Nominated Member of Parliament,Sonia Birdi:Granted wings to fly

As a journalist, SONIA BIRDI was often on the front line of one cause or another but as she tells GARDY CHACHA, being nominated to Parliament and being the first woman of Asian origin in the House gave her the platform she needed to take off

Arya Samaj, on the outskirts of Parklands in Nairobi, is packed with Asian women. They are all hoping to get insight on cervical cancer from a talk presented by Women for Cancer (W4C) and organised by the Hindu Council of Kenya – women wing. In their midst, restlessness is palpable. The July cold could be a culprit but “No,” I am told.