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  • Kakamega Book Festival 2023 program unveiled.

    Kakamega Book Festival 2023 program unveiled.

    The program for the Kakamega Book Festival 2023 to happen in the Western Kenyan town on Saturday, July 29, 2023 has been unveiled.   In 2022, the Kakamega Book Club hosted the inaugural Kakamega Book Festival at the Wanda Gardens in Kakamega. With book discussions, poetry recitals, and loads more at the first major book…

  • Kakamega Book Festival 2023 for July 29

    Kakamega Book Festival 2023 for July 29

    The Kakamega Book Festival 2023, the second edition in its history, will happen in the Western Kenyan town on Saturday, July 29, 2023.   In 2022, the Kakamega Book Club hosted the inaugural Kakamega Book Festival at the Wanda Gardens in Kakamega. With book discussions, poetry recitals, and loads more at the first major book…

  • A snapshot of the inaugural Kakamega Book Festival

    A snapshot of the inaugural Kakamega Book Festival

    The first edition of the Kakamega Book Festival, brought to you by the Kakamega Book Club, ran on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The theme was “to celebrate books and their impact on our lives.” The Kakamega Book Club was founded in the western Kenyan town by writer, academic, and broadcaster Egara Kabaji in 2018. Since…

  • Inaugural Kakamega Book Festival for May 21

    Inaugural Kakamega Book Festival for May 21

    The first edition of the Kakamega Book Festival, brought to you by the Kakamega Book Club, runs in the Western Kenyan town on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The theme is “to celebrate books and their impact on our lives.” The first book festival in the Kenyan Western hub that is Kakamega is set to be…