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NORI’S RAIN
The Good Year – Making the Most...
What are good years for? We spend much of our lives preparing for or adjusting to difficult times, seeking resilience to adversity and strong recovery in the aftermath. But what should we do when conditions are favorable - when pressure eases, opportunities widen, and there is room to build, invest, strengthen, or prepare? The Good Year explores that overlooked question.
Here, the "good year" is not simply a year of prosperity or good fortune. It is a metaphor for any period in which circumstances create room - room to make choices, build capabilities, deepen relationships, prepare for the future, and shape what comes next. Drawing on examples from public systems, organizations, and personal life, The Good Year shows that favorable periods are often misunderstood.
They are misread as permanent, consumed too quickly, or allowed to drift away without creating lasting value. Part reflection, part framework, and part practical guide, The Good Year argues that the true measure of favorable times is not how comfortable they are, but what they leave behind. At its heart, the book is about judgment: recognizing the room that life occasionally creates and using it, gradually and deliberately, to build a future that is stronger, wiser, and less fragile than the present.
More Than A Boy.
My Safari Through Life: Extracts
The Natural Environment! My other Thr...
This book examines the natural environment as an integral dimension of human identity, framing it as the 'Other Threatened Self.' The 'Other' is understood not as an alien entity but as that which shapes and complements human identity from beyond the self (a silent partner in existence).
From philosophical, ecological and phenomenological perspectives, the book argues that estrangement from nature is not only an ecological crisis but also a crisis of selfhood. The destruction of ecosystems reflects the fragmentation of human subjectivity; to forget nature is to lose the fullness of being. On the other hand, taking it into account restores an ontological wholeness where humanity and the natural world share their essence.
Modern technological relationships, however, tend to reduce the environment to a calculable resource, abstracted into units of use and exchange. Against this reduction, the book reclaims the environment as the 'Other Threatened Self,' reawakening the ethical imperative of responsibility in which care for the earth is inseparable from care for oneself.
Such a reorientation opens a path to ecological renewal, not through technical fixes, but through grounding human life in an ontology of interdependence and reverence for the more-than-human world. The book, therefore, proposes an integrative vision of sustainability that heals the fractured relationship between humans and their threatened ecological self, calling for a renewed consciousness that recognises care for nature as care for one's own being.
Shadow of God
The Shadow of God is a Kenyan story set in rural Meru County, where poverty forces people into dishonest choices. At the centre is young Thĩĩrĩ, who finds himself forced to make a grown-up decision he never asked for.
When those around him accept cutting corners as part of survival, Thĩĩrĩ refuses. His commitment to doing what is right costs him everything and he is pushed out into the world alone, with nothing but his faith and his honesty to hold onto.
What follows is a journey of hardship, loneliness and unexpected kindness as he tries to build a life from scratch. The Shadow of God is a story about staying true to yourself when everything tempts you to do otherwise and about trusting that choosing the right path will eventually lead you somewhere good.
What Others Say
A mind-boggling overture for a debut author. It's quite quirky and would fit a small niche of books. - S. K .Nganaga.
The Depraved
Returning to the rural district of Kerongo after four decades overseas, the narrator expects a homecoming defined by the warmth of Logooli traditions and the nostalgic scents of childhood. Instead, she finds a community paralysed by the memory of Ondori Ambura, a man whose life became a masterclass in psychological and physical terror.
Through a series of eyewitness accounts, the novella reconstructs Ondori’s descent from a promising student into a social pariah whose crimes, ranging from the slaughter of livestock to the brutal assault of an elderly widow, severed the sacred ties of Ubuntu. The Depraved paints a haunting portrait of a man who did not just break the law, but shattered the very moral fabric of his rural community, turning his own family home into a fortress of fear.
Steeped in local superstition and the weight of ancestral curses, the book captures the eerie atmosphere of a rural society waiting for a monster to die. Will the community members’ longing for peace finally be met, or will the shadows of the past continue to haunt Kerongo?
What Others Say
“Imali Abala deserves commendation for writing this courageous narrative. This is not merely a work of fiction; it is an unsettling piece of life writing where memory struggles against silence. Abala reminds us that devils do not always arrive with horns and tails. Sometimes, they emerge from within ordinary homes. It is a powerful narrative that forces us to ask not only who the monster was, but what kind of society produces them.”
— Prof. Egara Kabaji, Chancellor, Mount Kigali University, Rwanda.
Hindsight Journey: From Honduras to K...
Hindsight Journey: From Honduras to Kenya is a personal reflection on 25 years of community development work, exploring what happens when good intentions meet the complex realities of people, communities, organizations, and power. Through experiences in Honduras, Mali, and Kenya, Stephan Lutz reflects honestly on the mistakes, disappointments, successes, and lessons that shaped his understanding of development. The book challenges prescriptive, donor-driven approaches and calls instead for humility, participation, local ownership, patience, collaboration, and a willingness to unlearn. Ultimately, it is an invitation to stop trying to fix people and projects, and instead learn to walk alongside communities—with greater dignity, trust, and purpose.
