SYNOPSIS The novel is going to address on the sweetness of courtship before marriage basing on the following aspects;cultural life, economic activities, social way of life, political, education and religion of both sides’ i. e the husband and wife. This will be discussed at large in contrast with the tradition way of marriages including the initiation phase of a husband meeting the wife for the first time till marriage. Though the above factors are not the major variables as per the marriage issues, but contribute at large in most cases. As written by Rev. Mark in the book entitled, “Marriage Glory”, that if your parents divorced, then most likely your marriage may end up in divorce. The reader will be able to notice most of the tradition practices concerning marriage have faded in this error of 21st Century. By the end of this story, they will or otherwise have developed some of the tactics and means to approach some ladies in the society well known to be unapproachable. Furthermore, the reader will be in a position to appreciate the need of courtship before marriage as well understand some of the challenges encountered by married partners who never saw it necessary to engage themselves in courtship before marriage as mostly practiced nowadays in our country. It is unfortunate that, this book has come out after many of marriages have evolved to a more complex situations usually hard to delegate in finding possible solutions since they are at the brink of devastation. It is usually of irritable news to hear many of married couples for more than 10 years, filing a testimony in courts for their annulment, due to the situation that could have been tabled peacefully and correct the mistake among the two. Therefore, the book is aiming to reduce such kind of cases through inspiring young youth of this error on matters concerning relationships. As we speak, many of our young Kenyans boys` and girls are greatly covered by this disaster of this trial and error kind of relationship, which at long last end up endangering our youths to develop early pregnancies so called teenage pregnancies hence the outcomes are automatic drop out of school due to increased stigmatization.The Sweetness of courtship before marriage is therefore aiming to lay a foundation for our youth to get prepared as early as before making a decision to engage in relationships, since decision is actual meaning of marriage as pointed to us by Rev. Mark in the book entitled, “Marriage Glory”. He said that a successful marriage is not something that just happens automatically but it deserves a creation from the foundation. It is a result of deliberate and conscious decisions to make new ways in your relationships. As they say prevention is better than cure. This proverb may provoke many of the questions in our mind but it simply implies that, without earlier intervention to lay down a mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the outcome if it may happen, then one shall pay full cost of curative measures so as to rehabilitate the current state to its original state. Likewise, in marriage, many of married couples do spent a better portion of their time in trying to fix troubles brought by marriage rather than being at work place and caring for their young ones.The goal of this book therefore is to make us realize the goodness in courtship before making decision for marriage and also will help us identify the challenges mostly encountered in marriage and how to overcome them. The book is valid to all people irrespective of age from youth hood to adulthood, for all married, unmarried, in relationships, those planning to begin relationships and to those divorced, because if read keenly, it will provide moral support to divorced and hope for better future. For those, married the book you are holding is the solution to your marriage challenges bearing in mind that, challenges are not meant to rebuke us but to make us grow strong in everything and overcoming them is what makes life more interesting. It is therefore my wishes to you as read this book, get inspired positively and don’t get expired before you inspire other generation with the god message you will take away from here. Let us explore the good message about courtship before marriage as we enjoy reading the book, “The Sweetness of courtship.”

DIBAJI Katika kitabu chake cha hadithi fupi, “Maskini Milionea”, Hamisi Babusa anaelezea bayana kuwa, Afrika ni bara la fasihi simulizi. Hivyo wengi wetu tumeishi na kulelewa katika mazingira ya kumegewa tanzu za fasihi simulizi k,v vitendawili,. Ngano, visasili, hekaya na hurafa. Hadithi fupi ni hadithi zilizobuniwa na kuwasilishwa kwa lugha nadharia ya masimulizi. Maneno haya yanaenda sawia na anavyoelezea mhakiki maarufu wa asili ya kiafrika, Abiola Irele, kuwa hadithi fupi ni zao la utamaduni wa fasihi simulizi. Hadithi fupi husimuliwa katika mtindo wa ploti ya moja kwa moja, tofauti na riwaya (novela), ambayo husimuliwa kwa mitindo changamano. Hadithi fupi husimulia kuhusu tukio moja tu linalotukia katika kipindi kifupi katika maisha ya mhusika. Hata hivyo, kuhusika kwa wahusika wachache ni sifa moja nyingine bainifu ya hadithi fupi. Hii hutokana na kutokuwepo kwa muda wa kutosha wa kukuza wahusika wengi kama ilivyo katika novela. Tujuavyo, wanadamu wana mazoea ya kusimuliana hadithi kila wanapotangamana na jamii. Hivyo, hadithi zinazotufikia katika mfumo wa kitabu cha hadithi fupi kama mkusanyiko huu wa “Siri ya moyo na Hadithi nyingine”, ni hazina kubwa inayokidhi utashi wetu wa kutamba na kutambiwa hadithi. Mkusanyiko huu wa matukio ni simulizi mbalimbali kwa njia ya fasihi andishi, inayoburudisha na kuadilisha msomaji yule yeyote, na hivyo kuwa kama bibi na babu wa kutusimulia hadithi kwa njia ya kitabu. Ni jukumu kuu kwa wale wanaonzi kiswahili na maandishi ya Kiafrika kwa jumla kwamba, ili waweze kupata uhondo uliomo ndani mwa fasihi andishi, ni sharti wawe na uzoefu wa kuchambua na kubukua vitabu aina aina ili kujiweka katika muktadha wa misamiati, misemo, vitendawili, misimu na ngano mara kwa mara na kumwezesha msomaji kukuza lugha kwa mapana. Wewe kama msomaji, unapopata fursa ya kupitia nakala hii ya hadithi fupi ya “Siri ya moyo na hadithi nyingine”mwandishi Ally, ni ombi la mwandishi kwamba upate kuimarika, kumakinika na kupata muda wa kutosha ili kwa kina uchambue kila sehemu pasi kusahau kumegea jirani yako yale yote mazuri utakayokumbana nayo na kuzoazoa katika usomaji. Shukrani za dhati kwako msomaji. Ni tumaini langu kuwa utaweza kukusanya mengi ya uadilifu, uchochezi, ukosoaji na hata ya kulaani visa vingi vinavyotendeka miongoni mwa wanajamii visivyo vya manufaa na elimu kwa kizazi kipya. Endelea kukikuza Kiswahili. Endelea kuienzi lugha na pamoja twaboresha Kiswahili. Wako mhariri, Allan M. Ingutia. AllyIM March 28, 2020.