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Pivoting in Heels by Carole Mandi
Have you ever wondered what true resilience looks like? This groundbreaking edition is your passport to the awe-inspiring journeys of extraordinary female business leaders who confronted uncertainty and crisis, yet emerged victorious!
In these pages, you'll uncover stories that will ignite your spirit, stories of tenacious women who defied the odds and found the silver lining during the pandemic. They not only weathered the tempest but thrived, proving that resilience is not just a concept; it's a way of being.
Join us on an unforgettable exploration of grit, determination, and triumph, and discover the blueprint for facing adversity head-on. These women are the living embodiment of resilience, and their stories will leave you inspired, motivated, and ready to conquer any challenge that comes your way.
Amani at the Safari Rally by Wambui M...
Amani on a space adventure by Wambui ...
Amani and the big five by Wambui Math...
Equipoise: 2020 Anthology of the Nair...
Brief Summary
Ten new stories from Kenya. Herein are to be found vampires and gods; sex toys and exhibitionists; divorces and soon-to-be divorcees; heart attacks and heartbreaks; grief unending, bad decisions and unexpected salvation; the unemployed, troubled expatriates, hustlers and conmen; adventures in Nairobi, Dar es Salam, Mt. Elgon and everywhere in between; friends who are not just friends, unruly relatives and beloved but complicated parents.
Featured authors are:
- Miriam Amoit
- Rumona Apiyo
- Nyasili Atetwe
- Clarie Gor
- Alvin Kathembe
- Duncan Mwangi
- Aggrey Oriwo
- Gladwell Pamba
- Natalie Sifuma
- Kiprono Tonui
Beyond Capitalism and Socialism in Ke...
Kenyan capitalists, the State, and de...
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Himbara argues that the literature on Kenyan capitalism largely misses the mark because it either omits or misconceptualises as ""Asian capital"" the principal segment of the domestic bourgeoisie. He demonstrates the leading role that Kenya's Indian entrepreneurs have played in her development.
Scars Of A Nation: Survivor Of Kiamba...
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A true Story about victims of the 2007/08 Post election Violence in Kenya, their suffering and the search for their Justice at The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The lies, intrigues, machinations and skullduggery during the ICC process.
The author is a victim of the Kiambaa Church Massacre.
Quote from the book:
“Today, when you walk into the Kenya Assemblies of God Church in Kiambaa Eldoret, thirty-six graves are conspicuously visible. They stick out as a monument of that massacre - a powerful reminder of the consequences of prejudice, negative ethnicity, hate and the greed of a few individuals, who do not care that innocent citizens have to die from artificially generated conflicts, as long as this enables them to negotiate for political power, so as to satiate their individual greed, with ill-gotten wealth, and soothe their ego, with fame and prestige”
In Naivasha “the attackers came to the home of Mr. Bernard Ndege, a man from the Luo tribe, and locked his entire family inside their house then set it ablaze and killed nine of his children and two wives”
“having a President coming from your ethniccity is usually just a feel-good attitude only, and can be quite deceptive to think that one is privileged, because, it does not necessarily translate into tangible personal gains when ‘one of our own is the President’ Only a good governance system can guarantee equality for all”
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Workplace Chronicles by Cavin O. Apodo
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This book gives suggestions and ideas on how we can improve the workplace and entire labor market. These include among many other issues; Youth unemployment, the workplace challenges affecting employees and employers such as, mental health issues, financial investment and more, the Future of work and readiness of Africa as a continent, among many more.
Decolonization and Independence in Ke...
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The main purpose of the book is to show that decolonisation does not only mean the transfer of alien power to sovereign nationhood; it must also entail the liberation of the worlds of spirit and culture, as well as economics and politics.
The book also raises a more fundamental question, that is: How much independence is available to any state, national economy or culture in today's world? It asks how far are Africa's miseries linked to the colonial past and to the process of decolonization?
In particular the book raises the basic question of how far Kenya is avoidably neo-colonial? And what does neo-colonial dependence mean? The book answers these questions by discussing the dynamic between the politics of decolonization, the social history of class formation and the economics of dependence. The book ends with a provocative epilogue discussing the transformation of the post-colonial state from a single-party to a multi-party system.
Ethnicity and Empire in Kenya: Loyalt...
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This book is about the creation and development of ethnic identity among the Kamba. Comprising approximately one-eighth of Kenya's population, the British considered the Kamba East Africa's premier "martial race" by the mid-twentieth century: a people with an apparent aptitude for soldiering. The reputation, indeed, was one that Kamba leaders used to leverage financial rewards from the colonial state. However, beneath this simplistic exterior was a maelstrom of argument and debate.
Men and women, young and old, Christians and non-Christians, and the elite and poor fought over the virtues they considered worthy of honor in their communities, and which of their visions should constitute "Kamba" identity.
Based on extensive archival research and more than 150 interviews, Ethnicity and Empire is one of the first books to analyze the complex process of building and shaping "tribe" over more than two centuries. It reveals new ways to think about themes crucial to the history of colonialism: soldiering, "loyalty", martial race, and indeed the nature of empire itself.
