Anastacia and Pauline: Women of Steel
I recently received an invite for a media tour at the BURN factory in Ruiru. You might not be familiar with BURN factory, but...
My Chama Girls and a Paediatrician’s Sleeping Tips
The other day during chama, we were going on and on about all those things women like going on and on about during chama....
The Story of Faith Musau
So there’s this childhood friend of mine called Faith Musau, who will be the subject of my writing today. Faith and I were classmates...
How Can You Be in Such Pain from a Period? Elsie...
Elsie Wandera is the Founder of Endometriosis Foundation of Kenya (EFK). I first featured Elsie on this blog in March last year, where she talked...
Mummy Tales in Bali, Indonesia
In January, I happened to visit the beautiful island of Bali, Indonesia. Bali is beautiful. Spectacular. It's just 'one of those places'. Bali is...
How I Met Journalist Anne Ngugi, and What She Said on...
I met Anne Ngugi while undertaking my internship at Citizen TV in 2001. We used to call her Njambi.
Do you remember your first days...
Diaspora Mum Ann Wanjiku from Germany: Dressing up My Son
Last we heard from our regular guest writer Ann Wanjiku -a Kenyan-born mum raising her family in Germany, she was telling us about how...
The Story of Baby Amara and ‘The Amara Initiative’
Do you know the story behind the Amara Initiative? It is the story of baby Amara -a very sweet and bubbly baby who choked...
“I Made an Artificial Uterus and Wore Pads in a Bid...
This story that I have come across on Al Jazeera has absolutely captured my heart. It is the story of one man from India,...
“I Was Excited About Joining my New School. Until they Found...
This is the story of 12 year-old Elijah Lemayian who was denied admission in a primary school that he had instantly fallen in love...







































