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AFRICANUM by Mutendei Writes
Africanum: In an alternate reality, a quadruple set of super-powered beings emerge, anointed by The Akhamasi, an immortal sect of African sorcerers who awaken to a disheartening state of an Africa fallen from grace. Not accepting the fallacy of this alternate reality, through their use of their ancient magic and acolytes, they work to restore Africa and its descendants as the centre of a new geo-political alignment where Africa exists as the world's leading superpower, under the moniker of AFRICANUM, symbolized by its chief defender of the same name.
Twisted Fate By Trevor Jalango
After getting involved in some bad businesses and companies, Zach tries to win his soul back, but he is deep in debt, one that he has to pay with blood from his family. His timid nature pushes him to be hands-off, leaving them to clean up his mess, not knowing who, when, how, and why people have to die, and these events slowly lead to a struggle for an inheritance, defending it from the opportunistic vultures and sharing it with the close ones who want to remain together as one.
Claim Your Mental Freedom by Saadia A...
Mental Freedom is an underrated pre-requisite of success. The ability to Re- Write scripts that guide you is the first step towards succeeding in what you set to do. Claim your Mental Freedom will spark awareness in you (as a reader) that root cause of your problems is the scripts you never questioned. Gain power to Rewrite your scripts. Mental Freedom 🧠
Human Resource Management: The People...
Human resources management book.
The book lays a firm foundation on the theories and practices of human resources management and contextualizes issues that are relevant to the aspiring and practicing human resource management.
The book is offered to both private and public sectors and to teachers and students of human resource management from a Kenyan perspective
Red Soil and Roasted Maize: Selected ...
Red Soil and Roasted Maize is a selection of Kenyan writer Rasna Warah's most poignant, introspective and satirical articles, columns and essays that provide snapshots and analyses of events that have shaped Kenyans' lives and dreams in the last decade, from the turbulent transition to democracy in 2002 to a flawed election in 2007 that had a deep impact on Kenya's political, economic and social landscape.
She candidly deciphers and describes the perils of growing ethnic chauvinism and corruption in an increasingly polarised nation and examines her own life as a writer in one of Africa's most diverse and unequal societies.
Daughter of Africa: An Autobiography ...
Daughter of Africa is the extraordinary story of a girl from Nanyuki, Kenya, who quickly and naturally gathered business, networking, and writing skills in the dusty lanes of her town and beyond…and before long found herself networking at the highest corporate and government levels. The daughter of self-made parents, Gina Din blazed a new trail as a female entrepreneur, a public relations authority, and a dedicated Kenyan with a heart for transforming lives.
Gina Din’s outlook is resolutely African, and her personal and career story is a testament to the immense potential that exists for African women in business, politics, and philanthropy. As a mother, a daughter, a sister, a mentor, and a lifelong learner, she is comfortable in all spaces, embracing the humanity in everyone she meets, while always questioning restrictive cultural and religious norms. This book is an intimate and inspiring portrait of an acclaimed daughter of the continent.
Return to the Center – God with...
The Village Whistle and Other Stories
The Village Whistles and Other Stories is set in Western Kenya, the coastal line of Eastern Africa and other parts of the world.
The collection is a basketful of memorable real-life adventures and escapades. Maurice Misiko and Ombati Ombogo take you to the past, which mingles with the present in humorous and captivating incidents that convey values, beliefs and customs.
Allegories and euphemism combined with anecdotes highlight poverty, education, superstition and traditions. The stories enter- tain, educate and preserve cultures for present and future genera- tions.
Colour of the Skunk
The late Wilson Lwandhle Magadhla served in the South African Police Force at the peak of the struggle against the apartheid regime. Even as he remained true to his profession of policing, his heart remained with the freedom fighters; he yearned for a country underlined by equality before the law. Merit, he felt, should be the basis of judging persons rather than the colour of their skin.
Drawing suspicion from both sides of the struggle, the good soldier soldiered on, balancing between loyalty to his people and the profession of keeping law and order.
So what were the conditions like in policing during the years of apartheid? What was life like for a black police officer serving under the authority of one of the most repressive and detested regimes in the world? How did black policemen balance between the need for liberation from the oppressive order of apartheid and their duty to do law enforcement?
Following the fall of the apartheid regime, the author went on to serve in Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that was chaired by the Reverend Desmond Tutu. Magadhla was the head of the Special Investigative Section of the commission.
