As the first ever deputy president of the Students Organisation of Nairobi University, IRENE KENDI fought against gender discrimination.

When TERESA NJOROGE ended up in prison for a crime she didn't commit, she chose to help her fellow inmates get a second chance at life. She had a chat with RUTH LUBEMBE.

Our oldest began asking if he could leave our 'safe' compound to ride his bike out on the open road

Two weeks later, another set of very brave parents offered to host the gang for a weekend

I think there have been several instances in my life when I have been a combination of paranoid and cautious Mum, much to the disgust of the young ones.

Three times this year I have been involved in family events with a traditional twist. And in all three, it has been evident that the people who remember what needs to be done at what point and by whom are becoming fewer, and even the knowledge they hold is scanty in the unrelenting face of modernity.