[3] Lahai has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Sociology from Fourah Bay College, and a Master's Degree in Agricultural extension and Rural development from Njala University, both in Sierra Leone.
Lahai is a native of Kenema District in Eastern Sierra Leone, and a member of the Mende ethnic group.
Lahai was born on December 30, 1960, in the village of Yomboma in Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District in the Eastern Province of British Sierra Leone to Mende parents.
In 2002, Lahai ran for one of Kenema District's seats in parliament as a member of the then ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).
[4] The film depicts Lahai and fellow women's rights activists Barbara Bangura and Salamatu Kamara and their work on a 30% Quota bill they were submitting to parliament.