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By Mbugua Ngunjiri In 2021, when the Pandora Papers ‘scandal’ broke, Kenyans learnt that the Kenyatta family has stashed funds in foreign accounts. Now, there are a number of reasons why certain people chose to spirit their monies in those tax havens. Chief among the reasons such people hide their money, whether clean or dirty, […]
Are you an emerging writer? This is your opportunity to participate in the prestigious International Literary Seminars (ILS), where you will get to improve your writing skills. ILS, a joint venture by ILS and Jahazi Press, is looking for three writers to fill the slots. You have until August 7 to submit your application. The […]
TITLE: For The Record AUTHOR: Aden Duale PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Mbugua Ngunjiri When retired president Uhuru Kenyatta fell out with his then deputy William Ruto and embarked on a purge of the former’s loyalists, Aden Duale was the last to go. There had been speculation as to why the former Garissa Township MP was not […]
TITLE: The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe AUTHOR: Geoffrey Nyarota PUBLISHER: Penguin REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa Like most people, I have always wondered what happened to Zimbabwe. What led to one man holding on to power for so long? I have always wondered if there wasn’t a better person to lead Zimbabwe. Through Geoffrey Nyarota’s book […]
Title: Nothing But the Truth Author: Yusuf K Dawood Publisher: East African Educational Publishers Reviewer: Scholastica Moraa I started reading this book enthusiastically; with a desire to know the man behind the thrilling Surgeon’s Diary in the Sunday Nation newspaper. The book did not disappoint and since the beginning I have read on, feverishly flipping […]
Title: Confessions of Nairobi Women Author: Joan Thatiah Reviewer: Scholastica Moraa I will be lying if the catchy title did not light in me the desire to read this book. Confessions… secrets … scandals have always held an appeal to everyone. Joan Thatiah did not disappoint. The fact that the stories are true makes the […]
Title: Finding Me Author: Viola Davis Publisher: HarperCollins Reviewer: Scholastica Moraa Viola Davis. The woman who set our screens on fire with her act in ‘The Woman King’. Picking this book was a search for who she is, for who she became; for the intricate pieces of what makes this phenomenal black woman. Finding Me […]
Short story writers have until May 15 to submit their entries to the Kendeka Prize for African Literature. The call out for submission for the 2023 prize was made on Saturday January 28, during the inaugural Kendeka Lecture, held at the Mount Kenya University. The lecture, titled Why Literature Matters and Literary Prizes Matter, was […]
Title: We should all be feminists Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reviewer: Scholastica Moraa Being a diehard Chimamanda fan, it is always a pleasure reading her works. Being a feminist it is an absolute thrill reading and rereading this treasure. The book explores what a feminist is and what a truly beautiful world it would be […]
Title: Spare Author: Prince Harry Reviewer: Mbugua Ngunjiri Never, in their wildest imaginations, did players in the British media expect that a member of the royal family would come swinging at them the way rebel Prince Harry has done in his tell-all book Spare. The tabloids took refuge in the fact that the royal household […]