Orie Rogo Manduli

Orie Rogo Manduli (née Mary Slessor Orie Rogo, 1948 – 8 September 2021) was a Kenyan diplomat, women's activist and journalist. She won the Miss Kenya beauty pageant in 1964 and in 1974, alongside Sylvia Omino was the first woman of African descent and from Kenya to compete in the East African Safari Rally. Quotes "I was angry that we were hosting the Safari Rally annually and the few women who were participating were all foreigners. I wanted to prove that Kenyan women, too, could participate in car racing. I do not like to be put in a box or to be stereotyped." “Marriage can be tricky and when it comes to children, I just don’t understand why a woman would not want to have her own. Children are the reason we work so hard, besides being our future generation and the ones who will help us in old age. You cannot send your cat or dog to run errands, can you?” “I will not let my daughters marry without a prenuptial agreement. Lazy men take advantage of hardworking women. Men cannot be trusted to take care of the children after a woman passes on due to their polygamous nature.” I fear nothing, and I regret nothing. I do what I do because I believe in it, and I always stand by my decisions. Women are scared of themselves be it in Europe, North America or Asia because they have been socialized to be scared of being alone, they have been socialized to be scared of being different, they have been socialized to be scared of striking out. "I am Orie!, unique and special, brought here for a purpose and one of the purposes is to bring up this beautiful family I've brought up of 4 children, three girls, and one son." "So my sisters who stay in abusive marriages saying they are staying for the children, they know they are lying because when a marriage is not working, the children are the primary sufferers." “I’m rebellious, capable and different, and I know it.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “I have never wanted to be anything else but Orie Rogo-Manduli.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “I’m bold and speak my mind without fear.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “I’m fastidious and never boring.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “I do not apologise for who I am — you just have to learn to live with me.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “I have always been an outspoken person who is never afraid to be different.” https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000031948/i-do-not-apologise-for-who-i-am “Come out of the kitchen and have fun.” Orie Rogo: Classy lady who took no prisonersbusinessdailyafrica(September 09, 2021) “What these male politicians want is female accompaniment.” Orie Rogo Manduli: Why I Don’t Support Young, Unmarried Leadersnairobiwire(May 17, 2017) “They just want women to handle household duties like making tea.” Orie Rogo Manduli: Why I Don’t Support Young, Unmarried Leadersnairobiwire(May 17, 2017) “They don’t want real women.” Orie Rogo Manduli: Why I Don’t Support Young, Unmarried Leadersnairobiwire(May 17, 2017) “There is no married woman who will give 100 per cent to her marriage through resources and dedication knowing she might have a co-wife the next day.” Is this the end of secret families?The Standard(May2, 2014) “When you are incompatible, it doesn’t matter what you cook, the man won’t taste it. It doesn’t matter what you wear, he won’t see it.” Orie Rogo Manduli, the Kisumu girl who was born to kick assThe Standard(| September10, 2021) “Couples are not Siamese twins. They can separate if things don’t work out.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “I want them to write their own script, fall in love on their own without my interference, because at the end of the day, they are the ones who would live with the men.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “A man is defined by his character and not his ethnicity or nationality.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “I make an awesome mother-in-law. Just ask Nana (Elizabeth’s husband)!” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “Why would a woman want to date the new generation of lazy, broke and nagging men?” You are parasites, Manduli tells Nairobi women who date married menThe Standard(March 27, 2015) “I don’t need to feed a congregation, I already have my children.” You are parasites, Manduli tells Nairobi women who date married menThe Standard(March 27, 2015) “I don’t want my daughters to be killed by a man.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “While one year is a very short time to fully familiarise with a partner’s character, I think people should not go beyond three years.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “I take pride in looking good always. Today’s young women are simply not keen on how they look.” Orie Rogo: Classy lady who took no prisonersbusinessdailyafrica(September 09, 2021) “What we see today are young women obsessed with physical beauty, forgetting that looks fade with time.” Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) “I am lucky to have been born of parents who taught me to value beauty beyond the physical, and to consider intellect as a more superior manifestation of beauty.” Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) “I wouldn’t marry so young, but everything else would replay in exactly the same way. I have no regrets for living my life the way I did.” Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) “I have never wanted to be anything else but Orie Rogo-Manduli.” Orie Rogo Manduli’s fashion statements that drove her popularityThe Standard(September 09, 2021) “I was angry that we were hosting the Safari Rally annually and the few women who were participating were all foreigners.” Orie Rogo Manduli dies at her Nairobi homeThe Standard( September 08, 2021) “I wanted to prove that Kenyan women, too, could participate in car racing.” Orie Rogo Manduli dies at her Nairobi homeThe Standard( September 08, 2021) “I do not like to be put in a box or to be stereotyped.” Orie Rogo Manduli dies at her Nairobi homeThe Standard( September 08, 2021) “I got married so young that I never had a chance to be a girl.” Orie Rogo: Classy lady who took no prisonersbusinessdailyafrica(September 09, 2021) “I jumped from childhood right into womanhood.” Orie Rogo: Classy lady who took no prisonersbusinessdailyafrica(September 09, 2021) “I am now living the life I was denied all those years ago.” Orie Rogo: Classy lady who took no prisonersbusinessdailyafrica(September 09, 2021) . “I attended Ng'iya Girls’ High School, just like my mother, then Butere Girls and then ‘Masaku California’ (Machakos Girls). Again, no dates please.” Orie Rogo Manduli dies at her Nairobi homeThe Standard( September 08, 2021) That is absolute nonsense. It is my daughter who chose the dress I wore. I was going to sport one of my kangas, you know whatever I wear becomes fashionable! By lunch time, on the eve of the wedding, I still didn‘t know what I was going to wear. The outfit was her idea, she coordinated the colours in such a way that my headscarf, gele (headgear) and ashoke matched the archbishop‘s mitre. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I think they are all a bunch of takataka (rubbish). You media people are spawning something dangerous by promoting such characters. I think this Vera Sidika woman is very stupid. Shame on her. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) She is an embarrassment to women, and I feel sorry for her parents. I hope they tried their best to advise and guide her. By bleaching herself, it‘s obvious that she is ashamed to be black. If she‘s embarrassed of being black, why can‘t she just emigrate and live with people whose skin colour she considers ideal? Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) Why come back to Africa and sell us her fake silicon behind? My daughters have posteriors that would probably bring Africa to a standstill! But they don‘t flaunt them in people‘s faces. Vera is the most despicable woman we have ever had in this country, and should be given a media blackout to protect our young girls from her bad influence and misguided ways. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) No. In fact I castigated her the most. I made it clear that had she done that to my son, I would have shot her! Check your records, and you‘ll get my position on that issue. That union was a disgrace to women. She married a boy young enough to be her grandchild. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I didn‘t expect a woman of her calibre to stoop so low, which in my opinion is the reserve of stupid African men, known to marry their great granddaughters. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I have no regrets for living my life the way I did. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I was the first African woman rally driver. I stopped because rallying is expensive and time consuming. I had other priorities, like my children as well as my job. Rallying wasn‘t going to put food on the table, it was actually going to take away their maziwa (milk). Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) Yes, I have. I have done it in traffic, when they disrespect me on the roads (laughs). I can‘t stand silly men thinking they have the licence for contempt towards women. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I once grabbed a man by his shirtfront for being rude. He didn‘t expect it, and as he drove off in a hurry, the shirt got torn and and a piece of it remained in my hands. I was also at the centre of a fracas at the NGOs Council. I took on Harun Ndubi who was interfering with the council, grabbed his jacket and threw him out. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) (Laughs). Yes, I remember that. I took it to my father. It was from a boy in school, and incidentally, my dad was the headmaster. It wasn‘t good for the boy, especially since my dad thought he was the best in school. After that, all the boys avoided me. They thought I was stupid because I share love letters with my dad. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) Charity Ngilu. She has tried a lot to lift women. She nominated Cecily Mbarire who is now doing well politically. Although she concentrated on the eastern parts of the country, at least she tried. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) The ones from Western Kenya and Nyanza don‘t want to see other people‘s daughters rise. They actually suppress other women and kill their initiatives. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) My life is not driven by politics, I intend to concentrate on what I currently do. I believe political power is not what Kenyan women need most. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) What they need most is economic muscle. My advise to women in Kenya is to first seek economic power for financial independence and freedom, the rest will follow automatically. I actually discouraged my nephew, a prominent young man, from vying for a political seat in the city, since I believe he would be wasting time. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I like cooking ugali and fish. My favourite is millet and cassava ugali and whole Tilapia, it‘s why I have started a fish pond in one of my properties in Nairobi. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) I will tell him say one thing and stick to it. He tends to talk too much. You don‘t need to respond to all critics. Vera Sidika is ‘very st*pid’ - Orie RogoThe Standard(June13, 2014) “If he is not independent, then what is he coming to do? To live off my daughter and finally me? We are poor, but hardworking. I don’t cure poverty, so I expect a man to take care of my daughters comfortably.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) I don’t want my daughters to be killed by a man, No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) It does not really matter whether they get married to foreigners. No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) “While one year is a very short time for to fully familiarise with  a partner’s character, I think people should not go beyond three years.” No 'boxers' or drunks will marry my daughters - Orie Rogo ManduliOrie RogoManduli(March 12, 2015) External links Category:1948 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Politicians from Kenya Category:Women from Kenya Category:Journalists from Kenya