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The Mkapa Years: Collected Speeches 3...
This collection of speeches, in three volumes, by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania’s Third Phase Government, Benjamin William Mkapa (1995–2005), will serve primarily as reference documents to the vision of what he attempted to achieve in his ten years of leadership. His tenure as leader came at a time when Tanzania’s economy was in a dire condition. The legacy of the command economy, which had been in place for much of 1970s and 1980s, was still felt. There was resistance to change to adopt a market economy, evident in the political tensions and debates about privatisation, an approach following Structural Adjustment Programmes, imposed by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, that had led to stagnation of the economy; high inflation, deteriorating health, education, communication and transport sector services; and general gloom in the country especially among the poor.
The bold steps he took during the first half of his administration did not immediately endear him to the public. However, in ensuing years, slowly but steadily, positive results were achieved, and the social cost of change that the people had endured was appreciated. Relations with development partners and the multilateral agencies, that before he took office had sunk to the lowest ebb, were restored and Tanzania received the largest debt relief ever and henceforth was no longer unfit to borrow. Tanzania was on its way to new growth potentials and a vibrant private sector led economy.
These collected speeches tell this story and tell it well, in great prose laced with wit and quotations from world political and literary sources; evidence of his erudition as a literature student and journalist.
Tippu Tip: Ivory, Slavery and Discove...
Tippu Tip, notorious to some, intriguing to others, was a Zanzibari Arab trader living in the turbulent and rapidly changing Africa of the late 19th century. This biography transports the reader into his extraordinary world, describing its exotic cast of characters and the principal factors that shaped it.
His colorful life culminated in his engagement as governor of a province in the ‘Congo Free State’ of the Belgian King Leopold, and in his involvement in Stanley’s astonishing expedition to relieve Emin Pasha, governor of the Egyptian southern province of Equatoria. This book is the first thorough investigation in English of this significant figure.
The lucid narrative unfolds against the political and economic backdrop of European and American commercial aims, while allowing the reader to see the period through African and Arab eyes. The fascinating figures who strutted the 19th-century African stage, and their hardly believable exploits, give this book an appeal reaching beyond the African specialist to the general reader.
Dare To Stand Alone by Duncan Mindo
Without Fear or Favour by Duncan Mindo
Muziki Wa Dansi Wa Afrika Mashariki (...
EAST AFRICAN POP MUSIC: THE HISTORY O...
Original Gangster: My Life as NYCs Bi...
A suspenseful memoir from the real life American gangster, Frank Lucas
In his own words, Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. From being taken under the wing of old time gangster Bumpy Johnson, through one of the most successful drug smuggling operations, to being sentenced to seventy years in prison, Original Gangster is a chilling look at the rise and fall of a modern legacy.
Frank Lucas realized that in order to gain the kind of success he craved he would have to break the monopoly that the Italian mafia held in New York. So Frank cut out middlemen and began smuggling heroin into the United States directly from his source in the Golden Triangle by using coffins. Making a million dollars per day selling "Blue Magic"―what was known as the purest heroin on the street―Frank Lucas became one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, while rubbing shoulders with the elite in entertainment, politics, and crime. After his arrest, Federal Judge Sterling Johnson, the special narcotics prosecutor in New York at the time of Lucas' crimes, called Lucas and his operation "one of the most outrageous international dope-smuggling gangs ever, an innovator who got his own connections outside the U.S. and then sold the narcotics himself in the street."
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his powerful memoir reveals what really happened to the man whose career was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime.
There is No Useless Experience by Lev...
Levi Kones tells a real and raw story of how he messed up his 20's, went to America and was deported, battled alcoholism, fought a mental disorder and later cancer and learnt the hard lessons on the value of people and use of money.
A brutally honest book that will send you on a roller coaster of emotions and give you lessons at the same time.
Africa on Two Wheels by Abdi Zeila
My Life is But a Weaving by Rhoda Nak...
An icon of the Uganda women’s right movement, a pioneer social worker and one of the first women parliamentarians, Hon. Rhoda Kalema has lived a remarkable life. Through this uplifting book, Rhoda shares the tumultuous events in her personal life and Uganda’s recent history, with humility and humor. Rhoda’s personal integrity, her courage, resilience and commitment to human dignity shines through. I have been privileged to know Rhoda and this book has inspired ME AFRESH. It has lessons for every leader.
Winnie Byanyima,
Executive Director UNAIDS
My Life is But a Weaving unravels the story of Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema. The intricacies of time and experiences in this autobiography are akin to the journey of a river, characterized by moments of calm and clarity, torment and vigor, service and victory, faith and hope…artistically presented to evoke awe for the character.
No Need to Lie by Rolf Rainer
Walking the Promise by Prof. Ratemo M...
This book is a chronological account of the historical roots of the author and his ancestral Mwakerindo clan. It captures his early life, education, progression in higher education, professional engagements and, finally, retirement. To some degree, lack of written historical information limited the author’s success in tracing his roots.
