What do I choose to be?
By Purity Kimani Wanjiru Growing older presents one with numerous opportunities to forge their identity and self-actualize. In every moment, there is an array of choices to be made. You are forced to choose what to take up and what to ignore. In such moments, even acting indifferent is a choice and with it comes…
Mwangaza Magazine
HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Happy New Year, folks! It’s 2019 and with it comes new plans and goals popularly known as New Year’s Resolutions. What are your 2019 resolutions? We make these resolutions either to change our old habits for the better or pursue new activities or venture. Your New Year’s resolution may be to hit the gym in…
HER WORLD
By Faridah Ally I believe in being bold and standing up for what is right. I believe in standing up for the women who are too scared to. I believe in teaching and reminding my sisters who they really are and what they are capable of. It’s so refreshing to see how women rise, because…
DR. ANNE CHIMOYI: Demystifying the misconceptions on HIV/AIDS
Kindly introduce yourself to us I am Dr Anne Chimoyi, a medical practitioner, HIV specialist and public health officer. Also, a researcher and national mentor in care and treatment of HIV/ AIDs. I am part of an adolescent project that works with HIV positive adolescents under Baylor Uganda. AIDS is an issue more especially in…
TRUTHFUL LIES III
By Sheillah Maonga To read part two, click here The next day, Neema woke to her phone ringing. She looked at it and saw it was Maina. She ignored it. He kept calling. She knew he would not stop until she either she answered him, or she blocked him. She didn’t have the heart to…
Sheillah Maonga
MUNIRA HUSSEIN: Changing society perceptions through writing
Kindly introduce yourself to us.My name is Munira Hussein, a Microbiologist immersed in the world of literature, so I write and edit. I am the author of Unfit for Society, a collection of stories. I have also co-authored English Literacy course books, Grades 1-3 for Longhorn Publishers as well as Secondary School English course books…
TRUTHFUL LIES II
By Sheillah Maonga To read part one, click here Neema saw Gaki sobbing, but she did not have the strength to console her. She ditched her chair and sat on the floor, in solidarity with her best friend. She started crying too. She too could still not believe it. She could not believe that Maina…
NAFULA KISIANGANI: How to handle depression
Who is Nafula Kisiangani? I am a feminist, social justice advocate, social development consultant and a mental health enthusiast. I run a social development company and a mental health organization called Mental 360 as one of the directors. What is mental wellness? Mental wellness is basically being able to realize your ability and deal with…
LABAN MOTAROKI: How to maintain body wellness
Who is Laban Motaroki? I am a great wellness coach specialising in fitness and nutrition coaching. What is Wellness and how is it relevant to us? Wellness is a new trend in lifestyle trend that imakes you wholesome and a complete human being. It has the following components; Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Environmental, social wellness…
TRUTHFUL LIES
By Sheillah Maonga He was a good man. One of the best she had ever met. He treated her well. Like something precious and fragile. At first, it had unnerved her because she was used to bad boys that treated her as an unwanted afterthought. So, Maina was a breath of much needed fresh air….