Bernadette Muthoni

Nov 8, 2023 | debunk.media | Kiprop Kimutai |Mwalimu Mati |Bernadette Muthoni |Mulle Musau

Two or so years ago, I packed my bags and moved to Iten in Kenya’s Rift Valley, where I lived on our family’s farm for a year. It was the first time for me to live in Iten exclusively since ‘escaping’ it by going to university in Nairobi (primary and secondary school had been a mere five minute walk from home).

Nov 8, 2023 | debunk.media | Stanley Gazemba |Mwalimu Mati |Bernadette Muthoni |Mulle Musau

We had been booked in Lamu for the entire Christmas period, after which we would be flown back to Nairobi. But what the Kwani?

Nov 3, 2023 | debunk.media | Bernadette Muthoni |Kiprop Kimutai |Stanley Gazemba |Musembi Wanza

It had been about three months since I played in an orchestra. I longed to be back on stage, but was waiting for repertoire that was exciting and interesting to me. There had been talk of a performance of Elijah, an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn (to be put on by the Nairobi Music Society and Nairobi Orchestra) in 2023, and when this was confirmed for April, I could not wait to be part of it.

Nov 3, 2023 | debunk.media | Frank Njugi |Bernadette Muthoni |Rasna Warah |Natalie Sifuma

In his Odinare Rap Challenge entry, Naivasha based rapper, Ace Bornzilla, makes a declaration, “Toka Vasho finest hip-hop beat assassin nimesign”, a declaration one might mistake for the usual verbosity hip-hop artists throw around in an attempt to portray a bravado that they might not necessarily possess. In this case however, Bornzilla is not just talking.

Oct 27, 2023 | debunk.media | Frank Njugi |Karwitha Kirimi |Rasna Warah |Bernadette Muthoni

Kabubu Mutua’s work reveals a writer who is keen on telling Kenyan stories. His work explores the nuances of life in Kenya through the lens of characters inspired by his upbringing in Machakos County. In 2022, Kabubu was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Peters Fraser and Dunlop Queer Fiction Prize for his novel manuscript When We Believed in Paradise.