Published posthumously, The Colour of the Skunk is a book for historical records, providing an insider’s account of working in government founded racial discrimination
Crossing the Border
The collapse of the Berlin Wall on November 9th,1989 marked the beginning of multi-party politics in many parts of the Third World. The same also held true for African countries. The political landscape changed. In Kenya, the early 1990s were years of ethnic cleansing through arson, land clashes, evictions, forcible displacement, and murder of members of communities then perceived to be sympathetic to the opposition. What happened to those years’ children continues to live in the collective memory of today’s adult Kenyans.
Crossing the Border is a novella which captures that moment in Kenya’s history. It fictionalises the experiences of a schoolboy in a tiny village called Odiya, situated at the border between Kenya’s Nyanza and Rift Valley provinces, near the small town of Songhor, in early 1992.
Not only does the story record the sadness of those years, it also focuses on proper education as an important agent for national awareness, human compassion, and communal reconciliation especially in the case of children and young citizens. The book is dedicated to all child victims of political violence anywhere in the world, but more so in Africa, where similar evils are still regularly planned and executed by governments in power.
What Others Say
“Abenea Ndago explored and revealed a uniquely Kenyan territory in his earlier novel, Voices. ‘Crossing the Border’, an equally refreshing read makes western Kenya’s past ethnic strife uniquely his own. This is the work of a master who trod the very hills, rivers, streams, sugarcane plantations and tribal idiosyncrasies of his characters and painfully evokes and retells the tribal spirits of postcolonial Kenya. Though written, the narrative is a griot’s account of inter- ethnic history of the Luo and their neighbours, the Kalenjin and the kisiis, and the inevitable competing tribal consciousness .The politically instigated tribal wars of the 1990s in Kenya is immortalized in this postcolonial Kenyan narrative by a relatively young novelist”. - Mahat Hassan, Kenyan Literary Critic.
The Dreamer
Imali Abala’s The Dreamer is a book-length poem; a poetic novella, an unrelenting meditation upon the abuse of women that centres upon the unfortunate path of the dreamer. En route, the links between madness and dreams are explored, a mythical explanation for inheritable insanities, the devastating impacts of culture change and social fragmentation, and the breathlessness of having a tight fist of possibilities and a palette of advisors who all turn the dreamer away, or inward, with no path found for her self-expressive flourishing in the world.
What Others Say
Touching upon historic and contemporary challenges, this work calls upon all who are in contact with girls and women, in any capacity, to open the world and make room, to clear a space for upcoming generations, on a path strewn with good guidance and marked by the freedom to explore, to walk along a path made solid with life-affirmations.” - Joanne Arnott, Canada, author of A Night for the Lady, Mother Time, Wiles of Girlhood, and Breasting the Waves: On Writing & Healing.
“Imali Abala’s The Dreamer is a must read for those seeking to understand female condition in post-colonial Africa. … What stands out in this story is that women have choices in redefining and repackaging their image in a male dominated world.” - Iddah Aoko Otieno, Editor of East African Anthology of Short Stories.
The Ideal Startup by Nicholas Aruho
The Ideal Startup is a guide for business startups, covering the fundamental aspects that everyone starting a business should know. It is a handbook covering the practical aspects of starting a business with reference to the African perspective.
The book covers topics like coming up with your business idea, raising startup capital and how to make and present winning pitch decks and business plans. Other topics explain how to manage legal aspects of the business, comply with tax laws, develop and execute a winning marketing strategy and lead a winning team. The book also covers how businesses can do proper bookkeeping and records management.
The Webs We Weave: Three scintillatin...
The Webs We Weave...
Kabelo and three friends undertake a road trip from university to his hometown, Mafikeng. One of them dies tragically after a hectic night out. Kabelo, Nick and Daniella are left traumatized and feel they're part of a conspiracy to conceal the real events that led to Ruby's death. They're forced to live with this guilt for years until a jailed gangster provides a groundbreaking clue that leads to all three of them breaking their silence about that tragic night in Mafikeng.
My Friend Oga is a young legal eagle, wise beyond words. He's drawn into his friend's complicated web to help him untangle himself following his failure to heed Oga's advice.
