Segment 1

COACH

Oli.

OLI

Yes coach?

COACH

What's going on?

OLI

What do you mean?

COACH

You burned your law books.

OLI

Yes I did.

COACH

Why?

OLI

I want to focus on football. Because last time I checked, this is a football camp, not a law school camp, right?

COACH

Oli, I'm concerned about you. We both know you have a passion for law.

OLI

But I also have a passion for football.

COACH

But law is your future, isn't it?

OLI

What exactly is your point?

COACH

Tell me about the bonfire.

OLI

With all due respect, I don't think this is something you would understand. Just let it go.

COACH

Its okay Oliver. You're free to go. But when you need someone to talk to, you know where to find me.

OLI

I’m sorry coach, but I won't need to talk. Sorry.

COACH

Oli?

OLI

Yes coach?

COACH

My wife was killed right in from of my eyes. That is the worst nightmare I have had to live with. They asked her a question in their language, and of course she couldn’t answer. That’s when they --

OLI

I’m really sorry.

KEZIA

Do you have a moment?

BETH

Hi Kezia, have a seat.

KEZIA

I really need to talk to you.

BETH

You've come to the right person. What do you wish to talk about?

KEZIA

My brother Rodez. I’m really scared.

BETH

He'll make it through. And so will you.

KEZIA

He better. He's the only family I have.

BETH

What about your parents?

KEZIA

My dad is as good as dead to me.

BETH

And your mother?

KEZIA

Mommy says we remind her of daddy.

BETH

I see.

KEZIA

I really wish it were daddy instead of Rodez.

BETH

Kezia! You don't mean that.

KEZIA

I do.

BETH

You're just worried about Rodez's condition.

KEZIA

I'm really scared Beth. What if he doesn’t make it?

BETH

This will work out. You're not alone in this. You’ll see.

KEZIA

I really hope so.

BETH

Don’t worry. It will be fine.

COACH

Look Oli, I know what you are feeling. Especially seeing this violence.

OLI

Its okay, I’ll handle this.

COACH

That's what I said in the beginning. Oli, right now you may not need to talk, but whenever you need to talk to someone, I will be there for you.

OLI

Never mind. I’ll be fine.

COACH

Johari.

JOHARI

Yes coach.

COACH

How are you doing?

JOHARI

I’m fine.

COACH

Lulu, here's Johari. Maybe you can tell her why you don't want to study.

JOHARI

What? You don't want to study?

COACH

Can you try and talk some sense into her Johari? For some reason, nowadays she seems to listen to you.

JOHARI

I'll do my best coach. So why don't you want to study?

LULU

Because it's boring! I want to play football like you.

JOHARI

That's very nice of you, but even I had to go to school just like you.

LULU

You mean at the IDP camp?

JOHARI

Yes, at the IDP camp.

LULU

What does IDP stand for?

JOHARI

IDP stands for Internally Displaced Persons.

LULU

And what does that mean?

JOHARI

It means people who have been sent away from their homes.

LULU

But why would anyone want to chase you away from your home? You are so nice.

JOHARI

You too Lulu. But some people would say you are not nice just because you don’t speak like them or come from the same tribe as them.

LULU

Johari?

JOHARI

Yes Lulu?

LULU

Thanks for being my friend even though we are not from the same part of the country.

JOHARI

You mean you and me are not from the same part of country? Oh no! I have to get away from this monster from a different part of the country!

PRIEST

Stop talking to me, its time for money.

TINA

Finish up and get going.

PRIEST

Money is money.

BEN

If you have my debt, pay up.

PRIEST

Tina, come here. Tonight at the pitch there is a pepetathon. I want you to come.

TINA

Yeah, I will come.

PRIEST

You will come? Come here. Why are you rushing past like that? Tonight there is a pepetathon at the pitch. Will you guys come?

JACKIE

Cool, we will be there.

PREIST

But it won’t be for fun. Don’t miss it. It’s juggling tonight.

JACKIE

Okay, cool.

PRIEST

You just say cool and then you don’t show up. Ben, come here. Look, tonight there is a pepetathon at the pitch from seven p.m. onwards. Don’t fail me guys. You guys look happy. Abbas, tonight there is a pepetathon at the pitch.

ABBAS

Who is doing the juggling?

PRIEST

Me, of course.

ABBAS

That will be mayhem!

PRIEST

Do this; sign this quickly so we can leave.

ABBAS

I’ll make sure I bring my camcorder.

PRIEST

Will you come with it? Don’t miss it, especially you. Don’t miss it my man. Oli, come. How are you? Look, tonight there is a pepetathon at the pitch.

OLI

Exactly what does this pepetathon entail?

PRIEST

This is easy. I’ll juggle the ball for one hour, and if I don’t drop it you will each give a thousand shillings to pay Kezia’s brother’s hospital bill.

OLI

And if you drop the ball?

PRIEST

If I drop the ball, you will all give out five hundred shillings, and I will give out all of my allowance.

OLI

Sounds fair.

PRIEST

I will give out all of my allowance. Don’t worry.

OLI

Trust me Priest. I'm giving a thousand whether you drop the ball or not.

PRIEST

Really? You’re my boy. We’ve come a long way.

COP 1

Will you tell us or not?

PRIEST

I don’t have anything to say.

COP 2

Why are you disrespectful to the boss?

PRIEST

I don’t have any problems with anybody.

COP 1

I don’t know why the coach thinks that you are a good player.

PRIEST

Maybe he is right.

COP 2

Who told you to speak?

COP 1

Listen, I have talked to the coach and told him that you should not be on the team. But we have made a deal.

PRIEST

What deal?

COP 2

Who told you to speak?

COP 1

Don’t worry, but part of it is that you tell us who your associates are.

PRIEST

Honestly, there is nobody.

COP 1

If you don’t tell us about your associates there will be serious trouble, if you know what I mean.

COACH'S MOTHER

Lulu! What behavior is that? Stop being silly and eat your food. This is why I keep saying your father is not raising you properly. You have not respect for grownups.

JOHARI

Guys, are you ready?

TEAM

Yes!

JOHARI

Priest, are you ready?

PRIEST

Yes!

JOHARI

Let’s go!

LULU

Then I chased her across the pitch. Then we got so tired we had to rest. And then she told me that I should study because I am very lucky. She told me about how she went to the IDP camp.

COACH’S MOTHER

Eat. Your food is getting cold. Lulu, you were saying that Johari was in an IDP camp?

LULU

Yes, she and her brother.

COACH’S MOTHER

Then Johari has suffered.

LULU

Yes. Imagine their books and clothes all burned. In the IDP camp there were no lights, so Johari could not read at night. Tonight I will study.

COACH’S MOTHER

Johari must be an angel!

LULU

No, she not an angel, but she is my friend even if she is from a different tribe.

COACH’S MOTHER

You are saying that Johari is not of our tribe?

TEAM

Priest! Priest! Priest! Five, four, three, two, one. Yes!

COACH'S MOTHER

Hello, welcome home my son.

COACH

How are you?

COACH'S MOTHER

Fine.

COACH

How was your day?

COACH’S MOTHER

It was okay. How are the players?

COACH

They are well.

COACH’S MOTHER

That is good to hear. We have eaten and Lulu has gone to bed.

COACH

Good.

COACH’S MOTHER

Have you eaten?

COACH

Yes, I ate at school.

COACH’S MOTHER

That is good.

COACH

Thanks mum.

COACH’S MOTHER

Why didn’t you tell me that Johari is from the other tribe?

COACH

Why should I tell you? Who is Johari to you?

COACH’S MOTHER

It’s just that Lulu looks up to her. I wouldn’t want Lulu to follow a different culture.

COACH

Mum please, I am very tired. I can’t deal with your issues tonight.

COACH’S MOTHER

That is okay. But make sure that you deal with them tomorrow.

COACH

Ma, what do you want me to do?

COACH’S MOTHER

I don’t know, but I don’t want her to be around Lulu so much.

COACH

I don’t want Lulu to have hatred in her heart.

COACH’S MOTHER

No, it isn’t that son. It’s just that those people, when you promote them to captain, tomorrow they’ll want to be president.

KEZIA

Priest, who taught you how to juggle like that?

PRIEST

What’s that? “Juggler?” That’s a personal talent. I was born with it. I know I got you guys there! Isn’t it? Mayhem!

KEZIA

Yes Priest, you got me there. Priest, you are an angel.

PRIEST

What?

KEZIA

My friend, you are an angel. And help me with your cigarette.

PRIEST

You said I’m what?

KEZIA

An angel.

PRIEST

Kezia, you say I’m an angel? Which angel smokes bhang? An angel who takes weed? Kezia, you are not serious.

KEZIA

And one who breaks all the school rules.

PRIEST

All of them.

KEZIA

Apart from that, help me with your phone.

PREIST

Phone? Girl, that’s where you’ve gone wrong.

KEZIA

Please. Priest, you are my friend.

PRIEST

What if you are caught with this thing?

KEZIA

I won’t, I promise.

PRIEST

Kezia, if they discover the phone you will be caught, please be careful.

KEZIA Okay thanks. >> PRIEST

Be careful, if you get caught I get caught too.

KEZIA

Thanks.

PRIEST

An angel who takes weed? Preisterera.

KEZIA

I’m coming. I won’t be long.

PRIEST

Yes.

KEZIA

Rodez, get well soon.

MR. BUKENYA

Ladies and gentlemen of the press. Thank you for making it here today.

KEZIA

Let’s go.

PRIEST

Look, look.

KEZIA

What? This is our team.

PRIEST

That is Abbas.

KEZIA

And that is Johari. What are they doing with Bukenya?

BUKENYA

I have convened this press conference to condemn the attack on Rodez. He is the brother of Kezia, who plays on my team, Imani FC. I am doing all I can to help Kezia in this very, very difficult time. He is in critical condition, but stable. This is such a tragedy, I must say, and I would like to make a call to the end of such violence. Well I will let them speak for themselves. Johari.

JOHARI

For me, tribal violence is real; it is here with us. I have been personally affected by the tribal violence, and we lost everything.

JOURNALIST 1

So winning the scholarship must be very important to you?

JOHARI

Yes it is, but not only for me. It is important for the rest of the players.

JOURNALIST 1

Even to you Abbas?

ABBAS

Yes. Why not?

JOURNALIST 2

Abbas, is it true that you got onto this team only because of your father's money?

ABBAS

I got onto this team because I am a good football player. But having said that, it is true that money makes the world go round, and it doesn't hurt that I have access to it. Actually, to a lot of it.

BUKENYA

And speaking about money, I would like to point out that this is the best-paid team in this region. There is no other co-ed team in this competition that pays their players an allowance of 2,000 shilling per week, per week.

JOHARI

Um, sir, you mean 1,500 shillings?

BUKENYA

No Johari. I said 2,000 shillings.

KEZIA

These people aren’t serious.

JOURNALIST 1

So which one is it, is it 1,500 or 2,000?

BUKENYA

I said two thousand shillings.

PRIEST

We must tell everyone. This isn’t possible.

KEZIA

This is a joke. Let’s listen to Bukenya.

BUKENYA

Right, so that’s it. Thank you very much. It’s very trying times, thank you for making it here.

PRIEST

Let’s go.

KEZIA

Yes, let’s go.

PRIEST

So it’s two thousand shillings.