NPPE: RS.2r – Down on its Side

The craze for writing to penpals sweeps Mukibi's Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Anywhere else, this would be a harmless enough hobby but at Mukibi's, even a letter can be dynamite. And, not surprisingly, Moses and King Kong are right in the middle of the explosion. n nThen there is the new boy, Kasali, who has an unusual hobby of his own. Hidden in the dormitory, he's set up a strange contraption for making wine. Everyone in Dorm 3 agrees it is very good wine, and that Kasali has a bright future ahead of him in the liquor business. Perhaps he has ... but before Kasali's wine makes him a fortune, it's destined to play a remarkable role in the history of Mukibi's Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. n n'Moses and the Penpal' is the eighth title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.

It's nothing new for Moses to be in trouble. This time it all begins when he and his friends at Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen stage a lighthearted protest about the school food.

It's half-term. Most of the boys at Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen are going home for the holiday, but Moses and King Kong have a better plan. Why not sneak off and spend the weekend in Tororo, the nearby town, and have some fun by themselves while the staff think they're at home and their families think they are at school? n nIt's a great idea, but, as so often happens with the two friends' great ideas, things tend to go a bit wrong. First of all they meet Finito, a seedy-looking old man, but he's in a remarkably interesting line of business, and he offers the boys a well-paying job. It isn't really their fault that Finito shortly finds his business in ruins and himself on the run from the police. The boys too have their own problems: Mr Karanja, the school's deputy headmaster, is hot on their trail. n n'Moses on the Move' is the seventh title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.

Moses and his friend, King Kong, set a dorm in their school, Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen, on fire - accidentally of course. Thus it is that the Dorm 3 inmates find themselves camping out in tents by the river and up to their necks in trouble. n nIt is while they are trying to push a tent pole into the stony ground that King Kong digs up a bag containing gold watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, and six cameras in smart brown leather cases! n nNeedless to say, the boys are unable to keep their great discovery to themselves and, before long, they are involved with thieves and with the police as King Kong disappears. n n'Moses the Camper' is the ninth title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.

The idea of starting a school farm was not received with enthusiasm by the students at Mukibi's Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen. Weren't they there to study for their examinations? But before they know what's happening, everyone is busy clearing land, planting, and weeding. What if they end up with blisters on their hands and aching muscles? What if the agricultural tools are as ancient as the hills? n nSoon Moses and his friends are in trouble once more. The pigs have escaped, six chickens have been stolen, a fox is on the loose, and the headmaster is determined to find the culprits. n n'Moses and the School Farm' is the eleventh title in the adventures of Barbara Kimenye's mischievous Ugandan schoolboy.