In Man Of God Vusi has always lived his life in the fast lane...indulging in the proverbial sins: women, booze and drugs. When he decides to settle down, his past catches up with him. A wronged Man Of God seeks revenge.
Beautiful Mess by Scholastica Moraa
Beautiful Mess is a collection of a poems on a young woman's journey in navigating love and life. The book explores love, pain and various feelings in a young girl's journey surviving what the universe throws at her. The pieces are passionately written in a bid to show the world that messed up does not mean outright ugly. There is still beauty in messy situations.
Proverbs of the Abagusii of Kenya Chr...
Like most cultural groups, the oral tradition of Abagusii People of Kenya is expressed in, among others, proverbs. These capture lessons and meaning, modulated by time and context as they are passed down generations. Like riddles and metaphors, proverbs express the wisdom of a culture and find apt applications in many situations. Christopher Okemwa's work documents some of the proverbs of Abagusii, their meaning, context in which they are used and application thereof. In this book proverbs are documented in the original form accompanied by English translations in addition to lessons they offer. Embedded in this collection are cultural aspects such beliefs and norms which touch on many aspects of Abagusii society. These aspects include relationships among people, communal life, gender matters, economic issues and many more.
Here is what others say
"Through careful transcription and translation of proverbs of Abagusii people of Kenya, Okemwa shares knowledge and cultural diversity as a wide range of themes and motifs recur hence multiplying meanings and implications. The proverbs explore both socio-political and socio-economic issues, in addition to fulfilling an aesthetic function." - Gladys Nyaiburi Ogaro, Mount. Kenya University
"The uniqueness of this work lies in its use of Ekegusii language to impart culture of Abagusii on the reader through the imagery in proverbs. The advantage of 'hearing' Ekegusii first hand, its literal and deep meaning provided, makes it ideal for students and teachers of language and culture in learning institutions. The work also preserves, for posterity, wisdom that may become extinct with the passage of time." - Margaret Kemunto Obaga, Catholic University, Nairobi, Kenya
"Christopher Okemwa's Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya: Meaning & Application captures and radiates, with delight, the wisdom and beauty in Abagusii proverbs. For Ekegusii speakers, the proverbs nudge one to take a deep look at oneself and see how entertaining they can be. For non-speakers of the language the translation provided gives the poems versatility in content and pervasive reach, thus making them universal pieces of erudition that challenge and encourage. The proverb, 'Naigure ndumo boina ko mosiori ntamanya' (I have heard noise coming from grave diggers, but I am not sure who will be first to be interred), for instance, warns everybody against the barbarism of intransigence and physical confrontations, a universal piece of wisdom. Reading this invaluable book is a sure-fire route to intellectual nourishment. Okemwa has documented answers to our deep-seated questions on our socio- cultural, socio-economic and socio-political queries as captured by Abagusii proverbs. The wisdom therein helps one pry into one's own inadequacies and learn to challenge adversity." - Bwocha Nyagemi Bwocha, St. Augustine University, Tanzania
The Courage to LEAD Young: A Memoir b...
In a compelling account of her own professional journey at Amref Health Africa – an international health non-governmental organization, Evalin Karijo shares the skills and wisdom she gained in her climb from a voluntary role, to leading multiple teams, directing an international, youth-focused, health initiative, and eventually to a strategic leadership position that paved the way for many young people to take up leadership roles within her organization and beyond. The trail she blazed within a decade is evidence that young people are uniquely qualified and essential in participating fully in leadership.
As she proudly exited the powerful demographic called youth, Eve wrote the book she wished for, early in her own professional climb. The Courage to Lead Young: A Memoir, is her hand-up extended to other courageous leaders ready to take up the leadership challenge.
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About the author
Evalin Karijo is an award-winning leader, global health specialist, a strong advocate of youth leadership in Africa, and a lover of nature. She has received various recognition, including the Management Africa Magazine ‘Top Woman’ feature, and the #Top35Under35 Kenya 2020 award for her leadership role in the health sector. She holds a Masters degree in International Public Health (University of Liverpool), a Global Executive MBA in Health Leadership and Management (United States International University-Africa), and Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health (Kenyatta University).