Aliyeonja Pepo: Tamthilia by Farouk T...
Juma Hamisi, Muislam safi kutoka Bagamoyo anafariki, na roho yake inaenda Mbinguni. Baadaye inafahamika kuwa hili ni kosa kubwa lililofanywa na Ziraili, Malaika mtoa roho. John Houghton wa Uingereza ndiye aliyestahili kutolewa roho siku hiyo. Ili kutatua tatizo hili, roho ya Juma Hamisi inabidi irudishwe duniani. Baada ya majadiliano ya muda na ili kuficha kosa hili lisigunduliwe, Ziraili na wenzake wanakubaliana kuirudisha roho ya Juma katika mwili mwingine, hata kama ni mwili wa paka.
Masimulizi Kamilifu Ya Alfu Lela U Le...
Hiki ni kitabu cha pili katika mfululizo wa hadithi maarufu duniani kote za Alfu Lela U Lela (au Siku Elfu Moja na Moja) zenye asili ya Arabuni na Uajemi. Masimulizi haya ya Alfu Lela U Lela yametafsiriwa kutoka matoleo ya Kiingereza na Kijerumani. Lugha hizi za Ulaya ndimo zilimotafsiriwa hadithi hizi kwa mara ya kwanza kutoka katika lugha za Kiajemi, Kiarabu na Kihindi.
Alfu Lela U Lela Book 1 by Hassan Ad...
Hiki ni kitabu cha Kwanza katika mfululizo wa hadithi maarufu duniani kote za Alfu Lela U Lela (au Siku Elfu Moja na Moja) zenye asili ya Arabuni na Uajemi. Masimulizi haya ya Alfu Lela U Lela, yametafsiriwa kutoka matoleo ya Kiingereza na Kijerumani. Lugha hizi za Ulaya ndimo zilimotafsiriwa hadithi hizi kwa mara ya kwanza kutoka lugha za Kiajemi, Kiarabu na Kihindi.
Tafsiri ya Kiingereza ilifanywa na Sir. Richard Burton, ambaye anafahamika huku kwetu kama mmoja wa wasafiri wa kwanza kutoka Ulaya kutembelea na ati “kuvumbua” sehemu zile walizofika.
Tafsiri ya kwanza ya Kiswahili ilifanywa mwaka wa 1928 na katika kufanya hivyo, sehemu nyingi zilikatwa au ziliachwa makusudi bila kuzitafsiri kwa sababu wamisionari hawakutaka wasomi wa Kiswahili wasome baadhi ya sehemu kwa sababu zao wenyewe.
Matoleo haya, kwa kifupi, ndiyo yenye hadithi kamilifu kwa uhakika; yaani mtiririko wa visa na maana halisi ya hadithi kama zilivyotungwa na kutafsiriwa na magwiji wa lugha hizo mbili zaidi ya miaka mia moja iliyopita. Kiswahili kina bahati ya kumpata mfasiri, Hassan Adam, Mtanzania mwenye ujuzi wa lugha zote tatu zilizohusika katika kutayarisha tafsiri hizi. Bwana Hassan Adam ni mkufunzi wa miaka mingi katika Taasisi ya Lugha za Kiafrika katika Chuo Kikuu cha Cologne, Ujerumani.
Barua Ndefu Kama Hii by Mariam Bâ
Ramatoulaye, mwanamke Msenegali ameolewa na Modou, mtu mzito serikalini. Baada ya miaka mingi ya ndoa, Modou anaoa mke mwingine, msichana mdogo mwenye umri sawa na wa binti yake. Ramatoulaye anasahauliwa; pesa na mapenzi vinahamia kwa mke mdogo. Modou anakufa katika ajali ya gari. Nani atakayerithi mali za marehemu? Halafu kuna umati uliokuja kwenye kilio ambao “lazima ulishwe na upewe pesa kwa heshima ya marehemu”. Mariama Bâ, mwandishi wa riwaya hii, alikuwa wa kwanza kupewa tuzo ya NOMA mwaka 1980. Riwaya hii imetafsiriwa katika lugha 18 na umaarufu wake unazidi kukua.
The original publication was in French, Une si longue lettre; and this is the Swahili translation from the English, translated by the late Professor Maganga. Une si longue lettre is a classic of the African canon, winning the first NOMA Award for Publishing in Africa in 1980, and translated into 18 other languages.
About the author
Mariama Bâ was a novelist, teacher and feminist, active from 1979 to 1981 in Senegal, West Africa. Bâ’s source of determination and commitment to feminism were stemmed from her background, her parent’s life and her schooling. Indeed, her contribution is of absolute importance in modern African studies since she was among the first to illustrate the disadvantaged position of women in African society. Bâ’s work focused on the grandmother, the mother, the sister, the daughter, the cousin and the friend, how they all deserve the title “mother of Africa”, and how important they are for the society.
