Some youngsters think being gangster is their golden ticket to riches, and more couples are buying into it, perfectly masking their ulterior agendas. I mean, they don’t seem suspect, thug-like; just two people who are in love, what could possibly go wrong?
You stare and move hastily away from the blind, crippled, persons living with albinism; you give way along the streets not because you care but because you don’t want anything to do with them. You absolutely want nothing to do with them.
Rasna Warah is a writer and independent researcher based in Malindi, Kenya. She is the author of five books: UNsilenced (2016), War Crimes (2014), Mogadishu Then and Now (2012), Red Soil and Roasted Maize (2011); and Triple Heritage.
When I first heard that the theme of this year’s Storymoja Festival was to be ‘Black Peace’, I wondered whether there was a connection to the African American’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. Or at the very least, a customization of it that would fit our culture. Later, I asked myself, does it matter really?
Zukiswa Wanner is the 2015 winner of South African Literary Award’s K.Sello Duiker Award for her fourth novel, London Cape Town Joburg. Her third novel Men of the South was shortlisted for Commonwealth Best Book Award.
Kinyanjui Kombani is a creative writer, banker, learning facilitator, award winning entrepreneur and business mentor based in Nairobi, Kenya.
He is the author of 2 published novels and several children’s books.
Dr. Michael Lockett is a teller of traditional tales in a non-traditional manner. Lockett has been telling stories for 40 plus years.
The Theme of the 2017 Storymoja Festival is Black Peace. This theme is apt as it comes at a time when the entire world is concerned with the politics of identity. The 2017 Storymoja Festival will also fall exactly 10 years after the 2007/08 Post election violence, as well as on an election year in Kenya.
The Storyhippo Schools Programme runs on the first three days of the Festival – 27th September – 29th September 2017. It presents specially designed sessions for age groups between 6 – 18 years.
Are you between the age of 18-30? Do you love reading and books? The Storymoja Festival is looking for you! The Storymoja Festival has built up a reputation as East Africa’s biggest book party, a celebration of creativity, stories and literature. It started out as the Nyama Choma festival in 2007, took a detour [read more…]
