Ep. 3 - Whose Wife Are You?

Ep. 6 - Bring The Money Or Don’t Come

How much do you need to run for elective office in Kenya? Hmmm…let’s just say it’s a significant amount. In this episode, our hosts crunch the numbers. Would they afford to run for office today? Guest Faith Allube, CEO of Kenya Land Alliance helps them to figure that question out.

Ep.5 - When Women Face Goons

Ask any woman who has run for an elective position what the toughest part of the process is and they’ll all say one thing  - Kuingia ground. It’s not just the grueling long hours in public rallies or the expectation to always be on your A-game, it’s that no matter the setting, women in politics always have one question ringing at the back of their minds; am I safe here?  Listener discretion: This episode contains discussions of extreme violence.

Ep. 4 - Show Us Your Charm

Sweetie, Mrembo, Msupa, Siste, Mathe, Auntie… it never quite ends, does it? Nyambura Maina joins hosts Jacqueline Kubania and Faith Oneya with stories from her 2017 campaign for the MCA seat in Kileleshwa ward where one thing seemed to excite voters more than her manifesto - red lipstick. 😐

Ep. 3 - Whose Wife Are You?

Despite attempts by her ex-husband to make their divorce a messy, public affair, this nobel laureate refused to let this event define her career in politics and public life. In this episode,  host Faith Oneya shares how just like in Wangari’s case, it doesn’t matter how successful a woman is - that stubborn question will always follow -  wewe ni bibi ya nani? Whose wife are you?

Ep. 2 - The Women That Came Before Us

In this episode we give Priscilla Ingasiani Abwao her flowers - the only black Kenyan woman at the Lancaster House Conference where Kenya’s independence was discussed. From Grace Onyango to Effie Owuor to Charity Ngilu and Martha Karua, these are the stories of the women who shaped women leadership in Kenya.