Parenting under pressure as safety fears reshape daily routines
By 6:45pm, Anne Wanjiru had already walked to her gate four times. Each time, the road returned a different child. Not hers.
Every passing motorcycle made her heart skip. Her seven-year-old son, Liam Mwaniki, was over an hour late from tuition in Thika, turning a routine delay into panic.
Anne paced between the gate and the road, flinching at every child who passed. When a motorcycle slowed, she froze—until a call came.
“He was helping carry books for another child,” said teacher Pius Kitoto.
