Author: LawyerLiv

I used to wonder whether my leadership style was too accessible.The problem when you operate on a grassroot level and are down with the masses, those masses, ziramenyera (overfamiliarize) . I HATE elites, we are all one; at the same time, ndambiwe whatsapp group zibishye munyogeramo. Still, as annoying as it is, I would rather…

Imagine a child born with special traits, their skin glows in the dark and their hair is so coarse, it rejects cheap combs. Further imagine, they grow and travel, only to find themselves in spaces that suggest beauty is them, but in opposite form. This shocks their psyche. You know what’s MORE shocking? Believing it.…

Incredibly disappointed to report Mr. Perfect is not perfect after all. The man does not indulge in gossip, imagine that. I recently met his friends. I was excited for the event to conclude so we can comment on everyone and everything. I eagerly started: “Did you see how so and so looked at so and…

Dearest reader, as you very well know, previous suitors, while of high caliber, were found to be incompatible. However, because wonders shall never cease, a new love interest has risen. He is a young African Professor, that alone makes me be ready to risk it all… Though I seem to have overdone the “hard to…

I received the below question and I will attempt to answer to the best of my ability. So help me God. “For someone who absolutely values their privacy but falls in love with someone who is under circumstances beyond his own doing is in the public eye- what advice would you give this person? Do…

People often make the incorrect assumption that my sisters and I are super independent because we were raised by a single father. The truth is, mother was a powerhouse. She was able to buy a house before she was 30 which was an incredible feat then (and now). In fact, dad tells the story of…

There is a proverb in my country that says “Inshuti musangira akabisi n’agahiye” loosely translated to true friends are those with whom you share cooked and uncooked meals (that life serves you). Diesha and I met in DC in Law School back in 2017. We’d sit daily in the library after class to revise and…

Very few people have the capacity to be fair. They want to help women because they happen to be women. They want to help blacks because they happen to be black. If one day for example, the minority group they advocate for, was to take over; they wouldn’t mind. So then, what troubles them isn’t…