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How play shapes stronger parent-child bonds

How play shapes stronger parent-child bonds
How play shapes stronger parent-child bonds (Photo: iStock)

At an apartment in Mwendantu residential estate, Meru, the sun is dipping behind the flats, the air is filled with the familiar hum of evening routines.

Inside one home, Eric Mugambi, a graphic designer and father to Abel Mugambi, is on his knees pretending to be a firefighter, roaring his way through a ‘burning’ living room - his son’s voice directing the chaos.

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