I am an Africanfuturist, womanist award-winning data journalist from Kenya. I am currently the Data Team Lead at the Africa Journalism Women Project.

My Mother Told Me: Why Everyday Is Mother’s Day

Girls and their mothers are supposed to have a special bond and though ours is not perfect, I can say I’m definitely one of the lucky ones. More than anyone else in this world my mother has definitely been integral in the formation of my identity. She gave me my name and my frame and I can’t wait to see how our journey together evolves from here.

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Multi-Level Marketing Cults Need To Be Called Out Too

Other than the preying strategy pyramid schemes use to recruit people, the reason I see them as cults too is their ability to similarly brainwash their members into believing whatever hogwash they’re spreading. For example, for those selling supplements or other health-based products, it may go haywire fast. They’ll start you out schilling Vitamin D tablets and then in the blink of an eye, they’ll have you convincing your Facebook connects about ‘force fields’ and ‘protection zones’ that can be afforded by adorning a necklace with a pendant stuffed with a powder only they know the ingredients of.

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We, Women With Beards

The smell of Old Spice aftershave is one-of-a-kind.  You could be dodging thieves and preachers in downtown Nairobi and still notice the smell if you chanced on a whiff of it. It’s not unpleasant, just potent. And I put it on my neck and chin, right under my nose, so I get a heavy dose of it each time. It’s also expensive as hell. A 100ml bottle goes for KSh 3,000. Daylight robbery! But apparently, it stops ingrown hairs? Can’t confirm yet. I’ve just been using it for a few weeks now.

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