I’ve been through fire but I’m still standing"Baptism by fire" is how Laikipia Woman Rep Cate Waruguru describes her early life and entry into politics, writes Jacqueline Mahugu. She says that the woman she is today, at just 33, is thanks to her grandmother, Catherine Wandia Muchangi, who brought her up. She taught me that I could be anything I wanted to be – married or not, from whichever background. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. She did not have a relationship with her mother, Beatrice Waruguru, and she died before they could mend it.

Source: Standard Digital April 19, 2020 06:22 UTC