Adili na Nduguze by Shaaban Robert
"Ingawa kitabu hiki hutaja habari za malaika na majini, na viumbe wa ajabu, lakini ni kwa sababu ya utunzi tu. Mambo hasa yaliyotiliwa mkazo ndani yake ni ardhi na mimea yake; machimbo na hazina zake; mifugo na mazao yake; biashara na faida yake; safari na manufaa yake; utajiri na braka yake; ahali na heshima zao; na ndugu na matendo yao. Mambo haya huhusu watu wengi kama si dunia nzima." - SHAABAN ROBERT
Maudhui mazito yaliyobebwa na hadithi hii ya kusisimua yamekifanya kitabu hiki kitumike tena na tena katika kufundisha Fasihi ya Kiswahili katika ngazi ya Elimu ya Sekondari. - MHARIRI.
Kusadikika by Shaaban Robert
Kusadikika ni nchi ya kufikirika. Haipo kwenye ramani wala katika simulizi za kale, bali ndani ya fikra na maono ya mwanadamu. Imezungukwa na upepo na iko angani kana kwamba ni wingu linaloelea. Katika nchi hii ya ajabu, Karama, mtu jasiri na mwenye maono, anapinga mfumo wa haki usio wa haki. Kupitia hadithi hii ya kipekee, Shaaban Robert anatusafirisha kutoka sehemu moja hadi nyingine za Kusadikika kupitia safari ya wahusika sita waliotumwa kutafuta mifumo mbadala ya utawala.
Ingawa ni hadithi ya kubuni, maswali yanayoulizwa ndani ya Kusadikika kuhusu haki, uongozi na maadili bado ni ya msingi hadi leo.
Maisha Yangu na Baada ya Miaka Hamsin...
Maisha yangu na Baada ya Miaka Hamsini ni simulizi mbili za maisha ya Shaaban Robert katika maneno yake mwenyewe.
Simulizi ya kwanza inatuonyesha Shaaban Robert akiwa kijana mwenye nguvu na afya njema, mfanyakazi hodari na aliyejawa mshawasha wa kutenda mema. Baada ya miaka hamsini ni sehemu ya pili ya maisha yake, ambamo anazungumzia mambo mbalimbali ikiwemo kunyimwa kwake bima ya afya kutokana na kutopita vipimo, ushiriki wake katika kupigania uhuru na vilivile mwamko wake na hata kujikita na kutopea katika fani ya uandishi pamoja na changamoto alizokutana nazo.
Shaaban Robert anapata madhila ya kufiwa na mke wake wa kwanza. Upweke unachukua nafasi katika maisha yake na kuwa rafiki na mgeni wake wa kila siku. Upweke na mavune ya ulezi vinampa changamoto kubwa maishani.
Ndoa yake ya pili nayo haidumu, kwani mke wa pili naye anafariki. Wazo lake la kuoa linasakamwa na kupigwa vijembe na washairi wa pande zote toka bara mpaka pwani.
Maisha Yangu na Baada ya Miaka Hamsini ni safari ndefu ya mshairi Shaaban Robert, safari inayopitia zama zote tatu za historia ya Tanganyika. Ameishi chini ya ukoloni wa Wajerumani, uangalizi wa ukoloni wa Waingereza na na vilevile ameshiriki na Mwalimu Julius Nyerere kupigania na hatimae kupata uhuru wa Tanganyika. Hii ni safari yenye misukosuko na hila nyingi lakini yenye fanaka lukuki.
Wasifu wa Siti Binti Saad by Shaaban ...
Wasifu wa Siti Binti Saad kinaeleza maisha na safari ya Siti binti Saad, mwanamke wa kwanza kuimba Taarab jukwaani na kuwa Malkia wa kwanza wa muziki huo Afrika Mashariki.
Kielezo Cha Fasili by Shaaban Robert
Kufikirika by Shaaban Robert
Kufikirika ni nchi ya kufikirika tu. Haipatikani kwenye ramani wala haiwezi kuandikwa. Imezungukwa na Bahari ya Kufaulu, Milima ya Jitihada, Nchi ya Anasa na Nchi ya Majaribu. Njia ya kwenda huko hukanyagwa kwa fikra badala ya nyayo. Katika nchi hii ya ajabu, tunafuatilia hadithi ya mfalme mwenye nguvu na mali tele, lakini anayekumbwa na huzuni ya kutopata mrithi. Anatoa amri isiyo ya kawaida: waganga wa aina zote kutoka pembe zote za nchi waje kusaidia kutibu utasa wake na wa Malkia.
Katika simulizi hii ya kubuni yenye mizizi ya falsafa, Shaaban Robert anatufanya tutafakari kuhusu uongozi, thamani ya maisha, elimu, na wajibu wa jamii kwa pamoja. Hadithi hii ya kina inaeleza namna taifa linaweza kuangamia au kustawi kulingana na maamuzi ya viongozi wake na uhusiano wao na elimu, fikra huru, na ustawi wa jamii.