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The real women of Kilimani: How randy ‘ghetto’ posts took over

A section of Kilimani [Photo: Courtesy]

Kilimani is the noisiest of all moderately posh neighbourhoods in Nairobi. It’s as if Kilimani residents can’t tame the urge to announce to whoever cares to listen that they live in this address.

This ‘burden’ seems to be doubly taxing for women, so much so they even have two Facebook groups, exclusively dedicated to cater to their motherhood and consumerism.

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