Breastfeeding room launched in Ndhiwa Comprehensive School to support working mothers
By Maryanne W. WAWERU l maryanne@mummytales.com
Tr. Anyango is a Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher at Ndhiwa Comprehensive School in Homa Bay County, teaching...
Kenya transitions to single-dose HPV vaccination regimen
Kenya has introduced the single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which offers effective protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) -the primary cause of cervical cancer....
“My church doesn’t accommodate single parents well. I need a new...
I’ve come across one Kenyan mother on TikTok by the user name @namunyakdebra who has expressed dismay at her church not having spaces/groups for...
How I lost my wife to delivery complications: a Kenyan father...
John Maina, 56, is a single father of seven: four girls and three boys. He hails from a small rural village in Nyeri County....
I want to delay having children until I’m 36. Is this...
How late is too late to have a child? How old is too old to be a first-time mother?
So, there’s this 28-year-old lady who...
Kenya’s Ministry of Health to conduct nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Kenya's Ministry of Health will launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign from 2 - 6 October 2024, in response to a recent outbreak of...
What common challenges do new mothers face?
I asked several Kenyan mothers on Facebook this question:
"What common challenges do new mothers face?"
I then listed down the most common and recurring responses...
Book Review: ‘Risking it All’ by Anna-Maria Mwachinga
Title: Risking it All
Author: Anna-Maria Mwachinga
Genre: Christian romance (fiction)
Available at: My Bidhaa, Nuria bookstore, Amazon
Reviewer: Maryanne W. Waweru
I was instantly attracted to this book...
How I Lost my Wife to Post-Childbirth Complications
By Maryanne W. Waweru l wawerumw@gmail.com
Wilson Irungu, 42, is a local Administrator in Kiambu County. He is also a widower, raising his three children...
What makes you scared to give birth again? Kenyan mothers share...
By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com
In African society, many women who have only one child are usually asked the question: “Kamoja tu? Mbona huongezi kengine?”...









































