Kariuki Wa Njuguna
Kariuki son of Njuguna,
Find yourself a wife,
Drinking ‘muratina’ the whole day will only add sorrow to your life,
Your late father was my childhood friend,
We grew up together in Karatina,
He was a good man,
I know he is now sobbing uncontrollably in his grave seeing your life being wasted like this.
Kariuki son of Njuguna,
Get yourself a wife,
Your age mates are now teaching their
second born sons how to chew ‘githeri’,
Do not let the sun disappear over the slopes of Mount Kenya before you charm the heart of Njeri.
Kariuki son of Njuguna,
Look at your elder brother,
He did not go to school,right?
How many businesses does he own in Embu?
Look at your sister,
Did she not drop out of school because of
pregnancy,
How many businesses does she own in Thika?
Look at your friend Maina,
You graduated from Kenyatta University the same year,
When he could not ind a job,he started a small kiosk in Nakuru town,
Now he owns Maina Stores,the biggest retail store in Nakuru.
Kariuki Wa Njuguna,
It pains me to see you everyday at Mama
Njenga’s chang’aa den,
Your house is choking with smell of cigarettes,
Look at me, even the white hair is disappearing on my head,
Heed an old man’s advice.
Kariuki Wa Njuguna,
I shall devote my time to lead the committee to negotiate ‘Ruracio’,
Get yourself a wife,
She will hammer some sense into your thick head
by Ordinary Mind.
