It has come to my attention that certain members of my family have taken to publishing exposes on Chez MJY<\/a>. It has also come to my attention that certain persons, whom I had considered friends and\/or family, have been encouraging this family member and fuelling her pseudo-investigative journalist streak. <\/p>\n

Just so you know, I read all your comments, accusations and misplaced smilies. Let not my silence lull you into a false sense of security. Be warned, each one of you who partook in the web of deceit, especially those who implied that Chez MJY operates as an undercover cyber caf\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00a9; you shall get your comeuppance in due course. <\/p>\n

\nFor now I have semi-urgent request from a woman from Trindad and Tobago who left a comment on my blog and also sent an email asking:<\/p>\n

My name is Keisha. I was looking for some information on Kenyan surnames. The name means ‘Child of God’ or ‘Children of God’ and I know it starts with ‘W’. Can you help. I am from Trinidad and Tobago. I know that Kenya is a large country so I don’t know if I have enough information but if you could help I would be grateful.\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I responded to her explaining:<\/p>\n

We have about 40+ languages in Kenya and I would imagine that a number of them may have names that mean “Child of God”. Would you happen to know which language it is ? <\/p>\n

I speak Kikuyu and we do have a quite a few names starting with W partly because the prefix “Wa-” usually means “child of…” In Kikuyu child of God would become Wangai. (Ngai means God). Perhaps this is the name you are looking for?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Keisha responded saying that it was not \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWangai\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac? so I am passing on the query to anyone who can help, especially our multilingual KBW bloggers.<\/p>\n

Thanking you muchly.<\/p>\n

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\nDISCLAIMER<\/b>: In light of the fact that some of my so-called blog family and friends have overactive imaginations I feel the need to expressly state that this is a genuine request and I am not pregnant and\/or searching for prospective baby names. Nor is it an attempt to find myself a new surname so as to disassociate myself from my family (though taking into account events as detailed above….the ide has crossed my mind)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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