Forbidden fruit? Why 'kuruka mimba' the 90s was hard

A pregnant woman. (Courtesy)

In the 1990s, unlike these days, impregnating a girl and getting away with it was hard. It was a matter that involved the elders in the event the man or boy involved tried to "jump" the pregnancy.

In Ndeiya, a sleepy and dusty village in Kiambu County where I grew up, elders ensured the person responsible for the pregnancy did not walk scot-free.