MAISHA YETU
Towards the end of May, I could not help but eavesdrop on the excited chatter of two workers of the Kisii County Library as they awaited the official handover of books donated to the institution. Just like excited toddlers that had just received brand new toys from a visiting relative, the two workers could hardly […]
The tracking system of a truck ferrying textbooks to Nyamira County was interfered with before it was stolen and books dumped in a forest. The Grade 8 books that were abandoned in Kaptagat forest belong to Moran Publishers. “Moran Publishers further indicated that the driver of the truck ferrying the books and the truck itself […]
Ten things you should know about Father Samuel Wachira, the only priest in Kenya, to have written a full-length book on popular literature. 1. Father Samuel Wachira was born and raised in Sagana, Kirinyaga County. 2. He studied priesthood at the Pontifical Institute for Biblical Studies in Rome. 3. His first posting as a priest […]
Longhorn Publishers has expanded its operations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Longhorn Publishers has been serving the needs of students and educators in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda for over 50 years, and we’re thrilled to be offering our quality products and services to learners in DRC,” said the company in a statement on […]
It was relief for Kenyan publishers after they held their first book fair in two years in Nakuru City last week. The publishers are just recovering from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw them lose a whole year’s sales when learning institutions were closed in 2020. Due to restrictions pertaining to Covid […]
When former Education Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i realised that corrupt booksellers and head teachers were pilfering money meant for the purchase of textbooks, he instituted a number of measures that cut off booksellers from the textbooks’ gravy train, leaving head teachers high and dry and pupils in public schools quite happy. Publishers, he ordered, would […]