Trouble for Sale

By Maina Wahome

"Trouble for Sale is set in a bloody and servile ship of state -

'mother' Nyeka marred with despicable atrocities, disarrays,

and social injustices; the precursors for anarchies, disasters, and

lawlessness brings into the limelight a country whose protection for

its citizens is withering and calamitous - their guard has s

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
• Release date: May 31, 2023
• ISBN: 9789361723971

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Trouble For Sale

The Fight for Justice Starts with a Single Voice

Maina Wahome

Ukiyoto Publishing

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Ukiyoto Publishing

Published in 2023

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Dedication

To the memory of Amos Ng’ang’a and Daniel Njogu who died in front of Destiny hair salon, Nairobi. The police officers cuffed them and dragged them to the unlit road giving them away for mob justice. The neighborhood youth smashed their heads with rocks as Peter Njogu, the father to Daniel, watched helplessly.

Acknowledgement

I give God the deepest thanks for my good health and my positive outlook on life. God has been a loving father, best friend, confidant, and savior to me. In the best of times and even the worst of times, you have always been by my side.

I owe a debt of gratitude to a number of individuals whose help was essential to the creation and execution of this play. Words cannot adequately explain or reflect the depth of my thanks for your love and care to my mother, Margaret Wahome. I will always be in love with you because you complete me.

To Eunice Wahome, my sister, and Francis Ndegwa (Wamacharia), my paternal uncle, who worked alongside my mother to support me through my tertiary education. I'm grateful to God for bringing you into my life since it feels like we've been friends in spirit for ages! You mean the world to me with your unfailing kindness, wise counsel, and fatherly affection.

I want to express my gratitude to my friend Marion Waithera Njoroge for introducing me to Ndaba Sibanda. I am very happy to have met you and I adore you! I appreciate your support and your faith in this book's message.

To Ndaba Sibanda, a poet and author from Zimbabwe. I give thanks to God for your miraculous writing skills, which brought my thoughts and feelings to life. My sources of inspiration have always been the poems you shared with me.

Prof. Jacinta Ndambuki, Prof. Felicia Yieke, Dr. Kanyi Thiong'o, Dr. Goro Wa Kamau, Dr. Walunywa,  Dr. Andrian Onyando, and the late Dr. Lennox Odiemo Munara—my lecturers in literature and linguistics at Laikipia University—you are my heroes and heroines, and I adore you so much. Sincere gratitude from the bottom of my heart for helping me achieve my goal and realising my actual purpose.

I would like to thank Gerald Musyoki Paul, a classmate, for taking the time to edit this play. His moral fortitude and counsel were priceless.

Samuel Mahuti from Kenya and Lokulunga Khumalo from Zimbabwe are my buddies. Thank you for your unadulterated love, for encouraging me to believe in myself, and for offering suggestions for each book I write.

I am grateful to all of my readers who have supported me throughout my past publications. In addition, Lily Mukuhi, Stella Gichohi, and Bowers Mugabi inspired me to keep writing, for which I am grateful.

Contents

ACT 1

Scene 1

Scene II

Act 2

Scene I

Scene II

Act 3

Scene I

Scene II

Act 4

Scene 1

About the Author

ACT 1

Scene 1

(KAMERUKIA’S living room. It is adorned with leather sofa sets from abroad. MALCOM X photograph suspends on the wall. A king-sized television hangs on the wall. The house-help and parlor- maid wear the blue and yellow dining-room dresses of nattier blue taffeta with aprons; blue stockings and patent leather slippers with silver buckles, their beautifully piled hair is always fine looking. The music in the adjoining rooms vibrates in everyone’s ears uniting everybody in the compound. The meals are well presented in the dining room which is extravagantly furnished. A bell rings in the gatekeeper’s room. A Toyota Prado pulls up with hip-hop music filling the air.

The GATEKEEPER runs to the living room. He calls his master. KAMERUKIA moves downstairs well dressed with a golden bracelet, a fitting Italian suit, and a golden necklace added to his glamour. He is whistling holding a briefcase which is worth a lot of money)

GATEKEEPER: (Looking worried) Sir, there is a visitor at the gate. He has an Audi car model. May I let him in the compound?

KAMERUKIA: Why are poor people a problem? A car is a means of transportation, not a shocker. He is the much anticipated guest. Please