Deborah Auko Tendo is a trained lawyer who is currently working in corporate Kenya as a Logistician/Public and Private Security consultant. She is a cancer and mental health advocate. She is a multilingual who has summited the two tallest mountains in Africa. Outside helping with journals in various colleges,She is a social Media writer who has been contracted to write for the UN Youth conference that was hosted by Kenya in 2023 She has a passion for African storytelling and hopes to gain much more experience in this aspect. While Rough Silk is her first foray into the world of publishing, writing has been her lifelong passion, and "Rough Silk" is the culmination of years of dedication and creativity and its no surprise that the book has broken all barriers to be a Kenyan best seller in the year 2023/2024.