Tag: Kevin Mwachiro

  • Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, Saba El Lazim Elbasha at Nairobi | Maps of Exile literary salon.

    Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, Saba El Lazim Elbasha at Nairobi | Maps of Exile literary salon.

    Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, and Saba El Lazim Elbasha were the featured writers at the Nairobi | Maps of Exile literary salon at the Coffee Casa, Nairobi on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The event was moderated by novelist Hassan Ghedi Santur. Nairobi | Maps of Exile is a literary salon series examining questions of home,…

  • Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, Saba El Lazim Elbasha for “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” on January 16.

    Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, Saba El Lazim Elbasha for “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” on January 16.

    Kevin Mwachiro, Faith Oneya, and Saba El Lazim Elbasha are the featured writers at “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” at the Coffee Casa, Nairobi on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The event will be moderated by Hassan Ghedi Santur. “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” is a literary salon series examining questions of home, belonging, migration, and…

  • Kevin Mwachiro’s “Nipe Story” Podcast is one year old.

    Kevin Mwachiro’s “Nipe Story” Podcast is one year old.

    The Nipe Story Podcast hosted by Kenyan journalist, poet, and writer Kevin Mwachiro is one year old. There aren’t enough Podcasts or other media that cover the African literary scene; this especially applies to those that feature stories in audio form for would-be readers. The sad part is Podcasts come and vanish just as they show…

  • World Storytelling Day 2016 in Nairobi will be epic!

    World Storytelling Day 2016 in Nairobi will be epic!

    World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling celebrated every year on (or near) March 20th. This year the day with the theme “Strong Women” will have a special event in Nairobi called, Re-imagined! A Magical Day of Storytelling.The magical world of stories will be recreated in Nairobi for the…

  • Outted in East Africa: A review of Invisible by Kevin Mwachiro

    Outted in East Africa: A review of Invisible by Kevin Mwachiro

    Book: Invisible Author: Kevin Mwachiro Publisher: Native Intelligence and Goethe Institut Nairobi Number of pages: 111 Year of publication: 2013 In which I review Invisible by Kenyan writer Kevin Mwachiro which gives tales from Kenya’s queer community. Our friendly neighbour President Yoweri Museveni this week signed a new bill making homosexuality a criminal offence in…