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 ...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' ...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 ...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 ...Read More »