Humour will make readers love your work

NAIROBI: “What excuse do you have for coming home at six in the morning?” an angry Mrs Benda asks. “Breakfast ...” Bogi replies. If you were born before the computer, then you must know Bogi Benda and Whispers were more famous than James Tumusiime and Wahome Mutahi; the works were celebrated more than the creators. The common denominator between these two was the humour they infused in their work, causing us to laugh on and on. Oddly, this is lacking in many texts today. I always wonder why everyone is so serious! Could our writers be thinking no one wants to laugh anymore? Of course we all love a good laugh; watch any comedy show and you will see how parked the theatres always are.