“How I lost my son” -media personality Ndu Okoh shares her...

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By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com Media personality Ndu Okoh has shared the heartbreaking experience of how she lost her dear son, who would be...

No mother died from childbirth complications in Kiambu in April 2025

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By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com This article is part of the Wanjiku Kumbukumbu series by Mummy Tales and today, we are highlighting a win! No...

Vanessa Wanjiku’s death while giving life: Documenting maternal deaths in Kenya

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By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com Maternal deaths in Kenya are a major public health concern. This is story one of the Wanjiku Kumbukumbu project...
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Documenting Maternal Deaths in Kenya: the Wanjiku Kumbukumbu project by Mummy...

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By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com Maternal deaths in Kenya are a major public health concern. But why are Kenyan women still dying during pregnancy,...
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Why I took my teenage daughter to the family planning clinic

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This is one mother's story, as narrated to Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com As a I sit patiently with my 19-year-old daughter in the queue...
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Kenyan Hospital using TikTok to promote maternal health

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A hospital in Thika, Kiambu County, is using TikTok to educate expectant mothers on the importance of pre- and post-natal care to help curb...
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“How many children do you have?” Answering this question after a...

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By Maryanne W. WAWERU When you ask Wendy Mwatha how many children she has, she never hesitates to respond ‘three’. The 29-year-old flight attendant, fashion...
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‘Sarah’ the Kenyan movie: a review

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By Maryanne W. WAWERU l maryanne@mummytales.com An uncircumcised woman smells. An uncircumcised woman is a prostitute. An uncircumcised woman cannot be married. An uncircumcised woman cannot be helped...
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Mothers in rural Kajiado to benefit from new hospital -the Chief Ole...

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For years, residents in Oloilalei in Kajiado South Constituency have had to endure long treks through a treacherous 30-kilometre journey to access services at...
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Maternal health services boosted in Kiptangwanyi, Gilgil sub-County

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By Maryanne W. WAWERU l maryanne@mummytales.com Expectant mothers from the village of Kiptangwanyi, Elementaita Ward in Gilgil sub-County, Nakuru County now have closer access to...