Call to Serve: Reflections on a Legac...
An intimate and powerful memoir by an internationally acclaimed environmental lawyer
“We are often shy to tell our stories. I write this in the hope that it will inspire others to share their stories to inspire and to encourage future generations”
– Donald W. Kaniaru
From colonialism early beginnings to the struggle for decolonization and beyond, Call to Serve tells a poignant story of personal and political struggle, survival and, ultimately, triumph. Donald Kaniaru was born during the Second World War. Losing his father at an early age, Donald wa raised by his Mother during the height of the Emergency. His battle to obtain an education led him from the foothills of Mount Kenya to Alliance High School, where he graduated in the African A-Level class of 1965.As part of a generation of pioneering statesmen, scholars, lawyers, educationists and others in the heroic struggle to build an independent nation, Donald joined Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969 after studying law at the University of Dar es Salaam. His career within the diplomatic corps flourished during a time of tremendous change in the global order.
Donald was instrumental in shaping events that led to the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, the first UN agency to be headquartered in the Global South. His riveting story highlights many seminal events in the global environmental arena, where Donald was a key protagonist.
Donald’s remarkable journey spans over three decades of dedicated service to international environmental law and diplomacy. His lifelong passion for education spans more than six decades of institutional impact at Alliance High School and Alliance Girl’s High School, as a student, parent, and leader. Offering A ring-side perspective to epic moments in the history of Africa’s struggle for independence and Kenya’s emergence as a player on the global diplomatic stage, Donald Kaniaru’s journey as a lawyer, diplomat, nation-builder and educationist is a story of triumph against overwhelming odds and selfless service to country and to humanity.
The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick La...
Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.
The thirteen-time Grammy Award-winning rapper is just in his early thirties, but he’s already won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, produced and curated the soundtrack of the megahit film Black Panther, and has been named one of Time’s 100 Influential People. But what’s even more striking about the Compton-born lyricist and performer is how he’s established himself as a formidable adversary of oppression and force for change. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people.
Written by veteran journalist and music critic Marcus J. Moore, this is much more than the first biography of Kendrick Lamar. “It’s an analytical deep dive into the life of that good kid whose m.A.A.d city raised him, and how it sparked a fire within Kendrick Lamar to change history” (Kathy Iandoli, author of Baby Girl) for the better.
Twists Turns and Wins: A memoir by An...
A true story of Dr. Annah Indeche's life journey with a focus on how she navigated all odds to achieve her academic dream. Annah failed her high school exams and couldn't join university. Life in the village was tough. She moved to Nairobi when life had hit rock bottom. She sprang back strong to fulfill her dream of academic excellence. Dr. Annah is currently a lecturer in JKUAT one of the public universities in Kenya. In this book, she begins each chapter with a quote to inspire her readers. She believes that if she was able to achieve her dream , anyone else with the same desire, can. It's an interesting story, epitomizing resilience and utter determination in the face of hurdles. An inspirational read for all ages. THERE IS HOPE!
Slave, Interpreter and Commissioner G...
200 years ago, a 12-year old boy from Ngindo in present-day Malawi was trapped by slave catchers, chained and forced on a four-month trek from the shores of Lake Malawi to Kilwa in Tanzania to be loaded on slave ships as cargo for the bustling slave markets of Zanzibar. The ship carrying Songoro did not reach Zanzibar. It was intercepted in the high seas by the British Navy, and the freed slaves settled in Frere Town in Mombasa, Kenya.
This is a story of four generations — the descendants of Songoro the freed slave, his son Noah whose fortunes in the colonial government carved a path of progress, and the modern hero, a grandson: Edgar Manasseh, who scaled uncertain paths to become the first Commissioner- General, Kenya Revenue Authority.
It is a marvel of triumph over adversity on the backdrop of historical transitions, from slave trade in pre-colonial East African coast to the turbulence of colonial rule, from the complexities of independence struggles to the bittersweet fortunes of a modernizing Kenya.
Slave, Interpreter and Commissioner G...
200 years ago, a 12-year old boy from Ngindo in present-day Malawi was trapped by slave catchers, chained and forced on a four-month trek from the shores of Lake Malawi to Kilwa in Tanzania to be loaded on slave ships as cargo for the bustling slave markets of Zanzibar. The ship carrying Songoro did not reach Zanzibar. It was intercepted in the high seas by the British Navy, and the freed slaves settled in Frere Town in Mombasa, Kenya.
This is a story of four generations — the descendants of Songoro the freed slave, his son Noah whose fortunes in the colonial government carved a path of progress, and the modern hero, a grandson: Edgar Manasseh, who scaled uncertain paths to become the first Commissioner- General, Kenya Revenue Authority.
It is a marvel of triumph over adversity on the backdrop of historical transitions, from slave trade in pre-colonial East African coast to the turbulence of colonial rule, from the complexities of independence struggles to the bittersweet fortunes of a modernizing Kenya.