Our people had an organised system of structures, practices, rituals that informed how they lived as communities. Names were not just slapped to the foreheads of newborns with no thought behind them – there was meaning, beautiful and exotic stories informed these names. Our people soon adopted Christianity and its rituals – naming traditions gradually shifted as our people were baptised with Christian names as their first names – names from the Bible of prophets, saints and whatnot. I am not the only one who has dropped their Western name and is now running with two African names. It is deliciously empowering to use two African names.

Source: Daily Nation July 04, 2020 06:22 UTC