Kaka Ben

  • A GOOD PLAYER RARELY SHOWS UP WITH NEW BOOTS

    They say a good player rarely shows up with new boots. It stayed with me. Not because of how clever it sounded, but because over time, it proved itself true. Not just in football, but in life. A good player… Continue reading

    A GOOD PLAYER RARELY SHOWS UP WITH NEW BOOTS
  • MIRROR`S SILENT TRUTH

    Sometimes, you look in the mirror. Just a glance. Just to see if your shirt is straight. If your hair is sitting right. If your face looks acceptable for the day ahead. And then you move on. You don’t stay… Continue reading

    MIRROR`S SILENT TRUTH
  • THE SEED THAT DIDN`T MAKE IT

    Sometimes in farming, you do things right. You wait for the rains. You till the soil. You buy good seeds, not the cheap ones from the bus stand. You dig the holes, just enough depth. Use quality manure. You drop… Continue reading

    THE SEED THAT DIDN`T MAKE IT
  • PRICE VIS-À-VIS VALUE

    It was one of those slow Dar es Salaam evenings. The kind where time softens. Where people gather in twos and threes to talk about life, the day, the past, whatever floats between the dusk and the dust. I found… Continue reading

    PRICE VIS-À-VIS VALUE
  • FROM EGGS TO WINGS

    When we were kids, we chased everything that moved. Kumbikumbi during the rains. Grasshoppers in the dry season. Dragonflies by the river. But nothing caught our attention quite like butterflies. We’d run barefoot through the school yard or across a… Continue reading

    FROM EGGS TO WINGS