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Mbugua Ngunjiri

Micere Mugo's achievements were like 'the force of hurricanes'

In a poem titled Speaking of Hurricanes, the late Ama Ata Aidoo celebrates Prof Micere Mugo, somewhat equating her achievements and that of other African exiles, with the force of hurricanes.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 1 year ago

Micere Mugo's achievements were like 'the force of hurricanes'

Binyavanga, the ‘madman’ set the local literary scene ablaze

Binyavanga, the ‘madman’ set the local literary scene ablaze

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 5 years ago

Must it be called Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature?

Must it be called Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature?

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 9 years ago

Kenya publishers association gets new chairman

Kenya publishers association gets new chairman

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 9 years ago

Writing is a painful labour of love

Despite the challenges facing the local publishing industry, writer Onduko bw’Atebe prefers to see it as a half full glass rather than half empty.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Writing is a painful labour of love

The art piece Uhuru gave George Bush

While President Uhuru was visiting the US recently, greater focus was, understandably, on the details of the trade talks as well as the fact that Kenya was trying to mend fences with cousin Barry's country, seeing as 'choices have consequences.'

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

The art piece Uhuru gave George Bush

Writer David Maillu: Ngugi wa Thiong’o praised for what I started

Writer David Maillu cannot countenance the constant reference to his early sex-themed books. He believes Kenyans should give him more credit for his general contribution to literature in the country.

By By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Writer David Maillu: Ngugi wa Thiong’o praised for what I started

Author’s poor bid to revise Kenyan liberation history

Reading through RL Collins’ book, Kenya: The Evolution of Independence, one gets the disturbing feeling that the author had a particular audience in mind. This is especially so when it comes to his treatment of the topic of the Mau Mau and the run-up to Kenya’s independence.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Author’s poor bid to revise Kenyan liberation history

Mbotela was set to testify in Jomo Kenyatta’s Kapenguria trial

A new book in the history of Kenya says that Tom Mbotela, for whom Mbotela Estate in Nairobi is named, had been slated to be the star witness against Mzee Jomo Kenyatta during the Kapenguria Trial.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Mbotela was set to testify in Jomo Kenyatta’s Kapenguria trial

Kenya-Uganda railway: Tale of hopes deferred, estimates unfulfilled

RL Collins’ book, Kenya: The Evolution of Independence, is the latest addition to an already huge pool of literature about Kenya’s history.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Kenya-Uganda railway: Tale of hopes deferred, estimates unfulfilled

Binyavanga: I locked myself in dad’s house and started writing

Binyavanga Wainanina is an evangelist, and it does not matter whether or not you believe in his gospel – of books and writing – he delivers his message forcefully and convincingly.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 10 years ago

Binyavanga: I locked myself in dad’s house and started writing

Inside Raila’s new book

Kenyans have not heard the last of Raila Odinga if his new book is anything to go by.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 11 years ago

Inside Raila’s new book

Inside Raila’s new book

Memoir written by staunch ally of the Cord leader gives a fresh look at former PM’s life in politics, and is highly expected to be explosive

By By Mbugua Ngunjiri 11 years ago

Inside Raila’s new book

Rev Njoya set to launch his memoirs

The Kenyan literary scene is set to be enriched by the launch, sometimes in October, of Rev Timothy Njoya’s autobiography, curiously titled We the People.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 11 years ago

Rev Njoya set to launch his memoirs

New digital wave holds sway in book fair

The Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF), which is organised by the Kenya Publishers Association (KPA), will have a digital pavilion, where visitors “will be taken through the digital experience.”

By By MBUGUA NGUNJIRI 11 years ago

New digital wave holds sway in book fair

Grim picture as artists told JKIA fire burnt paintings

Artists are waking up from the reality that the JKIA fire might have consumed their prized collections.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 11 years ago

Grim picture as artists told JKIA fire burnt paintings

Writer tackles ‘Villains of Molo’

When Kinyanjui Kombani’s manuscript for The Last Villains of Molo was accepted by a publisher, he had big dreams – in his own words, he saw himself crossing the poverty line.

By Mbugua Ngunjiri 11 years ago

Writer tackles ‘Villains of Molo’

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