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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numero deux

James Murua September 22, 2015 No Comments Afetsi Awoonor Aleya Kassim Alice Nderitu And Then Life Happens Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Dr Auma Obama Emmanuel Iduma Goretti Kyomuhendo Khulekani Magubane Kofi Awoonor Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture 2015 Linda Musita Maurice Makoloo Moses Kilolo Muthoni Garland Ogechukwu Promise Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015 Tsitsi Dangerembga Wanjeri Gakuru

The last day of the Storymoja Festival 2015 was on Sunday. The Arboretum, like the name tells you, is a place dedicated to trees so…

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Transition Zimbabwe

Authors give tributes to late Zimbabwean author and poet Chenjerai Hove

James Murua July 13, 2015 1 Comment Binyavanga Wainaina Chenjerai Hove Goretti Kyomuhendo Niq Mhlongo Petina Gappah Tendai Huchu Zukiswa Wanner

Zimbabwean author, poet and commentator Chenjerai Hove passed on in Stavanger, Norway on Sunday. The author who was born in Mazvihwa in 1956 leaves a…

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Festivals

Images from the Uganda International Writers’ Conference 2015

James Murua March 13, 2015 1 Comment Beatrice Lamwaka Beverley Nambozo Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Charles Mulekwa Chinelo Okparanta Dr Danson Kahyana Dr Susan Kiguli Glaydah Namukasa Goretti Kyomuhendo Hilda Twongyeirwe Jackee Batanda Jackee Batanda and Mildred Barya Jennifer Makumbi Juliane Okot Bitek Louise Umutoni Melissa Kyeyune Michela Wrong Mildred Barya Noo Saro Wiwa Oduor Jagero Peter Kagayi Prof Zakes Mda Shadrech Chikoti Uganda International Writers’ Conference Uganda International Writers’ Conference 2015

So I gave a snapshot from the 2015 edition of the Uganda International Writers’ Conference on Wednesday. Here are images from the organisers who had…

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