Anne Matindi  Anne-Rose Waruguru Matindi (born 1942) is a Kenyan nurse and children's writer, known for her plays aimed at elementary school children. Mrs Anne Matindi was born in Murang'a District, Kenya, and was educated at Nginda Girls' School and Kahuhia Girls' School. By the time of her first collection of stories in 1967, she was married with three children. Matindi's stories, set in East Africa, are often amusing traditional stories about domestic animals.