Let’s Throw Less Wet Blankets Over
Soila Kenya
Kenyans are a skeptical lot (who can blame them, seeing the sorts of governments and leaders we’ve had?). That cynicism could be interpreted in any
Kenyans are a skeptical lot (who can blame them, seeing the sorts of governments and leaders we’ve had?). That cynicism could be interpreted in any
In 2019, I visited a friend who was studying at the University of Witwatersrand in Joburg. I was with a couple of Kenyan friends and
It’s the new year and for most people that means goal-setting time. Not me though, this whole season is too triggering for me to do
The “So what are you doing for Christmas?” messages have started streaming in and my body is slowly clenching day by day.
For the uninitiated, comic conventions are gatherings for geeks who are enthralled with fictional worlds whether it be from books, animations, TV shows, movies or comics. And there are two such conventions in Kenya – Nairobi Comic Convention and Movie Jabber Expo. Conveniently this year, they were two weeks apart. So I decided to go all in and install the peculiar colour.
“When the body is healthy, the vagina is healthy,” The internet, on the other hand, is rife with misinformation.
These same herbs are quoted by peddlers of fake cures on social media, blurring the line between true traditional practice and fake news.
It may seem counterintuitive not to clean the vagina in a society that has pushed women to extremes in the name of cleanliness, but the practice causes more harm than good.
Dr. Biko warns against using the pearls and powders because they are likely to cause infection and damage to body tissues.
“PMS has to do with the vagina itself. There is no empirical evidence to support any alleged benefits of vaginal steaming.”
