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Leadership

When war is planned against a clan, sick or develop complications with
tribe, country or the world, she ends a lifetime worth of damage. The
up suffering the most. Watching her annoying part is that she would later
child being raped or sodomized, her be slammed with a bill she cannot
husband killed, her children slaugh- afford to pay.
tered in front of her eyes, but she
still never gives up with the hope Back at home she would be lucky to
that one day justice will be found. find sufficient help during this pain-
That the hope she has kept would ful recovery episode. Her ribs going
keep the world calm and humans back to their normal position while
coexist peacefully. She would never birth canal bruises take months to
give up on humanity. heal. Her backbone is extremely
weak and she cannot even take a
She is still full of sympathy, ac- proper bath. Cleaning her infant is a
knowledging the fact that comes tough task but, in few months, she
with the difficulties of pregnancy will be forced to work with her baby
that go with bringing a human being on her back for hours. I wonder
forth on earth. 3 months of feeling how such a lady would still put a careers, inspiration of our soldiers.
pathetic, nausea, and unable to stand smile on her face. Sadly, you would
any aroma from onions. Lest you find that her husband is relentlessly May I never forget you; may I never
forget, she has children and a hus- in demand of late-night conjugal disrespect or raise my voice against
band waiting on her to cook. Add- ‘rights’ which she would so often you. With hidden tears, you are
ing on, is the exploitative world of go out of her way to fulfill,despite brave, tough and fearless. Our great
health care, clinic checkups which her unstable mental health. Any women you are always giving almost
cost more than a 4 month budget. straightforward mother would tell everything the world needs, even
Gynecologist visits and blood boost- you that it is painful breast feeding by borrowing from others to make
er injections, and another 3 months a baby and especially with growing sure none is left out. Our mums, our
of no comfortable sleeping posi- teeth cutting through her nipples. wives, our sisters, our neighbors you
tion. The baby playing in her womb Unfortunately, all we do is that we possess strong bodies that receive all
during weird hours of 2.00am. At go ahead and ignore all of this. kinds of verbal insults and physical
times she is so thirsty and she must assaults. Emotionally disrespected
drink a lot of water in preparation My question is this; while she is these are the heroines we never
for the due date. She has to deal going through this, where is her crown.
with all types of fumes in the cities, husband? Probably, he is in the
house, drunk as crazy, at the mis-
strong sprays in the public transport
Married but Still Single... vehicles, arrogant conductors, or tress’ house having ‘fun’ because The author is a mentor, trainer and writer bear-
passengers sitting next to her with
apparently, he cannot wait that long
ing adequate experiences in business development
zero understanding of her struggles.
the making, or he is in a club with
Impatient human beings around for her healing, which is months in and brand management success.
who are too busy to excuse her. his friends being called big names LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/robertmmwangi
reminding each other going home
The worst part comes when she early is not manly. The other ques-
is in labor. Some rude nurses and tion is where is her husband when
stressed doctors who got used she walks out at 4.00 o’clock in the
to emergency mode go as far as morning without escort or in the
beating her while she is in labor. market lifting heavy loads by herself,
Some nurses are involved in the or in the hospital needing protection
deaths of babies, whereas others from being mistreated or when she
are too preoccupied with funny is feeding the family alone? No, it
videos forwarded to their phones, feels like she is still single. Afrikan
at the expense of the patient in queen, mother of mankind and all
the delivery room. The tragedy of women all over the world, I Sa-
this is that when the woman gets lute you! Our heroines, our shock
cold, she would probably end up absorbers, pro-creators of lives and

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