Whispers from a Mop

Mama Melody always emphasized that she hires two maids and one security who also acts as the gardener because her house and compound was big. Since she had one toddler, I didn’t see the work to be extreme on me because I am a robot. I mean, I rarely get tired. I can work from

During COVID, like most Kenyans, I was rendered jobless. Since I don’t like begging for money, I decided that I would settle for any job that came my way. It’s better getting a 7,000 salary then staying home and accusing relatives of not helping me yet I’m a complete woman with a functional brain. The

My former female boss lost her mother when I was working for her. We were just five people in the house…madam, big boss (the husband) and two children at that time…one was 6 years and another one was 18 months. Madam’s mother was to be buried at Kisii so she left earlier for the funeral,

While working as a maid, my bosses family travelled for a week and out of curiosity, I attended a sales interview for selling loans to pass time. I had no plans of quiting my job until I had some good savings. Before you ask questions, my former boss allowed me to have my offs whenever

When I was travelling from Mumias to work for Mama J, no one called to check whether I was nearing Nairobi despite her promise that the driver would. I was past Limuru when a strange number rang. “Hello Irene, I’m Dan. Mama J said I should pick you. Where are you?” “Hello, I’m just past

On Facebook, they know me as Matete Irene the storyteller, some call me the woman with many men but where I am, they call me help. Often, I feel like a ghost in a uniform. I’m only visible when a mistake is spotted. My madam is the proud type. Not the good type of proud