Yananiandama na Hadithi Nyingine
Yananiandama na Hadithi Nyingine ni mkusanyiko wa hadithi fupi zinazolenga hadhira ya wanafunzi, wasomaji wa kawaida na wataalamu wowote wale. Huu ni mkusanyiko unaowaleta pamoja waandishi walio na viwango vya juu vya ubunifu na ukwasi wa lugha. Hadithi zilizomo kwa ujumla zinagusa nafasi na nafsi ya msomaji. Bila shaka, msomaji yeyote wa mkusanyiko huu atagundua kuwa waandishi wake ni wenye uwezo mkubwa katika utunzi, fauka ya kuwa wengine wao wanalimbukia fasihi andishi. Naam, ulimbukeni wao umeleta sura ngeni katika ulimwengu wa fasihi andishi.
Jeff Mandila ni mmoja wa waandishi wanaoinukia kwa kasi mno. Ni mwandishi wa riwaya, tamthilia na hadithi fupi kando na utunzi wa mashairi. Alizaliwa karibu na mji wa Kitale mwaka wa 1985. Alijishindia tuzo ya Wahome Mutahi 2012 baada ya riwaya yake ya Sikitiko la Sambaya kuibuka ya kwanza.
Geoffrey Mung’ou ambaye pia ni mwandishi wa riwaya ya Mkakasi ni mhariri katika Shirika la Habari la Standard. Ana shahada katika kitivo cha Elimu (Kiswahili na Historia-Chuo Kikuu cha Kenyatta). Ametoa mchango mkubwa kuhusu Kiswahili katika vyombo vya habari, kwenye makongamano na shuleni. Aidha, amekuwa mwalimu wa somo la Kiswahili katika shule kadhaa za upili nchini Kenya. Mbali na kazi hizi za fasihi, ameibukia na vitabu adhimu kuhusu fani nyinginezo za lugha.
Nimepoteza Tena na Hadithi Nyingine
Nimepoteza Tena na Hadithi Nyingine ni mkusanyiko wa hadithi fupi zinazolenga hadhira ya wanafunzi, wasomaji wa kawaida na wataalamu wowote wale. Huu ni mkusanyiko unaowaleta pamoja waandishi walio na viwango vya juu vya ubunifu na ukwasi wa lugha. Hadithi zilizomo kwa ujumla zinagusa nafasi na nafsi ya msomaji. Bila shaka, msomaji yeyote wa mkusanyiko huu atagundua kuwa waandishi wake ni wenye uwezo mkubwa katika utunzi, fauka ya kuwa wengine wao wanalimbukia fasihi andishi. Naam, ulimbukeni wao umeleta sura ngeni katika ulimwengu wa fasihi andishi.
Kikechi Kombo B. ana Shahada ya elimu na sanaa na shahada ya uzamili kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Kenyatta. Ni mwalimu mwenye tajiriba pana katika lugha na fasihi ya Kiswahili kwa miaka mingi. Hushiriki uchambuzi wa lugha na fasihi katika Idhaa ya Radio Taifa- KBC. Ameandika vitabu vya marudio katika lugha ya Kiswahili na miongozo tolatola mathalan mwongozo wa Chozi la Heri, mwongozo wa Kigogo, mwongozo wa Kidagaa Kimemwozea na mwongozo wa Mstahiki Meya. Amechangia pia katika kitabu cha marudio cha Kioo Cha KCSE, Mwongozo wa Nguu za Jadi na Mapambazuko ya Machweo na hadithi nyingine miongoni mwa vitabu vingine.
Kenna Wasike ni mwandishi wa kazi za fasihi. Ameandika kazi aula za bunilizi. Aidha, amechangia katika uandishi wa hadithi fupi. Hadithi yake maarufu ni ‘Mapenzi ya Kifaurongo’ katika mkusanyiko wa Tumbo Lisiloshiba na Hadithi Nyingine. Vilevile, amechangia katika uandishi wa kitabu cha marudio ya fasihi. Kwa sasa yeye ni mwalimu wa Kiswahili katika Shule ya wavulana ya Chesamisi iliyoko gatuzi la Bungoma nchini Kenya.
The Children of the Rain and Other St...
The Children of the Rain and Other Stories is a collection of short stories that explore themes of social, cultural, economic, political and spiritual aspects of modern life.
These stories are colourfully narrated in a charming and fast moving chronicle about noticeable issues that are close to many people’s emotions. The issues include love, school, family, relationships and diseases among many other contemporary concerns.
The stories unveil a great deal of originality with a striking style.
The book is a must read for students and junior readers.