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    The Trials of Chepondor
    The Trials of Chepondor
    The Trials of Chepondor
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    The Trials of Chepondor

    By Franz Owano

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    In the arid hinterland of Olmoran town Chepondor ;an illiterate Pokot woman trudges through life as a second wife enduring loss, struggle and  societal injustice metted on women in her patriarchal nomadic community.

    Cherot, her younger daughter is a vibrant, ambitious, intelligent girl. A visionary determined to forge her own path and not relive her mother's past.

    Kakut is Chepondor's husband and Cherot's father. An archetypal Pokot man. Set in his ways. Reverent to tradition and culture. Resistant to change. Hell bent on ensuring his wives and daughter bend to the will of the tribe.

    Will Kakut embrace his daughter's great expectations or lay them to rest as delusions deigned to threaten the nomadic way of life? What is to become of Chepondor, trapped between two comets on an inevitable collision course with destiny?

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFranz Owano
    Release dateAug 6, 2020
    ISBN9781393655176
    The Trials of Chepondor
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    Franz Owano

    Franz Owano is a medical doctor by profession who lives and works in Nairobi Kenya.He boasts of a body of works.He has penned 6 plays,a journal,2 novellas and a collection of short stories. He enjoys reading,writting and travelling in his free time.

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      The Trials of Chepondor - Franz Owano

      Dedication.

      To Jane Owano. The best mother a man could ask for.

      The Trials of Chepondor- Synopsis

      The setting of this play is in Olmoran town. A hardship area deep in Laikipia County, Kenya. A largely dry and desolate area inhabited predominantly by two feuding nomadic communities. The Samburu and the Pokot, who from almost time immemorial have been engaged in conflicts and border disputes over pasture. Resulting in loss of life and destruction of property. Cattle rustling, a common vice in this region is also rife. A retaliatory game played by both tribes with deadly consequences. Creating bitter enmity.

      The Pokot, a patriarchal community is of primary focus. Deeply entrenched in practices & traditions considered archaic and antiquated. Though in the 21st century still living as if in a bygone era. Female circumcision is a mandatory rite of passage. Forced marriages of child brides is a norm. Men exercise total and complete dominion over the women who remain voiceless. Facing a plethora of hardships without an avenue for redress since the society enforces their oppression.

      This play revolves around Chepondor. An illiterate Pokot woman residing in Olmoran town. She is a second wife enduring loss, struggle and the pains of being a woman in a patriarchal nomadic community.

      Cherot, her daughter is a vibrant, ambitious, intelligent girl. A visionary determined to forge her own path and not relive her mother’s past.

      Kakut is Chepondor’s husband and Cherot’s father. An archetypal Pokot man. Set in his ways. Reverent to tradition and culture. Resistant to change. Hell bent on ensuring his wives and daughter bend to the will of the tribe.

      Characters in the play

      Kakut:    The head of the family.

      Chepondor:    Kakut’s second wife and Cherot’s mother.

      Cheptios:    Kakut’s first wife.

      Lochelet:    Chepondor’s eldest son.

      Cherot:      Chepondor’s youngest daughter.

      Kiptur :     Chepondor’s eldest daughter.

      Limareng:     Kakut’s son and Cherot’s brother.

      Adoket:     A member of Kakut’s age group and personal friend.

      Lokolei:       Adoket’s uncle.

      Lemoko:     A Samburu boy.

      Chepsegei:  A village woman and Chepondor’s acquaintance.

      Kawoli:  A grand old man.

      ACT ONE

      Scene 1 

      At Olmoran dam. Laikipia County

      (Enter Chepondor and Cheptios carrying jerricans to collect a commodity of value equal to treasure, life giving water. The two engage in a discussion.)

      Chepondor:       Greetings my co -wife. 

      Cheptios:        Greetings. Did you sleep well?

      Chepondor:        Better than expected.

      Cheptios:     I take it our husband offered you a measure of respite.

      Chepondor:     He is more beast than man. His urges fluctuate      between battery & breeding.

      Cheptios:         Aren’t those prerequisites of all our men?

      Chepondor:      His malevolence is compounded while under the    influence of drink.

      Cheptios:         If only I could relate.  He banished   me

      from his bed ages ago.

      Chepondor:       Fate  has been kind to you.

      Cheptios:        Chepondor, don’t  belittle  me. How  dare 

      you  liken my barrenness to a blessing?

      Chepondor:        Forgive  me  my sister.  I didn’t  mean  to 

      be insensitive.

      Cheptios :    I sincerely  do  not  begrudge  you  for having children. I  just wish  I had a few of my own even if they’d have  a  wretch  like  Kakut for a  father. 

      Chepondor:     Children certainly are the elixir to enduring the loneliness  that is marriage.

      Cheptios:       Those without have to make due either 

      way. 

      Chepondor:       I admire your fortitude. Under your circumstances I’d probably wither away in hasty decline. 

      Cheptios :        It  seems it  is our lot in life to suffer 

      as  Pokot women.  If  so, we will do so bravely  with our  heads held up high.

      Chepondor :     Is that  all  we are good  for ? Designed to be martyrs?

      Cheptios:        Through  tragedy we learn to endure. 

      Through endurance we might outlive our oppressor.

      Chepondor :     The thought of him dead is unsurprisingly  pleasant  .The  day  he  returns to the ancestors I’ll  openly  dance  on  his grave.

      Cheptios:     If history is anything to go by his demise is highly unlikely.

      Chepondor:       Why?

      Cheptios:    Have you ever wondered  why wicked  men live long  healthy lives in defiance of death  while  the decent  and kind die young?

      Chepondor:    I’ve always  believed  the  Devil  takes  care of his own.

      Cheptios:     As  considerate  as  the  Devil  is  to his  underlings  what  could  we  have  possibly done  to deserve  a  husband  like  Kakut?

      Chepondor:    Maybe  we  are  atoning  for sins  committed in a past life.

      Cheptios:     If so I have paid my debt  in full with interest.

      Chepondor:    Speaking  of  our dear husband, he has been over indulging  lately. More  so than usual.

      Cheptios:     It probably has something to do with the loss of  Kiptur’s expected dowry. 

      Chepondor:      Is that so?

      Cheptios:         I’m not a gossip.

      Chepondor:    Of course you are not.  You just happen to be privy to the intimate details regarding  everyone else’s business.

      Cheptios:   That  there  is  the reason  Kakut  thrashes 

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