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I stand with Miss World Kisii

More than 100 people, some highly respectable, some learned, with a Masters, no less, have tagged me or inboxed me the picture of a young and beautiful lady who I am made to understand was crowned the queen of beauty in the venerable Gusii land.

Many have asked me if that is the best we could produce? It depends, I have told them, on how shallow someone is. Because if you judge people on superficial notions such as physical beauty and laugh at them because you feel you are more beautiful or handsomer then I am going to disapoint you: Miss Kisii is beautiful.

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