The words hit me like a slap. I was standing outside my house in Pipeline, Nairobi, still wearing my dusty work boots, when my neighbour pulled me aside. He looked around...
I had been saving that money for almost eight months. Every week, I put something small aside from my salon business in Githurai, Nairobi. Sometimes it was Ksh 1,000, sometimes Ksh...
For twenty years, alcohol ruled our home. Not my husband, not love, not peace—alcohol. My husband, James Odhiambo, started drinking before we even got married. At first, it was “social drinking.”...
For twenty-five years, I lived a quiet life of suspicion and trust in Kisumu Town, never imagining the secret my husband, Michael Otieno, had been hiding. Michael and I had been married...
For years, I had lived peacefully on my small plot of land in Umoja Estate, Nairobi. It wasn’t much, but it was mine. My husband and I had saved every shilling...
I never thought I would experience a betrayal so close to home. My husband, Mark Otieno, had always seemed ordinary—a quiet man, diligent at work, loving with our children. We lived...
My name is Grace Achieng, and I live in Kisumu City, in a quiet estate near Milimani. I am a primary school teacher at a public school in Manyatta, and for years my life...
My name is Peter Otieno, and I live in Umoja Estate, Nairobi, near Umoja Innercore. I work as a matatu sacco clerk at Kayole Junction, a job that depends heavily on trust, accuracy,...
My name is Joseph Mwangi, and I live in Thika Town, Kiambu County, near Makongeni Estate. I am 38 years old, married to Esther Mwangi, and a father of three. For more than six...
My name is Mary Nyambura, and I live in Nakuru Town, near Section 58. I am a small-scale trader selling clothes at Top Market, and for many years, my life was simple and steady....
