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Why I chose to be the ghetto doctor
Achieving Woman - By
Gardy Chacha | January 7th 2021 at 07:30:16 GMT +0300
Dr Janet Githinji is popularly known as Daktari wa Mtaa (Photo: David Njaaga/Standard)
Known in Eastlands and social media as Daktari wa Mtaa , Dr Janet Githinji wears her moniker and ghetto upbringing like a badge of honour - so much so that she has used her background and medical training to preach preventative healthcare in the community she grew up in.
In December 2016 doctors went on strike for 100 days. The medics dubbed it ‘Linda Afya 2’ – coming after a similar strike in 2011 (Linda Afya 1).
Beyond being a medical doctor, Dr Janet Githinji is a family woman (Photo: David Njaaga/Standard)
Beyond being a medical doctor, Githinji is a family woman. She is married with two sons. Apart from her career, family is the only other thing that has shaped how she lives her life.
Her life has a few definite routines. She wakes up around 6:30am. Often, the two boys would have been up as well and would come into her bedroom.
“We then cuddle for 10 or so minutes. Afterwards, we pray and set the day in motion,” she says.
Githinji then proceeds to her ‘mini gym’ in the house – made up of basic tools like a skipping rope. “I exercise for one hour. I do a little bit of weightlifting, a little cardio workout, I box and do a few stretches.”