Where the ‘leso’ does the talking

Bint Juma, a khanga enthusiast whiles the evening away at Magwangani area in Likoni, Mombasa County. Local Mijikenda and Swahili women not only adorn khanga as a dress but also use it to pass succinct messages to those they wish to thank, haters, detractors, loved ones, bereaved and newlyweds April 8 2016. Photo Mwangi Muraguri/Standard

Mesa Iddi had a neighbour who constantly tried to influence her house help to quit her job whenever Iddi went to work.

Apparently, the neighbour thought that if the house help took off, Iddi would be forced to quit her job to take care of her four-month-old baby.