A Boy named Koko by Adipo Sidang
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Koko is a talented boy. His teachers like him and try to help him develop his talent. However, he is different from others - he lives with albinism. This makes others treat him differently.
His mother punishes him frequently and hurls insults at him, in spite of being restrained by the neighbor. Boys of his age find pleasure in making fun of his condition and often provoke him to fight. But Koko is a calm boy who does not like controversy.
With a view to running away from constant scolding and conflict, Koko runs away from home. What follows is a roller-coaster of events and experiences. Will Koko emerge from his social maze and amount to something? Find the answers to this question from this spellbinding story.
A Tale To Tell by Brian Ongoro
At The Crossroads by Ifrah Mohamed Aden
A tall breathtakingly Young Warda becomes the first girl to attend school in her village, However, Tragedy struck her family when her father Hussain is murdered in a cold blood. Her Intimidating and assertive uncle Abass forces her to marry an old man supporting on crutches. Hell broke loose for Warda and her Mother Kaltum.
Kaltum plans an escape for her daughter.
Warda travels to the city and ends up in the hands of another beast.
Return of Shaka by Meja Mwangi
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Shaka Zulu is back. With a vengeance.
A small band of determined warriors, armed with ancient assegais is headed for a bloody clash with a large and well-armed modern army.
And in the midst of it all, Prince Moshesh Nkosi, son of the Great Elephant, descendant of a thousand kings, derelicts his duties and runs to the ends of the earth to dodge his fate. But fate catches up with him soon enough when he meets up with Laritta Duncan, a princess from a lost kingdom, who compells him to stand and face up to his awesome responsibilities.
Ayi hlome madonda. Let the enemy come!’
So let us drink to the fortunes of the warriors of the Umhlatuzi, to the heirs of the great Hlazakazi and to the women who bravely bear them and bring them to the place of the chiefs to serve and die for their people. Let us drink to The Return of Shaka.
A powerful story, powerfully told.
John Sibi Okumu Collected Plays 2004-...
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On Role Play
“Role Play, which was best performed in 2004, gives us a ‘zoomed out’ perspective of Kenya’s history and society and gives African drama, and posterity, a new point of reference.”
-Anne Manyara, The East African.
“… a deftly woven amalgamation of possibilities… by turns subtle and confrontational.”
– Parselelo Kantai, Iko! Magazine (Kenya)
“… an unapologetic look at racial stereotypes in modern Kenya.”
– Newsweek International.
“… actors take their audience through Kenya’s modern history.”
– The (UK) Independent.
On Kaggia
“The play depicts a man who o?ered all his life to his nation but who became a victim of betrayal by compatriots and a new African leadership too preoccupied with sleaze, squandering a lifetime opportunity to change the lives of the people they led.”
– George Orido, The (Kenya) Standard.
On Elements
“It tells the story of Dana, a woman of mixed race heritage who, despite her wide travels around the world, still faces a con?ict of belonging as she navigates the maze of identities.”
– Tefo Nombolo, The (Botswana) Midweek Sun
Ebalu Superstar by Roy Gachuhi
Timo Ebalu is a football prodigy. At only 17, he gets a call-up to the Kenya national football team, the Elephants of the Mara. He instantly becomes for the country what he has been for his high school team – a one-man goal scoring machine.
But Ebalu has a monumental battle on his hands – that with his parents. They frown on football, or any sport, as a career and won’t settle for anything but academic excellence.
Unfortunately, Ebalu, unlike his whiz siblings, is poor in academics. His life at home becomes unbearable just as his football career soars to the stratosphere. The collision between two seemingly irreconcilable positions is epic.
Finding Eden By Mark Bichachi
Brief Summary
A man caught between true love, fate and the modern african dating scene. A tense battle between his sexuality, his religion and the expectations of society.
A romantic tale like no other, that keeps you glued on the edge of your seat as you follow the story through dates, flings, marriage, infidelity and trips across the globe.
Echoes of Military Souls (Poetry) by ...
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Echoes of Military Souls is a power-packed package of art that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a roller coaster stream of emotion. The poems forcefully remind us that soldiers lay down their lives for fellow humans. But do we really value this singular sacrifice? The theatrical ambiance of the poems imprint indelible vistas of hope for the indefatigable human spirit!
The Boy With Shoes (Memoir) by Hillar...
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The Boy With Shoes tells the humorous story of a young boy growing up in Kenya in the 80s, an era that set pace for the current day middle class. It revolves around this boy who is lucky to have the only pair of shoes in the whole school, but which he can’t wear because it makes him the outcast. Shoes have been used to depict the never-ending antagonism between the Haves and Have Nots, a common occurrence in Africa.
Life for the boy with shoes is one long battle between trying to fit in the society yet still being in tandem with his hawk-eyed disciplinarian mother going by the alias Taylor, after the Woman of Steel.