Mwalimu wa Roho na Mwili — Celebrating Mrs. Sikuku

She taught us more than Home Science and Kiswahili. She taught us resilience. After losing her husband in 1993, Mrs. Sikuku raised 4 children and kept teaching for 30 years. On November 2020, we returned. Not for a grade, but to say thank you. 🧡 #RememberYourLeaders #TeachersMatter #MrsSikuku https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Pz

Plight of Blended Families

Not your Traditional Family To remarry or not? Is it a blessing or curse? Separation, divorce or being widowed are deeply traumatic life experiences. However, does remarriage and the resultant step-family provide solace and companionship? Step-family, blended family, combined family, or whatever one chooses to call it, is WORK! At face value, remarriage may beContinue reading "Plight of Blended Families"

Plight of the Terminally Ill

Facebook link and LinkedIn link, published on February 1, 2017 Being sick in Kenya at this time, may be the worst thing that can happen to anyone, considering the doctors’ strike will clock 2 full months in a few days. It must be more torturous than being run over by the soon-to-be-launched SGR train orContinue reading "Plight of the Terminally Ill"

Plight of the Wayward Spouse: A Cautionary Tale

Gabriel and Martha's seemingly perfect marriage falters as Martha pursues further education, leading to emotional distance. Gabriel's growing loneliness drives him into an affair with Lizzy, a colleague. When Martha discovers the betrayal, she is heartbroken but still loves Gabriel. The situation escalates as both women demand his commitment, leaving Gabriel unable to choose.

Plight of the Girl with a Twisted Future

Facebook link and LinkedIn link, published on April 12, 2016 If you studied ‘Looking for a Rain God’ as a set book in high school (in Kenya), you may recall one of the short stories with the title ‘The Girl With A Twisted Future’, by Mia Couto of Mozambique. It was a prose fiction thatContinue reading "Plight of the Girl with a Twisted Future"

When Love Burns: Living Through the Fire of a Spouse’s Mental Breakdown

🕊️ “Till death do us part” sounds noble. Until you're hiding (from) knives, dodging fires, and shielding your kids from trauma. This isn’t fiction. It’s the raw, unfiltered reality of loving someone through psychosis. 💔 A deeply personal story of my dad's walk through fire. And how he survived to tell the tale. 👉 Read the full story here: https://wp.me/p6HwbF-B