December 14, 2021
The introduction of formal education in Kenya by the British was received with mixed reactions from Africans. Some saw it as a gateway into the white […]
October 29, 2021
“I’m not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. If we have someone who loves us – I don’t […]
March 18, 2020
In her final year of high school at Bura Girls’ High School, Lulu Ndapatani knew that she wanted to study nursing. This choice wasn’t taken too […]
March 17, 2020
When your father works as a hospital superintendent and specializes in paediatrics, your family is bound to move around a lot. Or at least, this was […]
March 16, 2020
Over the school holidays, Isaac Maina Nduta would make his way to a health center near his mother’s house in Gatundu. Back then, boiling was the […]
March 13, 2020
When Jackie Kitulu walked into a lecture hall to attend her first class as a medical student, a quick scan of the room told her that […]
March 10, 2020
It takes a certain level of assertiveness to speak up and request for change, and this enviable trait is one Njeri Gitau was blessed with. When […]
March 5, 2020
There was something interesting about visiting the hospital whenever Chibanzi Mwachonda was sick. He would go to the doctor in distress from his frequent asthma attacks. […]
March 4, 2020
Halima Adan Ahmed was in class four when her family moved from Nyeri to Isiolo. It was her father’s decision mostly. A strongly cultured Somali […]