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Jagero Oduor’s Ghost of 1894 launches with bizarre moderation

James Murua October 21, 2016 No Comments Dr Tom Odhiambo Ghosts of 1894 Goethe Goethe Insititut Goethe Nairobi Jagero Oduor James Murua Khainga O’Okwemba

Jagero Oduor’s second book Ghosts of 1894 launched at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi on October 19th, 2016. On his panel were University of Nairobi’s…

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Writivism Festival 2015 Day 4: Politics, selling books and breaking down language barriers

James Murua June 25, 2015 2 Comments Chijoke Amu-nnadi Christopher Conte Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Daniel Kalinaki Edwige Dro Flora Aduk Harriet Anena Hilda Twongyeirwe Jagero Oduor Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi John Nagenda Lydia Namubiru Michael Afenfia Nakisanze Segawa Ndinda Kioko Onyeka Nwelue Peace Kyamureku Richard Ali Saddiq Dzukogi Sara Bruya Sophie Bamwoyeraki Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015

Saturday in Kampala, Uganda saw the African writing community in the form of Writivism Festival 2015 converging at the city’s National Theatre for a series…

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Harriet Anena’s A Nation in Labour launches at Writivism Festival 2015

James Murua June 24, 2015 1 Comment Chijioke Amu-nnadi Harriet Anena Jagero Oduor Prof Laban Erapu Rachel Zadok Tsitsi Dangarembga Writivism Writivism Festival Writivism Festival 2015

Communications professional Harriet Anena launched her poetry collectionA Nation in Labour at the National Theatre in Kampala at the Writivism Festival 2015 on Saturday afternoon.…

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