January 6, 2023
There’s a running joke on the internet that everyone’s parent has told them a story or two about how they scaled mountains and crossed rivers just […]
January 5, 2023
“Are the two of you sisters?” My mum and I get this question a lot – in church, the market, school visiting days – literally everywhere. […]
January 4, 2023
My aunt’s name – Mwendwa – translates to one who is loved in the Meru language. And in my family, she is not only loved but […]
October 30, 2020
Given a chance, who would you like to have coffee and a conversation with? Whether the person is dead or alive. For me, I would first […]
October 29, 2020
“It can be done.” This is the mantra of the one person I have known and lived with half of my adult life, and whom I […]
October 28, 2020
During the first few days working at a Nairobi-based nursing NGO, I met this guy called Tom. He seemed not to care much about his appearance:, […]
October 27, 2020
Growing up in a single-parent household presented a unique set of challenges. As a little girl, it was quite difficult for me to wrap my mind […]
October 26, 2020
I first met her as words on an email. She’d expressed interest to speak at Engage and the words strung into sentences to describe her story […]
October 25, 2019
Novelist Sarah Perry describes a hero as ‘a person who saves the day. S/he is the one who has all the courage and all the responsibility’. […]