Why our teaching of literature must go beyond criticism

Literature indeed loses its vitality when it is reduced to theory alone. When we confine it to critical analysis, we strip it of the very life it seeks to illuminate.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 5 months ago

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Letters of Betrayal: How TSC lost its narrative

A good story lifts and motivates, while a broken story diminishes, demoralises, and erodes trust. The way an institution tells its story shapes how society perceives it.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 5 months ago

Don't just focus on STEM, content production is the real goldmine

For the past year, I have been deeply involved in the development of Competency-Based Education (CBE) materials for a new learning area: Theatre and Film Studies.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 6 months ago

Memoirs: You owe your story to those who come after you

My friend Lee Njiru's memoir, The Presidents' Pressman, is perhaps the best window through which you can understand the institution of the presidency in Kenya.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 7 months ago

Want students to learn language? Revive the lost art of letter writing

I was recently shocked to learn that a friend's daughter had been beaten black and blue by her teachers in a secondary school for being found in possession of a love letter to a boyfriend!

By Prof Egara Kabaji 7 months ago

Doing badly moneywise? Blame education and taxation systems

One of the wisest decisions I made in recent years was to go back to school and earn a Master's degree in Business Administration (Strategic Management option).

By Prof Egara Kabaji 7 months ago

Only a well thought out plan will bring out the best in our creatives

What is ailing the creative industry in Kenya? This is the question I had to confront last weekend while facilitating a writers' training.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 8 months ago

Why we must take the creative industry seriously

We need to stop treating artists as afterthoughts. We must invest in theatres, studios, performance spaces, and creative hubs in every sub-location and county.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 8 months ago

In this revolution don't experience Rip Van Winkle moment

One of the most enduring stories I read as a youngster, which has remained etched in my mind, is Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving.

By Prof Egara Kabaji 9 months ago

Ngugi: The man who planted stories in our souls

Why is Kenya, a small country, so well known across the globe? Is it because of our world-class runners who dominate marathons and bring gold home?

By Prof Egara Kabaji 9 months ago

That was Chris for you...

Chris Wanjala legacy: Let us celebrate our heroes when they are still alive

By Prof Egara Kabaji 7 years ago