Nyahela's Chronicles

I cannot stay at home For I am the village news reporter I hop from house to house  Collecting news and dishing out more  If they have not heard it from me Then it is no news And while at it I save a meal I cannot stay at home! I cannot stay at home For I was so close to finding out The identity of the mysterious man  That has dropped my neighbour's wife twice Yet her husband is in the barracks  I cannot condone unfaithfulness  I cannot stay at home! I cannot stay at home Yet I had discovered Muriu's daughter is pregnant  The girl at the university  The village role model The apple of her father's eye If I stay at home She might come out with a flat tummy  After this ordeal is over I cannot stay at home afande! I cannot stay at home For I have been seeing baba Ciru's car in the park It is widely known he is rarely home Since he got hooked up with the 'ho' in town. I have been crouching behind their house at night  Trying to detect...

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Someone with flu or COVID-19 touches a doorknob or counter. You come along and touch the doorknob or counter. Then you check your phone. Hours later, you’ve washed your hands, but the virus is still alive on your phone.  If you’re a smartphone owner, then with the new corona virus outbreak requires one to adapt some new habits.  1. Wash your hands before you touch your phone. C heck your phone less and wash your hands more. This minor lifestyle change entirely bypasses the risk of accidentally transmitting a virus to yourself via your phone. 2. Get a phone case.  A washable case that surrounds your phone makes it easy to clean: just toss it in the sink with your dishes once or twice a day, and wash. 3. Clean your phone.  wiping the hard surfaces of a phone with 70% isopropyl alcohol is fine, as long as no moisture gets into any openings, keys, or charging ports.  use only soft, lint-free cloth. Do not use paper towels, which can sc...