When you decide to hire a house help in Nairobi, (or anywhere else for that matter) you are adding a complete stranger to your household. This is the main reason why the interview and hiring process should never be treated casually. Even though the house...
One of the most important and yet challenging issues for people living in Nairobi is finding a good house help. In fact, getting a reliable house help has become such a daunting task, that many families in Nairobi have gone to alternative ways.If you live...
HOPE! In trying times, when one feels not in control of life, the one thing that keeps us going is hope. For some, this may just be a word, but for most, it is the reason they wake up every morning. Hope in a better...
The Year That Was! This year, 2020, has been an eventful and unique one. We have experienced another perspective of life no one had ever envisioned. With the coming of the pandemic, we have discovered alternative ways of living the day-to-day lives that we might have...
The year is 2020, the country is Kenya and the ‘new normal’ is slowly slipping back to ‘former normal.’ The nightly curfew has been moved, schools have been re-opened for candidate classes and soon it will be ‘back to school’ season for all students. The...
Desperate times call for drastic measures. Circumstances can drive one to the edge of desperation as you struggle to find a way out of the struggle. We are living in harsh, trying times. Coronavirus has not only robbed us of life as we know it but...
'For better, for worse.' These words are part of the vows couples make when entering into marriage - a simple phrase, yet so heavy and committal. Well, a wife would expect to be at her husband's side during good times and during bad. But what...
Electricity is a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current. We should always keep children away from electricity as they do not understand the danger...
It has become a common case to hear that house helps are stealing valuables and house hold goods from their employers. Most employers wonder what to do in such situations, some may report to the authorities but it may take a while before they locate...
Biting is a typical behavior often seen in infants, toddlers and 2 year old. It is a normal part of childhood development. Young children have their reasons for biting from teething to seeing what reaction it will provoke. Biting is something to be discouraged and...