mbege, nzuga etc. But we were not going for the brew, we were going to hang out and bond as the youth of Oloitokitok. I had suggested this to a friend and bang! a poster was lurking on my WhatsApp unread, with the #TwendeniTeule writings bold enough to catch my attention.
On a closer look, it happened to be a charity event. I was even more excited and thought, ‘What a much better way to hangout at my hometown.’ It was on 23rd and I had my D3200 polished and armed with the 18-55mm and the 70-300mm lenses ready to give my best shot on this. Offering myself fully to this CSR.
The start of the event is the first thing you shoot
Then you proceed to do those ‘unaware shots’
Then to those random close-ups
Then you grab the attention of Manuel. He wants a photo with his dad and his nephew
But then you see that perfect shot you do not want to miss
And you tilt next to Vinnie
Then you decide to be creative…
And again…
Then in a flash the MCee says it’s time to walk in the streets of Oloitokitok.
I do not really think that the president is the only one who deserves a police escort. These poor children’s did too
Then you remember the song ‘Uliza Kiatu’ and you look at how new these NIKE shoes are and you know outright that this guy doesn’t listen to such.
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We go round Loitokitok town
And back… But this time am going to take a photo of these police spikes
And who said there are no beauties in Loitokitok? You should be ‘achamed of yourseof’ (Exactly the way mama mboga of Makutano Junction puts it)
We get back…
And the MC Mamboleo will kill me if his photo is not on this blog
And then I start shooting people, after the police went back to their hood
I loved this shot so I had to photobomb.
And guess who joined us
And they gave their contribution too
But then this amazing beauty didn’t cease to rock my camera
Damn!
Camera persons see and opportunity and seize it..
And know that there will always be copy cats in this world
There was something with this kid.
Did you notice it?
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The kid was cheeky and all hyper. This was his crew…
We had to have some entertainment
Tony Ndung’u Wa Loitokitok showed his masterly in Shairi (I wonder why Luos call it ‘Sairi’)
Vampayah became all acoustic
And damn… I didn’t even know that she was a singer
And I had to outdo her since I have been doing music for 6 years now by showing my masculinity in carrying a guitar
Cake Time
Sadly it was a very bad time for Dullah Mzoeffu to have a birthday
BEFORE
AFTER… It is time bro you get a wife. Hawa watu wanakufeelisha aje?
The event was fantastic, sharing with these kids was just awesome. These kids had something in them, the will, the power to go on despite their challenges. They have chosen to live from the inside out, not to let what goes outside their sphere get into them
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I loved their happy faces and their cheeky selves, living like any other ordinary children with parents
The event was made a success by the following guys:
Mshairi Mamboleo was our MCee
Dullah Mzoeffu of Wazoeffu was our main artist
Manuel Ntoyiai (left) and George Njehia (right) were the event organizers
And I was the guitarist, sorry, photographer…