Travelogues as catalogues of change in East Africa
Writers include HM Stanley, Karen Blixen and Binyavanga Wainaina
Books
Action-packed walk down the Mau Mau memory lane
The intrigues, suspense in 'Mau Mau Factor' can keep you up all night
Lessons from virtual workshop on poetry writing
It is a mirror of social realities and a medium of cultural commentary
Mkapa the writer and writing English in Tanzania
Tanzanian critics argue he should have written his memoir in Kiswahili
Tension fills the pages of 'Havoc of choice'
Kavata comes undone when her husband runs for elective office
Debunking the birther conspiracy on Kamala Harris
Birth to immigrant parents and ethnic identity divisive in America
Elegy to Benjamin William Mkapa
He who walks where suns set, touching hearts with words
Book marks milestones of the church in Uganda
it is a trove of lessons embodied by those who live a life of service to others
The saga of Lord Delamere and his descendants
A quirky book about the 120-year history of the Delamere family in Kenya, full of intriguing detail and anecdote
How Zanzibar's liberation was lost in 1964
• The Zanzibar revolution in 1964 resulted in the takeover by strongman Abeid Karume and union with the mainland • ...
Mental health themes during Covid pandemic
Taboo and stigma is to aggravate an ongoing disaster
When poetry helps you face the mountain of life
The book is an offering of 36 poems in 50 pages
Between writer's block and creativity amid pandemic
Angst due to the virus is hampering output, but silence is art in itself
Salute to literary fathers as sociocultural patriarchs
Revisiting Father's Day from a literary perspective
Corona highlights global and cultural integration
It is time to revisit cultural ambivalence to reorient 'foreign' African writers
Career fair: Starting my tomorrow today
It offered students glimpse into the world of work for informed decisions
Cancer pandemic in the age of Covid-19
It remains the second deadliest human disease on the planet
The other side of KDF sacrifices in Somalia
Book explores the nexus between war and women's experiences
Celebrating Mwalimu Wanjiku Matenjwa
She emerged during the golden era of Kenyan literary scholarship
Kenya needs candid memoirs from presidential spouses
Imagine how honest a book by Lucy Kibaki or Lena Moi might have been