The Drunkard

By James Mbotela Syomuti

Long Description of The Drunkard
In a state of evident perplexity, the people of Kasokolo village are up against Joseph Kakumbi with their intense and unstoppable gossips. This touching story reveals the abominable nature of his reckless living and how he relapses to a confined life of a chronic drunkard. Joseph’s dear wife Vilomina Mukenu, is not ready to tolerate her husband’s drunkenness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Mbotela Syomuti
• Release date: Apr 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310980732

James Mbotela Syomuti

James Mbotela Syomuti is a Kenyan author (fiction thriller) and an artist. He has taught students at different Secondary Schools for many years. Besides, he is a prolific itinerant preacher and a pastor. He is also a qualified and approved Bible Skills Institute (BSI) trainer, a theological program of Every Home For Christ International. He has written other books (fiction) and poems. He has a Diploma in Christian Ministry, from Every Home For Christ International, USA. Above all, he has a Certificate in Spiritual Development from Northwestern Christian University, Florida, USA.

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The Drunkard

By James Mbotela Syomuti

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Chapter One

This is a Burden that I cannot Evade

"Anything that your heart desires is like medicine to it. Do you hear that, my wife Vilomena Mukenu? If God intended that I will be killed by kaluvu (local brew) when he created me, then that must happen! Vilomena Mukenu my wife, are you crying because I drink excessively?

"Are you crying because I did not buy you a pair of shoes last month? Are you crying because you asked me to accompany you to go and visit your parents and I declined? When I come home drunk, do you assume that I have a lot of money? Do you think money is just dug from the ground like gemstones, Vilomena?

"That is one thing you misunderstand, you woman. I concur with what one of my friends told me about his wife last night when we were drinking. It occurred to me that the way she behaves to her husband is exactly the same way you behave towards me.

"Whoever said that women are the cause of many problems we experience in our daily lives, was a hundred percent right. I am sure the difficulties I am having now would not have been there if I had not got married to you, Vilomena Mukenu daughter of Richard Kimanzi.

Let me get my notebook and write the following words for my own reference. Marriage is only but an addition of troubles and a subtraction of money. Or what do you think, my dear friend, Kamunauwi? When I go home especially at month end, my wife Vilomena Mukenu pours all her financial problems to me. I want a new dress.

I want a new pair of shoes. I want lovely necklaces and earrings. I want two kilograms of sugar for making tea every morning. I want some baby lotion for my baby. This terrible burden is upon me, Joseph Kakumbi. It is a burden that I cannot evade, no matter how much I try to dodge.

"Dear