Nairobi Heat to be published by East African Publishers with a Movie in the making
Seemingly following the steps of his legendary father, Mukoma Ngugi the son of Ngugi wa Thiong’o published his first fictional crime novel Nairobi Heat through Penguin Book Publishers […]
Sauti za Busara 2012 from 8th – 12th Feb
Excitement building as East Africa’s number one music festival draws closer The 9th edition of the annual Sauti za Busara music festival in Zanzibar […]
Story Moja Hay Festival brings Ben Okri and Yusef Komunyakaa 15th -18th Sept 2011
The Story Moja Hay Festival is back this time round bringing writers such as Ben Okri, Yusef Komunyakaa, Beth Lisick and Hari […]
PEN Periodic Poetry Night Feat Eudiah, Oketch & Mochama
International PEN Kenya Chapter will host a poetry reading at the Kenya National Theatre, Wasanii Restaurant, on Thursday, August, 11, 2011 from 5:00pm. Entry is free. Readings […]
Event Review: POWO July – Intellectual Property & The laws that apply to Bloggers
“This revolution will not be televised” As I arrived at the Bishop Magua building center at half past 10, I did not […]
POWOJuly: Creative Writers Online know your Laws
As more and more Kenyans go online and as Creative Writers embrace social media as a platform for their writing, the need […]
Flowetree: All Nairobi Poetry events come together, 18th June @Club Metro
A few days ago, I was tagged with the hashtag #Flowetree on twitter with the question “What is your wish?”I must admit […]
Kenyan Bloggers start Happy Hours – BHH, 3rd June at KPs
After the formation of BAKE, an association for Kenyan Bloggers, the first BHH starts today evening. Bloggers Happy Hour is an informal event […]
Launch:Maddo Online Archive & Online Community 4th May 2011
* ITSAMADDWORLD.COM LAUNCH ** LAUNCH OF THE MADDO ONLINE ARCHIVE & ONLINE COMMUNITY ** WHERE: Alliance Francaise de NairobiLoita StreetNairobi* WHEN: Wednesday […]
Why POWO? ‘The power of the pen meets the power of the Net’
The last 4 years have seen the rebirth of writing in Kenya and with it the emergence of performance poetry. Writers such […]
Fena Gitu; A new Fenamenal Sound in Nairobi
“Have you ever felt down down in your soul, you don’t know what to do, you don’t know where to go“ That is the […]