The past one month or so I have been bumping into expectant women and was wondering what our current birth rate is? In my circles of friends, quite a number have become mothers and are experiencing the joys of bring up a child. Which is in order as we are within the child bearing age. This got me re-thinking, how big or small would I want my family to be? The number of children that I want to have, what implication does it have on me as a parent, my extended family, my community, my country and the world at large.

The other day some people broke into my mother's kitchen in our rural home and stole stuff. The most interesting thing that they went away with included cooked githeri (mixture of maize and beans) which was in a big sufuria, all the chicken plus chicks, not to mention the eggs that were about to hatch. When this was reported to the local chief, the prime suspects were some young men.

Currently am attending a Human Rights trainig organized by the African Human Rights Consortium in Bostwana. We had an interesting debate over dinner with regards to living our talk i.e. do we defend and advocate for human rights in our homes. The talks went on and on and interesting enough even us as activists we still hold on to streotypes and some retrogressive traditions.

the past two weeks have been filled with a different kind of headlines and conversations in some of our local media. this followed the mysterious death of a young female university student who's body was found dumped along Waiyaki Way in the capital city, Nairobi. as we continued to get bits and bits of information i kept wondering and asking myself what is it that really happen on that fatal night? what's going through the minds of this lady's parents, the unanswered questions? what did the young women go through before meeting her death?

Article 27 subsection (8)"In addition to the measures contemplated in clause (6), the State shall take legislative and other measures to implement the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same gender".

The month of March is here with us and for me this month is very significate for several resons. one, this is the month when i usher in a new year by turning a year older and that calls for celebration and personal reflection. 

This week, as i was going through the newspaper i noticed many offers for valentines. From phones to dinner offers, holiday etc. It got me thinking, what really is valentine's day? Before and after valentine's, where does the love go? why is there so much pressure amongest couples over valentine's day?

Interesting conversation that I held with my girlfriends early this week. we were all talking about how our lives are so routine that you can almost do things with your eyes closed. You wake up, take a bath, have the same breakfast you've been having for so many years. rush out of your house, traffic as always so by the time you reach work your already worked up.