In Gloria Mwaniga’s short story Boyi, one sentence captures the agony of thousands of parents across Kenya today: “Madness entered Mama’s eyes the day Baba pushed my brother Boyi to Matwa Kei.” It is a haunting line because it speaks not only about one fictional family caught in militia violence, but also about the silent … Continue reading Like Mama in the Boyi short story, many Kenyan parents are enduring the pain of missing children