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Wise Sayings to Usher in 2022
Verbal gems cultivated by tradition and customs across Kenya
The Undocumented Trove of Words
The common documented sayings in the English language are useful, but they are not all that there is in the limitless treasure trove of wise sayings from different regions and cultures. Wise sayings are shaped by a people’s unique experiences, environment, traditions, and customs.
Limited Editions in Circulation
As we draw the curtains on 2021 and make a refreshing entry into 2022, I pay tribute, on behalf of the youth-mentorship programme by Impact Borderless Digital (IBD), to some selected wise sayings you will hardly come across. The sayings are in confined circulation within indigenous Kenyan tribes. As such, they have had less than a fair chance at being translated and circulated in any of the major international languages.
Enjoying Examples of Original Kenyan Sayings
Enjoy the originality and the message you can draw from these selected proverbs and sayings as you make a hopeful entry into 2022.
- People with no secret agreement are easily brought down by a single stroke of the club (from the Kikuyu tribe). One person can easily outwit…
