Kate, you have said it..yet in a simple way. Yes you may question whether you are doing a good job or not and to me, the answer lies among numerous women who you represent in your publications.Your work is no doubt, transformative. You have mentored and motivated young journalists like myself who sometimes feel at the bottomless pit. You relate to women's problems through your writing. Thanks for sharing with us Firth Murray's insightful messages of love. She is a gem and so are u Kate. You admit that you are a busy editor, a tired mother, a sometimes inattentive wife but am sure despite all that, your work is rewarding. Continue with he god and noble work and dont tire. Joyce J. Wangui(Kenyan correspondent the WIP)

Thank you readers for your thoughtful comments. Modern day slavery ought to be a wake up call particularly for countries that still practice the vice. Calls to end this brutality has been long over due. Kenya should emulate countries like India and ban domestic workers from immigrating to Saudi Arabia. Our Consulate in Saudi Arabia is sleeping on the job; The Kenya government should immediately SIGN a bilateral labor agreement and put stringent conditions that no domestic worker shall be man-handled or her rights violated in any way. I think the heinous acts committed in Saudi are tantamount to crimes against humanity and perpetrators should be apprehended in the highest court of the land.

The UN together with ILO or any other humanitarian body should convene an urgent meeting on modern day slavery and give a stern warning to countries such as Saudi Arabia. It is a pity that human trafficking is a lucrative business at the expense of poor people. Shame on those behind it. I am also suprised that the average person in California is not aware of such happenings; thanks to the media for highlighting such issues. I salute all those journalists who have created awareness on the issue and who continue to decry the act. Lets not stop here.