King Matumu was troubled by the fact that his son could be in an affair with another woman. He had to hire a spy soon enough before his son went for the next visit to Ruaki village. He spread out the word to his lead guard to find him someone who was good at the job. He could not get anyone from outside because his son could be suspicious about it.
Indeed, he found one hell of a spy. There was one tall, dark heavily built ex-army guy that fitted the position very well. Tentatively, he had to come up with a reason for his son as to why he had to change his security personnel. This was not hard though for his family seemed to have a talent in telling lies.
The lying business was not only good to square things between him and his son but also was an important ingredient for a king to have. He had to lie to his people from time to time. This is because, although he was the king and a king is assumed to get all he wanted, sometimes it was not that easy. He had to li
Gatamu was very pleased and confident that his plan was safe. He went for the car as Rimberia went to let Peninah know of the plan. After a short while, the three of them got into the car and drove off. As they were driving, Gatamu and Peninah could hardly resist each other’s charm. They talked all the way to the ‘safe house’ exchanging some sweet words. Finally, they were here at the ‘safe house’ so to speak. It was in one of Rimberia’s property in one of the traditional huts. This was very adventurous for the Prince too. After Rimberia got them here, it was time for him to leave and keep an eye on the project as the Prince woos. He found his own way back to the project again. Peninah and Gatamu were left alone to share whatever it was they had to share to prove their love for each other. As usual, the Prince had to go first to give his gift to her but, first, he enjoyed the specially made uji for him by Peninah. According to his judgment, he had never taste
Back to Rimberia, he kept Munjuri on the loop of things and assured him of not a glitch in the plan. He confessed of them being at the most secure place there is in the village and where no one would ever suspect to look. There was bad news for him though. He hardly knew that his day was about to suck. This gold mine was about to be his alone no more. As he took Gatamu and Peninah to this so-called secure location, something that was never anticipated happened. There happened to be an elder around the parts whom happened to see it all. It was very clear to him that no one could convince him otherwise. He too had a chance to get his hands on this gold mine. He could not wait any longer than required and decided to confront Rimberia about it. Rimberia could not think of there being bleach in his plan so, when he saw the elder; he thought he was coming to give him news about the progress of the law amendment. Hardly did he know that, he was about to be in for a shock.
The following morning, it was time for Gatamu to head back to the city. This time, he was very happy and had an achievement that he got to share his love with Peninah and more so, sealed it properly as required. He could not wait to get to Kibich and share the good news to his friend doctor Kirimi. Rimberia on the other hand made sure that Gatamu and Peninah do not know the information about this secret being known. If they got a clue of this, it could mean a problem for them and for Rimberia too. He kept it under laps to himself and this time, Naitiira only. Days passed by and finally, Naitiira had a crew enough for his awkward mission. It was after he had enough youths that he incited them to riot against Rimberia accusing him of dishonoring the traditions of the land. He also knew that for them to send a proper message, they had to have some little motivation. He prepared a very well fermented traditional brew (Marwa) that really gave the boys the necessar
In the Warume kingdom, the spy had already told the king about what had happened at the village. He stipulated to the king that his son was seeing a village girl and that they might have gone beyond just seeing each other. The king was worked up but could not react until; he had enough prove that his son was surely bewitched by a village girl. He also made sure that Silviah did not know about it for she could tell her father. Her father’s knowledge about this could not go well for him. It was so not good. He had to do everything to keep it secret. This meant that he could not ask his son about it neither could he show him a negative attitude. Although deep inside he was burning and dying to ask his son about it, he had not another choice but to keep his mouth shut. Silviah had not any clue of what was going on in the palace. As far as she was concerned, she was the apple of the eye for Gatamu. She was the only bean in his githeri I say. Gatamu and his father as well
In the city, money was everything and everything was money. In fact, money was god. Here, in these parts of the country, money talked louder than the voice of the people and any god. The fact that Gatamu had to be betrothed to a woman chosen for him was enough evidence. Gatamu and Silviah’s betrothal was not based on their love for each other neither was it for the good of the people, no. It was all in the service of their parents’ egotistical interests and treacherous ambitions. Mr. Mamiti and the king had been friends for such a long time. They had done many things together; some of which were against the people’s rights and humanity. The main reason for it all being; their greed for power, influence and affluence. The king wanted his son to marry Mamiti’s daughter as a sign of their trust for each other and to keep the noxious secrets buried. Divulging them deleterious secrets would do either of them colossuses no good. Though they were friends, both kept
Lucky enough for the Prince, Naitiira thought that it was time for him to own the mine. He visited the city on his own behind other elders back and went to see Gatamu. All he wanted was to let him know that he could help him to see Peninah without having to go to the village. This is just what Gatamu needed to hear. This is just what he was looking for. Naitiira was lucky enough this time because he was willing to spend any amount of money to have Peninah by his side. It was in Warume that money could also buy love or, so they believed. Again, it was money about to put everything back on track for Gatamu. Naitiira visited the city and they had a talk with Gatamu about the whole plan. Since they could not risk being found, they had to do it at the doctor’s place. He was to be sneaking Peninah out of the village and into the city to have them meet. This was the very best news for Gatamu. Meanwhile, he had to relocate and move to some other place. Doctor Kirimi
Peninah later came to open up to the Prince and told him of the news that she was with a child. The Prince was so happy, saw this as an opportunity, and guarantee for them to be together forever as it was his dream and hers too. He could not keep this just to himself. He shared it with Kirimi. Kirimi was so proud too and encouraged him to fight on for this girl. Silviah could not hold on any longer. She could no longer sit back and wait for the Prince to come through. For the time they had stayed together with him, she had noticed that sometimes he could hold on to something without letting go. She decided to have some people trail him whenever he went and find out if they are still seeing each other with Peninah. It was the only thing Silviah could do because she could not risk stepping foot to the village to warn Peninah to keep her hands off the Prince. Indeed, her guess was not wrong after all. The spies told her of the news that Peninah and the Prince were still
At Ruaki village, the elders learnt of Peninah’s sneaking out at night to go see the Prince. They became determined to punish her for it. During the first time she was in relationship with Gatamu, it was not so severe. There was a chance of her forgiveness. After they discovered of her persistence in seeing the prince against their will, they surely meant to pass judgement on her. Makubu knew that to be no good news. He went to see the Oracle and told him about it. He needed the oracle’s help to save his daughter. They both had to do something fast to save her. “Good day holy one,” Makubu greeted. “Good day too Makubu; to what do I owe your visit this day?” “I certainly have a problem that needs your intervention and possibly prayers.” “What sort of problem is this that worries your soul to such an extent that I can tell from the look on your face?” “The elders have found out about my daughter seeing the Prince again and they decide to