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If the last thing I ever say is,

"Don't kill me - I don't want to die"

If my last memory, is that of me, begging for my life...

Bruised, bleeding, crying - staring at death in the eye

Surrounded by big men carrying stones with bloodthirsty eyes

Church women, looking down on me with pure disgust in their eyes - spitting on the sides

If this is the end of the road for me,

If this is the way I die,

Tell the world...

Tell the world his name was Rajab Ochieng Hamisi

He was 20 years old

He was in his fourth year of campus - almost getting his degree

Tell the world he absolutely loved his mother

He adored all his friends and family

Tell the world he was funny

He loved making fun and he had the most horrible laugh a person could possibly have

Tell them how he had a love for words

How he was passionate about expressing himself through them

Tell them he had dreams,

He had big dreams

Dreams of becoming a great author and publishing books

Books that would become New York Time Bestsellers

Books that would put Kenyan literature on the map

Tell them he wanted to be a Nobel Peace prize winner

Please tell them how he loved children

How he loved playing with his neices and nephews

Tell them he was a human being

Flawed, imperfect and insecure about his acne

But still... A human being

Tell them no human being should have to go through what he went through

Tell them to speak about injustice

Even if it's just that... Speech

Tell them to practise and walk in kindness

Tell them that it's okay to disagree

But let everyone find the best way to address their differences

And most importantly

Tell them that I am a star

Tell them they didn't steal nor kill my light

I still shine

And I shine bright

Even now in the afterlife