Tag: Oyunga Pala
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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numbero uno
The Storymoja festival was in high gear at its new venue the Nairobi Arboretum. The activities were mainly targeted at the younger Kenyan population to get them to understand the importance of reading. Schoolchildren attended the festival from Wednesday to Friday and were wowed by Reading Ambassadors like Sauti Sol and Anto Neosoul. In addition,…
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Daystar Creatives 2015 guest list gets bigger
I talked about the Daystar Creatives 2015 last year. This is a project where students of Daystar University get to meet up with writers, media personalities, bloggers, publishers, and editors for several weeks. The idea is for them to learn how to make a career from being a creative in Kenya. The Daystar Creatives will…
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The Return of the Storymoja Hay Festival
The Storymoja Hay Festival is back. The event is set to hit Nairobi on 13-16th September at the National Museum of Kenya. I first attended the festival in 2009 when it was but a thing at the Impala grounds. During those ages when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the phones of choice were Blackberry (smart)…