Lets Go Shopping
The Group also had another thing going. With every visit, they gave a small amount of money to the treasurer. I think they gave Kes.10 each. Any member…
Lets Exchange Recipes
The Group also gave the women an opportunity to exchange recipes. The women tried outdoing each other when it was their turn to host. They wanted to cook…
Lets Pray Together
Most of all, the women prayed together. The Group comprised of women from different denominations, but when they met on Thursdays, they worshiped together so beautifully, you would…
Mothers Managing OlKalou Farms
I consider myself a strong woman because I was raised by an even stronger woman, her five feet two inches height and no education to boast of not…
Mothers’ Lives: Gikuyu and OlKalou
Like I mentioned in the previous post, this situation was not unique to my family. There were a few other women who were running their farms and raising…
My Mothers’ Quiet Strength
I am a proud daughter of my mother. I cannot get anywhere close to her strength, but whenever I face tough situations, I always draw my strength and…
Proud to be My Mothers’ Daughter
With my greatest strength coming from God who was introduced in my life by my parents and later got to experience Him for myself in adulthood, I also…
Colonialism: My Fathers’ Wisdom
As our mothers shaped our lives daily, interacting with us closely as we worked side by side, our fathers were the ultimate force that had the final word.…
Birth of The MauMau Movement
Whenever we face a problem or a challenge, it is always half solved when we identify the root cause of it. Until we do, and acknowledge it for…
MauMau Who Raised Us
The MauMau freedom fighters are the parents who raised us. They had so many odds stacked against them, yet they overcame. We are the generation that was born…