Fables that keep us apart: I don’t speak in mother tongue, that’s a conscious decision

A signboard pinned on a tree discouraging mother tongue speaking at school. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Names carry such a tremendous identity in Kenya. I normally find it difficult to respond when someone asks me what tribe I am from.

A strange question, but on a daily basis we find ourselves navigating through tribal identities. Whenever people ask my name, I have become used to the response.