Njenga, Stop Abusing Handicapped Children for Sexual Pleasure

Congratulations, you almost became a Father! Can you imagine that? Only that this pregnancy ended as a miscarriage. You are fertile even though you walk around in those tight pants of yours in the name...

Garissa Attack: I Pray That Someone Learns This Time Around

  I am lying on my bed in a university hostel, all alone. My roommate travelled home for Easter. It is well into midnight. I have been in bed for about three hours now, but I haven’t managed...

To Protect Children From Rape Knowledge Is Power

I become emotional when my patient is in too much pain and I cannot help. I cry. When I lose a patient, I cry. And when a man fights back his tears after losing his wife while bringing a life to this earth...

Parents, Don’t Lose Your Joy Even Though You Realize That Your Child Will Never Grow Up

When she comes, she announces her arrival with a shrill cry. The pain subsides, the cord is clamped and ligated, and a life begins. The eye openings, the clenched fists, and the smiles are all magical....

For Poor in Africa, Health Care Remains a Daunting Hurdle

Gwaro closed the album and pushed it aside. Just then, there was a loud knock on the bedroom door. Whoever it was shouldn’t have bothered to knock at all for she did not wait for a response. It was...

When Mama Is Gone

The evenings are marked by a constant shedding of tears. Yes, we have a reason to be sad, but we cry because the firewood never dries these days and so the smoke stings our eyes. Gone are the days when...