The doors my anthropology degree has opened

Growing up in Mogotio, Baringo County, was tough for me as a young girl. The community still upholds outdated traditional and cultural practices such as early marriages, domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, boy child preference, and dropping out of school.

Being a remote area, it lacked basic infrastructure and social amenities such as roads, health facilities and water. Of course, after the 2010 Constitution was passed, devolution has brought progress.