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SHADOWS OF MAU MAU WAR by John Gathatwa
Set against the turbulent final years of colonial Kenya, Shadows of Mau Mau War is a powerful story of sacrifice, resilience, and the unbreakable determination of one man to secure a future for his family. Beneath the dark shadows of the Aberdare ranges, where fear, betrayal, and war gripped the land, Gatete wa Miano rises as a quiet pillar of strength in a nation struggling to be born.
As the Mau Mau conflict tears through villages and families, Gatete must navigate impossible choices, protect those he loves, and carry the immense burden of responsibility placed upon the African man during a time of upheaval. Every step he takes, every sacrifice he makes, becomes part of a legacy that will shape generations to come.
Rich in history, emotion, and cultural depth, Shadows of Mau Mau War is more than a story of war — it is a moving portrait of courage, family, identity, and the enduring human spirit in the face of darkness.
United State of Africa by Chiro Martin
This book proves that as long as Africa lives, indeed Nkrumah will continue to live. The fact that Africa has not yet attained a reputable status in the world, we will live to remember the teachings of Kwame Nkrumah as a man who dared to dream of the paradise that so many of his time only had faint paintings in their minds. The problems of Africa today that Kwame Nkrumah warned will continue to pressure us to keep remembering this great man. It was he who said if we don’t unite sooner then Africa will not only be wrangling amongst itself but also expose itself to the dangers of external attacks. He further warned that if we don’t develop a united political and economic approach to our problems then we will be weaker before the international arena.
Jesus’ Africa by Patience Musev...
Patience Museveni Rwabwogo’s Jesus’ Africa provides a refreshing view concerning contemporary issues confronting the African continent and her people, duly captured thematically as rebuilding Africa’s walls. Tracing the continent’s historical domination through the times of slavery, the era of colonialism and the post-independence period, the continent has been at the ‘short end of the stick’ of the global development agenda.
That past, notwithstanding, the work sends a powerful message of hope that Africa will arise through, in part, understanding the continent’s place on this earth and the role it is poised to play in global development. The past is important, yes. However, the future must be of prime concern.
To rebuild her walls, the continent would rely on her spiritual pulse and deep conviction that would assure the realization of its rightful place.
Illustrating with examples from the Bible, Patience makes the biblical stories relevant to the much-desired African Renaissance with her walls fully restored.
Waturuo MauMau Youth by Joseph Muraya
My Skinny Cow on an Anthill
My Skinny Cow, set in rural Seito which slowly urbanizes and brings a new order, is the captivating story of Asiago and Obiri from their youth to old age. The two work hard in school to become heroes and beacons of hope for the future of the community. The reader is taken through a rich cultural heritage, epitomized most vividly by the community’s wedding tradition, which leaves the reader yearning for more. Even with the old striving to preserve the life-long glorious cultural traditions of the people, modernity comes with a price. The emergence of an all-knowing clique of youth threatens the community’s future; what with disputes between the traditional local elite and the youth determined to have their way with the societal changes they desire.
Danger lucks either way: the rush to modernize at the expense of tradition and the desire to preserve tradition in the face of modernization. Which way for Seito? You, the reader, tell us!
What Others Say
“The novel demonstrates imagination and originality in league with the postmodernist canon, which upholds traditional cultures that are misconstrued by modernist views as peripheral and obsolete.” – Dr. Andrew Nyongesa, teacher, author, critic and literary scholar.
My Roots
Set among the Abagusii of Kenya at the onset of independence in Africa, Jeremîré Araka’s My Roots is an extraordinary story of postcolonial migration and the characters’ struggle to negotiate their existence in the disparate cultures that assailed Africa during and after colonization.
Otenyo, as Chief Ongoro’s first son, is the entitled heir to his father’s throne. Colonialism and Christianity, however, have infected native customs and traditions, especially among those who have attained formal education such as Otenyo and his sisters who have excelled in modern education undergirded by Christian values. Otenyo acquires outstanding credentials in America where he also meets and marries an American woman, jilting a childhood flame whom he had left – so far unknown to him – pregnant with a daughter. All the successes with education and in the professions, however, further alienate Ongoro’s children from their culture and traditions that have stood the test of time and served their society well. Torn between two worlds and rooted in neither, despite their academic success, their family faces mysterious deaths, countless ailments, baffling mishaps and many incomprehensible happenings whose solutions are deemed only explainable in the traditions of their people.
This story gives the reader insights into the accounts of an immediate pre- and post-independent African state and the journey that Otenyo had unseeingly set out into the distant lands and upon his return, but now in search of his roots. Will the search for his roots succeed? How will his people, who have long-awaited his return, receive him? What of his estranged fiancé, Keruboo? Readers will conclude this book with a sense of awe-inspiring amusement.
What others say about My Roots
“My Roots is a searing memoir painted on a leather that is a vivid, revelatory, thoroughly original and compelling account of postcolonial migration and the characters’ battle to negotiate their existence in the mosaic of cultures that assailed Africa during colonialism and immediate post-colonialism.” – Omwami Prof. Dietrick Kaijanangoma, Author, Analyst, Distinguished communication scholar, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza.