Father  Ambrose Muli, During your homily you blamed me, the Kenyan woman,  for Ngengi and Chege pursuing the desires of their hearts.  In your words: "Women, from the way I see it, have become too complicated and unattractive in marriage. You don't provide what God intended you to give in marriage. You have frustrated the men so much leading them to trying ...Read More »

Nephew # 3, Exactly one week ago today you made a grand entrance. I could accuse you of twiddling your thumbs on the way over but I'm not even sure you know what thumbs are, much less how to twiddle the dang things. Anyhow you have a long life ahead of you. I suppose it will be full of apologies, ngotos and swift kicks in ...Read More »

An acquaintance once asked the one word Kenyan journalists are extremely fond of throwing around. The almost unanimous answer was 'defiled' closely followed by 'had carnal knowledge' of someone or an animal. I'm still trying to understand the words 'forcefully raped' and 'indecently assaulted' also found in the Kenyan journalist's lexicon. As if one can be agreeably raped or decently assaulted. You ...Read More »

I have four older sisters and that is more sorority than I can shake a stick at. Gorgeous is on the road to glitterdom via Gold Dust Boulevard and you dare not wake up Grumpy before the crack of dusk. Ms. Right is always right even when we all know that she is oh-so-wrong.  This makes me wonder if she really belongs with the first born, Ms. Humility ...Read More »

Wangari Maathai is no stranger to fame. In Kenya, her name is not only synonymous with political resistance but also environmental conservation, civic education and civic engagement. Reading her memoirs, “Unbowed” is like reading an amalgamated history of her personal life, Kenyan politics and some Kikuyu traditional values, all chased down with a healthy dose of social activism. In this book ...Read More »