The ancient Greeks classified love using four ways. We do it with five words.
Rose Odengo
The power of 16 Days of Activism
Every year we demand a change and demand an end to violence. But the violence persists.
Why you can’t blame rape on a mini-skirt
Women in Kenya have been publicly stripped for ‘indecent dressing’. Some say that a mini-skirt ban would help resolve this ‘moral dilemma’. Unfortunately, the dilemma goes much, much deeper…
When should you say ‘I love you’?
Three words that paralyze, solidify or make people flee relationships. But why does it have to be so awkward to say those words?
FGM: I’m torn
Amina* underwent FGM/C as a young girl. As an unmarried woman, she is torn between trying to value her culture and the pain she had to endure.
Why can’t I get a man?
Waking up feeling ugly, unwanted, and wondering: why am I alone? That’s Susan’s reality. Why can’t she find a man who wants her for who she is?
How rape shapes your future relationships
Many women who were molested or raped as kids make it sound as if it was ‘no biggie’. But your early life shapes your views of people and relationships.
Sex toys: vaginanomics
Sex toys are over 28,000 years old. Made of wood, stone, leather, or (unbelievably) camel dung, they could be painful, uncomfortable, and even dangerous.
The biggest sex myths: busted
Sex is considered a taboo subject, and because of that, a lot of myths tend to fly around. Some hilarious, some downright outrageous, others borderline accurate.
Sex work: for better or worse
Do sex workers enjoy what they do? Could sex work help the Kenyan tax base?
Come we stay: marriage with training wheels
Church weddings are taking the back seat, as ‘come we stay’-unions are getting more and more popular.
Blind dates from hell
At no point during the year is the pressure to have a date as high as it is today: Valentine’s Day. But not all dates are worth it: some end up being dates from hell!