Saving the Leopard

It is disappointing not to live your dream, but extremely saddening to see those living your dream in dire straits. Well today I can reveal one of my secrets, the dream I will never live. I grew up very close to the Nyayo National Stadium and one of my earliest childhood memories is that of the Isikuti beat. Apparently when the white man first heard the beat he exclaimed, “It’s good!” and Isikuti was born. Well my early memories of the sound of the Isikuti drum were from famed AFC Leopard’s supporters making there way through Madaraka Estate to the Nyayo National Stadium. Often times we would join the procession with my band of friends to go and watch the mighty Ingwe (leopard). Continue reading “Saving the Leopard”