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• Farafina - web preview

  Posted: May 15, 2008, 9:14 pm by Kwani

  FARAFINA, the Nigerian litmag dear to all of us at Kwani?, have launched a new issue with guest editor Chimamanda Adichie. The theme is ‘America,’ and those clever Nigerians have been kind enough to offer us a moving-pictures preview on youtube. Check it out here.

• Fashion For Peace - May 24 Gala Event

  Posted: May 15, 2008, 4:38 pm by Kwani

  The most glamorous event of the year will take place in Kenya on May 24th, 2008 in the Nairobi National Park when FAFA (Festival of African Fashion and Arts), in collaboration with the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), hosts Fashion for Peace, a fashion show and gala dinner which brings together some of Africa’s world-famous fashion [...]

• Fellowship - Call for applications

  Posted: May 15, 2008, 4:05 pm by Kwani

  The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) is pleased to announce the availability of two new Research Fellowships. The Fellowships will provide the opportunity to spend 2-4 weeks in Washington, DC to conduct research on the legal framework for civil society in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Fellows must be able to travel between August and September 2008. For more [...]

• Two Pieces from April’s Sunday Salon

  Posted: May 14, 2008, 3:48 pm by Kwani

  The following stories were read by their authors at the previous Sunday Salon. Dissecting Obama, by Neema Mawiyoo Barack Obama began to exist for me the moment he was elected Senator of Illinois in November 2004 while I was a sophomore in university. I did not hear the news on television; it is one of the habits [...]

• WAJIBU - Magazine Release

  Posted: May 14, 2008, 2:52 pm by Kwani

  WAJIBU, in this first double first issue of the year, focuses exclusively on the election and its aftermath. It brings you not simply the events of that period as lived by many Kenyans but also the reflections of thoughtful writers (many of them young but established) on the underlying reasons for this outbreak of violence. At the same [...]

• Sunday Salon - May 18, 2008

  Posted: May 12, 2008, 9:58 pm by Kwani

  Sunday Salon Nairobi…A Prose Reading Series Alison Ojany Owuor Kinyanjui Kombani Naliaka Wafula Tony Mochama Four readers, four unique voices In a tranquil outdoor setting 7-9pm Sunday 18th May Kengeles, Lavington Green Entry Only KSh. 300 ABOUT THE WRITERS Alison Owuor Alison Ojany Owuor is a young published poet who has presented her work in different public forums. She got her voters card and also graduated from college [...]

• Open Mic Feature in the Daily Metro

  Posted: May 12, 2008, 3:37 pm by Kwani

  A full page spread by Muchiri Karanja profiles the latest Kwani? Open Mic night, held on May 6 at Club Soundd.

• Karavan - Publication of the Swedish Arts Council

  Posted: May 12, 2008, 3:32 pm by Kwani

  The latest issue of Sweden’s quarterly review of global arts, Karavan, opens with a lengthy feature on Kwani?, its mission and its writers. The piece is followed with a detailed profile of our founding editor, Binyavanga Wainaina.

• “AFRICAN SOCIALISM AND ITS APPLICATION TO PLANNING IN KENYA” - Then…and now?

  Posted: May 10, 2008, 11:23 pm by Kwani

  The following excerpts are taken from the government’s Sessional Paper Number 10, published in 1965 and co-authored by Mwai Kibaki. Statement by the President: Since attainment of our Independence just over eighteen months ago, the Government has been deciding the measures that will ensure rapid economic development and social progress for all our citizens… All along the [...]

• Call for articles about reading - Storymoja

  Posted: May 9, 2008, 10:29 am by Kwani

  Dear Writers, We at Storymoja, in our campaign to revitalize the reading culture in Kenya, are planning to blast the media with reasons why we should all read. I am collecting those reasons (read articles) and would really appreciate your input. The issues that are of most interest to us are listed below. -The importance of [...]

• Decades of Development…or Decay? - James Kibera

  Posted: May 7, 2008, 6:56 pm by Kwani

  Kenya at the Crossroads Again I received today my very own copy of African Socialism and its Application to Planning in Kenya (sometimes referred to as Sessional Paper Number 10). No 10 was obtained at the princely sum of 55 shillings, up from 50 shillings, and the day passed quickly reading it and other little [...]

• Call For Submissions

  Posted: May 6, 2008, 1:47 pm by Kwani

  Emerging Voices of African Short Fiction & Poetry 2008 We invite all unpublished and well-established authors to submit their original work. Original work in English and any of the indigenous African languages (Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Swati, Vend, Tsonga, Ndebele, Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, Kiswahili, Gikuyu, Amharic,Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, etc) will be considered. Please include translations in English). Fiction: Submit one [...]

• Kwani? Open Mic - May 6

  Posted: May 2, 2008, 6:18 pm by Kwani

  Kwani? Poetry Open Mic Presents Dennis Inkwa With MC Cindy Ogana 7-10pm, 6th May Club Soundd Kaunda Street Entry Only KSh100 Limited Open Mic slots are available on a strictly first-come first-serve basis during the sound check between 5 & 6 pm on the day.

• Problems Facing Our Socialism - Barak H. Obama

  Posted: May 2, 2008, 6:06 pm by Kwani

  The following critique, originally published in the East Africa Journal in 1965, was written by Barak H. Obama, father of the current US Democratic frontrunner, in response to the Kenyan government’s ‘Sessional Paper No. 10,’ which had been published earlier that year. The author of the Sessional Paper was Mwai Kibaki. Obama senior was working [...]

• Kibaki’s Development Decade?

  Posted: May 2, 2008, 5:52 pm by Kwani

  The following defense of president Kibaki’s economic policy was published on the State House website on November 8, 2005. http://statehousekenya.go.ke/commentary/commentary081105.htm President Kibaki presided over the development decade Since the government published a report showing the various poverty levels in the country, there have been various attempts by politicians and scribes to blame the Sessional paper No [...]

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