and then there was nothing! (Poem by Ojijo)

(extracted from Fireplace Stories: Ojijo’s Performance Poems. ISBN. 978-9966-123-17-6. 2012.)

first there was a dark cloud,

pregnant with water,

then there were strong winds,

from the east, and north east,

then there was the first drop,

one drop of rain,

and then,

without warning,

with claps of thunder,

and flashes of lighting,

the sky was dark,
pitch black,

then rain,

everywhere,

and then,

floods,

water,
alot of water,
ravaging,

destroying,

ravaging,

uprooting,

lifting,

crushing,

floods,

and then,

there was nothing!

About the Author

Ojijo adds value to people by volunteering, and selling something. 
Ojijo was exiled to Uganda from Kenya, a victim of extra judicial killings of the then Kenyan Police Unit, Kanga Squad, but transformed himself from a needy refugee into a bestselling author of 37 books (http://ojijos37books.blogspot.com/); an expert lawyer in financial services law,  ict law, and legal rhetoric and owner of legal consultancy firm, lawpronto.com; a public speaker and consultant on business strategy, feasibility studies, financial projections, business profiles, strategic planning, personal branding and financial literacy and owner of a public speaking and consultancy company, allpublicspeakers.com; and an entreprenuer owner of an online and print entertainment company, achibela.com. 

Ojijo  volunteers variously as trainer of investment clubs with Investment Clubs Association of Uganda (ICAU); coaching women entrepreneurs with TechnoServe Inc, Uganda’; a member of advisory group on financial literacy, sponsored by Bank of Uganda (Central Bank). Ojijo is also a social entrepreneur, promoting public speaking, foreign language, and comedy skills in schools through the Laugh & Learn Clubs by his company, allpublicspeakers.com; promoting legal rhetoric in university law schools through the Ultimate Legal Mind Challenge competitions by his company, LawPronto LLP; promoting women confidence and skills in speaking through The Speaking Woman, a monthly, free public speaking training program sponsored by his company, allpublicspeakers.com; promoting public health and access to medical information through Ajuoga, his online medical reference database, (ajuoga.com); promoting luo culture and networking luo professionals through Luopedia, (luopedia.com);and fighting youth un-employment through Inua Kijana, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of his company, allpublicspeakers.com, connecting youths to mentors, who inspire and motivate them to be problem solvers: because every single successful and significant person is a problem solver.

Ojijo is also a performance poet, socialist political party member, believer in open religion, and an armature pianist. ojijo@allpublicspeakers.com. +256776100059

Ojijo’s 37 Books

Financial Literacy & Investment Books

1.        Sell Something: Ojijo’s Guide to Entrepreneurship Mindset & Business Systems

2.        Invest: Ojijo’s Guide to Financial Instruments & Alternative Investment Products

3.        Making My Child Financially Intelligent: Money Lessons by Age Group (from 3-13yrs)

4.        Making Money Together: Ojijo’s Investment Club Manual

5.        69 Ways to Make Extra Money While Keeping My Day Job

6.        Retire Happy: 21 Questions to Plan my Retirement

7.        I Am A Network Marketer: Ojijo’s Network Marketing Guide

8.        Double Your Money: From 100 Shillings, to 100 million, in 100 Days!

9.        What Business Can I Start? 111 Businesses To Start in Uganda

10.      Successful Sacco Management: Collecting, Protecting, Investing, Lending, Supporting

Personal Branding Books

11.      Talanta: Ojijo’s Guide to Identifying, Developing & Selling My Talent & Career Skills

12.      Cause Action: Ojijo Public Speaking Handbook

13.      The Gift of E11even Moves to Make Me Wealthy

14.      Seventy-7 Moves of a Sexy Woman

15.      Self-Discipline: What, Why & How

16.      99 Ways to Make People Laugh

17.      Soft Sweet Words

18.      Stand Out: Building My Image for Career Success!

19.      Top 100 Ugandans: The Legendary Achievers (You Can Dream Again)

Politics & Religion Books

20.      The Mungiki - Terrorists, Victims, Saints- Three Sides of the Same Coin!

21.      100 Upright Men: World’s Greatest Revolutionary Politicians

22.      Politics of Poverty: The Odinga Curse to the Luos

23.      Open Religion: My Religion is the Best Religion

24.      Garveyism: The Philosophy of Marcus Garvey

25.      Why Did Hitler Kill The Jews?

Law Books

26.      Luo Jurisprudence: Theories, Institutions and Procedures of Law and Justice

27.      Policy & Legal Issues in e-Commerce & e-Governance

28.      Rich Lawyers: Officers of the Court & Owners of Business (Law Firm Management Handbook)

29.      Legal Rhetoric: Principles, Presumptions, Doctrines, Rules, and Tests of Law

30.      Financial Services Law

Other Books

31.      Eat Rich & Keep Fit: Foods and Exercises for Healthy Living

32.      The Half Story of My Life: Follow Your Heart, Live Your Dream

33.      Tuongee Kiswahili Conversational Phrasebook (With Audio CDs)

34.      Fireplace Stories: Ojijo’s Performance Poems 

35.      The Luo Nation:  History & Culture of Joluo

36.      I Speak Luo: Conversational Phrases of Luo Language

37.      The Luo Traditional Medicine: Plant, Animals, and Mineral Extracts