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Mercy Kirui’s day at the African Book Fair

This year’s African Book Fair (ABF) was such a treat! The choice of venue—Maktaba Kuu at Upper Hill was spot on. Honestly, when Soma Nami first mentioned they’d host ABF at KNLS, I (and a few others) had my doubts. I imagined it might be difficult to access. Well, I was wrong. Completely wrong. When […]

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‘This doesn’t feel like a Kenyan book event…’

Following the successful completion of the African Book Fair, held at the Kenya National Library Services (Maktaba Kuu), we sought out Wendy Njoroge, the co-convener of the event. She answered our four burning questions, below… MAISHA YETU: Did the fair meet your expectations? WENDY NJOROGE: Yes, and in many ways, it exceeded them. We saw […]