Long Live! Why we sober career women love Kilimani Mums

I am a decent, hard-working and career progressive Kenyan mum. I am a sober, law abiding Kenyan who pays her bills and taxes diligently. I have a first degree and I am almost done with my Masters. And guess what else?

I am a proud and unapologetic member of the Kilimani Mums Uncensored which the popular Nairobian columnists Silas Nyanchwani last week described as a cesspit of debauchery where our daughters and wives go to learn bad manners. Really?

Mr Nyanchwani rightly put it that “every decent woman I know subscribes to the page. The women range from the very respectable female politicians, my high-flying corporate female friends, women who drive big SUVs and three friends who graduated First Class on it.”

You bet Sir. Yes we hard-working upward-moving career women have all subscribed to this KMU because we love it and here’s why.

Refreshing: Life in Kenya is already hard enough and there is too much negativity all over. From the mega corruption reported in all counties to the horror accidents common in December, to the troubled marriages, there’s too much venom that that can give you a heart attack -- we need an avenue for comic relief otherwise you will go nuts. That is why KMU comes in.

Bold: There is no place you find such forthrightness and no-holds-barred conversations like KMU. In the normal world, everybody pretends they are fine, but on these pages, because of the anonymity it offers, women are not afraid to expose their nudity and vulnerability. If their sex life is not working, they tell it as it is.

Trendy: If you want to know what is on trend, from household stuff to outfits and make up, Kilimani Mums Uncensored is the place to be. This is also the place where you will learn the coolest joint to hangout with your girlfriends and take the children out for fun. If you don’t want to be left behind on trends, log on to KMU.

Entertaining: KMU page is like a tantalising Naija movie. Drama unfolds on a day to day basis and it is fresh and different. And there is a way the members have learnt to share dossiers to capture the audience. A member posts something alluring and leaves members in suffocating suspense insisting the rest of the story will be posted in the comments session. So you are forced to scroll through acres of comments to get the rest of the drama.

Educative and informative: Kilimani Mums is not just a headquarters of gossip and debauchery, it is also a school where you learn vital lessons. I mean, where else will you learn that Strepsils other than treating common colds also has the powers to transform your sex life? I think it is a high time men started a similar platform where they can discuss their bedroom problems unhinged.

Long live Kilimani Mums Unsensored.

The writer is a married working mother of a toddler boy and a pre-school girl. She shares her experience of juggling between career, family and social life.