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Mwakenya: Real or Phantom?, is Jimmy Achira’s persecution experience Daniel Arap Moi’s Kenya in 1980s. The Daily Nation captured best the nebulous phenomenon called Mwakenya.

“Mwakenya remained a chimera to the Kenyan media. Reporters knew no “Mwakenya” officials and received no calls, manifestos or press releases from them.

“There was no known office location, or telephone or fax numbers. Everything that came to the media house, and appeared as trial evidence, was from the Moi-KANU government.

“The seditious documents produced in court were always photo-copies, never originals. It was not only university lecturers, students who were victims of the security dragnet-civil servants and journalists too, were picked up”. -Daily Nation, Sept. 20th 1987.

In the 1980s, in Moi’s regime, it was anathema to be termed “Mwakenya” for that would pronounce arrest, torture and jail. It was one of the saddest chapters in the nation’s history; people talked in hushed voices, looking over their shoulders to see who was listening; when people worried what they were seen reading for it could be “seditious”.

Jimmy Achira, a journalist who found himself in the Mwakenya dragnet, chronicles his experiences in Mwakenya: Real or Phantom?

The book is not a history of Mwakenya but a personal account of encounter with oppression in Moi’s Kenya. The real story of Mwakenya would be told by historians. It is unfortunate that instruments like the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission have yet to unearth the atrocities against Kenyan people; atrocities perpetuated in the name of state security; and law and order.

What others say:

“It is important that the experiences such as Achira’s be told for the sake of history and posterity. The history of those dark days should be taught in schools, alongside tales of heroic struggles such as that of Mau Mau

“Many Kenyans who enjoy the fruits of “freedom” under multi-party democracy know little about the suffering many faced and sacrifices made to achieve the current freedom.” – Gershom Otachi Bw’Omanwa

“The Nyaro era of the 1980s was a time of horror in the history of human rights in Kenya. In early 1986 the crackdown on those Kenyans perceived to have dissenting views about the government had been put in motion. Under the guise of rooting out subversives, particularly referred to as “Mwakenya” ( Muungano wa Wakenya) the police unleashed such a reign of terror that a wide cross-section of people’s lives were destroyed. “ – Dr Carey Francis Onyango, Lecturer and HUman Rights Activist.

“Political imprisonment was common in the Nyayo era in which Moi held Kenya in a vice-like grip. Now, the untold can be told. Stories, as Jimmy Achira’s, help us understand those days and the price many Kenyans paid for freedoms enjoyed today. “ – Dr Matunda Nyanchama, ICT Professional and Publisher.

About the Author

Achira was born at Bosiango, West Mugirango, Nyamira and went to Bosiango Primary School, Taranganya and Nyansabakwa High Schools. He taught at Mborogo Secondary School before entering journalism.

He has worked for Target/ Lengo, East African Standard, Nation and Kenya Times. Others are The Weekend Mail and The Weekly Revie . In April 1995, he incorporated Rural Media Services Limited under which he published regional rural monthly newspaper, The Western Monitor. He co-edited, with Tom Amoro, A Guide to Gusii Politics 1997, published What Next after 1997 General Elections in Gusii? Presently, he is media consultant/publisher and working on The Memoirs of a Veteran Journalist 1979 – 1999.

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At the age of twenty-five, Kuki Gallman, divorced and badly injured in a devastating car accident, left Italy to convalesce in Africa with the man who would become her second husband. Enchanted by the land, they established a vast ranch on the Laikipia plateau in Kenya. But Africa's splendor came with a price. Filled with pain and joy, beauty and drama, Gallman's haunting memoir "captures perfectly the magic of Kenya"  
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Kenya the Beautiful

Books, African Interest
KShs5,895.00 KShs5,601.00
This guide explores Kenya, a country in the heart of Africa. Astride the Equator, Kenya extends from Lake Victoria in the west to the sea in the east, with snow-capped mountains and rolling plains giving the country a dramatic scenery. The book evokes the land, its people, in particular the colourful Maasai and their tribal traditions, its history, flora and fauna, cities, game parks and tropical offshore islands. Both the major attractions and the little-known parts of the country are included. ISBN:1853685576 Author:Michael Brett
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Lets Cook Kenya by Susan Kamau

Books, African Interest
KShs3,500.00 KShs3,000.00
With every passing year, the unique melting pot of communities and cultures mix and blend, allowing Kenyans to live together in relative harmony. Distinct cultural lines have become less distinguishable with the passing of time as people get on with their daily chores. While Kenyans are not without their problems, their peaceful example stands out among the countries of the world. Susan Kamau's 1st cook book Jikoni Magic brought you a 2 week meal plan and hit the best selling list at the national paper Nation. This, her 2nd cook book, is a journey through Kenya's diverse countryside and ethnic communities, a book of national heritage. A journey of culinary delights aimed at bringing back to life long forgotten recipes that our grandparents grew up on. Recipes made from ingredients that withstood drought and that were nutritious and healthy. Susan Kamau has selected these dishes and brought them to you without spoiling their authenticity. ISBN:2147483647 Author:Susan Kamau
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