The main contemporary issues that are mostly stressed in the drama are, corruption, education, early marriages, Female Genital Mutilation and pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, human rights, social justice, values, and perceptions, conflict resolution.

Other writers were Morrison Mwadulo, Natasha Likimani, Charles Ouda, Damaris Irungu, Patrick Serro and Wanjiru Kairu.

The first season was released in the same year and issues such as Human Rights, Social Justice, Values and Perceptions, Conflict Resolution, Sustainable Development, interdependency among more were showcased.

[4] The fourth season—that ran for the usual 13-episode run—had all the previous themes combined one key issue that was included women leadership and the challenges they face.

The HIV/AIDS is mainly showcased by Margaret who does not hide her status and lives a normal life without infecting her loving husband Matano, the Makutano chief.

At one point, Hope Baraka vies for parliamentary elections where she faces discrimination among men and conservative members of society.

For example, Hannington Baraka shares a very distant relationship with his youngest son Philip, who only seeks for his father to look at his good side and support his decisions no matter how rushed they are sometimes.

In Kenya it recorded regular viewership of 7 million viewers by 2013,[26][27] making it the most watched local program in the country.