Working wives: Dark double lives of Kilifi’s twilight wives and mothers

Mtwapa Town which has a lot of night clubs and has a vibrant night life. [Maxwell Agwanda, Standard]

“In the eyes of my children, I am an angel. Their children too adore me. I am a paragon of virtue, my family’s chief counsellor and the official custodian of morals. What more would a 50-year-old grandmother pray for?”

This question was followed by peals of mirthless laughter that filled the room, for a time drowning the racket created by the whirring fan that was desperately trying to cool the so-called drop-in centre or a safe haven.