Wanjiru Waithaka is a Kenyan author whose debut novel The Unbroken Spirit, won the third prize in the adult fiction category of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 2007; the most prestigious literary award in the country. The novel was published in 2005 by the East African Educational Publishers (EAEP) and attracted rave reviews…
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How To Break Up With Your Mother
Where a father figure is absent, young men, desperately attempt to fill the large shoes as the man in the home. They are exposed to the harsh and bitter reality of patriarchy in Kenya and are naturally predisposed to protect their mothers from other men who may disrespect her.
Still Looking For A Gentleman?
Are you looking for a gentleman in the all the wrong places? One would think that otherwise gainfully employed adult women should have moved along from this level triviality but alas! It keeps popping up in social conversations. The target for the repetitive moan happens to be the Kenyan male around the dating scene….