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Jan 17, 2025 | 
debunk.media | Frank Njugi |Isaac Otidi Amuke |Soila Kenya |Lilian Mutinda
No account in regards to Kenyan letters and writing can be credibly written in which Rasna Warah won’t feature. As one of the central markers of Kenyan Journalism, here was one whose style of commentary on issues was arresting, and will always remain original to me. When I became a journalist, Rasna Warah was not just a source of inspiration, but someone who helped me find my journalistic voice.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
theelephant.info | Frank Njugi |Tonny Ogwa
Log into your member account to listen to this article. Not a member? Join the herd. “What then were we to do as writers?” Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe asks in his memoir There Was a Country, a personal recount of the Biafran war.
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May 12, 2024 | 
republic.com.ng | Frank Njugi
Charlie Muhumuza. Photo provided by the author.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
the-star.co.ke | Frank Njugi
The exterior of the refurbished Kenya National Theatre Alex Muthama, popularly known as Lexas Mshairi, is a performing poet from Machakos but based in Nairobi. He is also an art therapist, author, musician, songwriter and instrumentalist. Lexas Mshairi uses spoken word poetry to explore the human experience, touching on topics such as politics, social reform and climate justice. Lexas holds a BA in psychology and a minor in sociology from Kenyatta University.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
wakilisha.africa | Frank Njugi
Since the first ever online literary magazine SwiftCurrent was created in 1984, the concept of periodicals devoted to literature existing mainly in digital form has become a norm. As reliance on print periodicals which have existed with restricted access to many decreases, web-based publishing has made it easier to spotlight the existing generation of emerging writers.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
sinemafocus.com | Frank Njugi
Emmanuel Esomnofu, One of the most versatile culture commentators in the continent, describes Mami Wata, the first homegrown Nigerian feature film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival, as a film that “makes a strong argument that it belongs among the canon of modern Nigerian cinema.” This praise largely mirrors the acclaim that the CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi-directed film has received from critics in the continent and beyond since its global festival run, and eventually, cinematic debut in Nigeria in...
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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.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
debunk.media | Rasna Warah |Mwende Ngao |Frank Njugi
Nairobi-based Scottish fashion designer ANN McCREATH has been a trailblazer in the world of fashion for more than two decades. Her design company Kiko Romeo (which means “Adam’s apple” in Kiswahili) is known for its innovative clothes that combine African fabrics with modern designs. However, in recent years, Ann has found a new passion – pranic healing. RASNA WARAH spoke to Ann about what led her to become a pranic healer and why alternative forms of treatment are gaining more traction globally. Q.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
brittlepaper.com | Frank Njugi
After Wairimu KagichuI leave my novice nature as ashes& my late grandmother’s voice sings to me,‘Utamerithitie ndatigaga kuhaada’*for her memory has become nothing more thana mere smoke and mirror to my writing about–a city & it’s fecklessness. She wants me to cease being a flower’s softest bud,go out there & meet my reckoning. But the flaw of my ilk is the derangement–of not knowing the sparking of an apt procession of events,or when to ignore the parallels.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
debunk.media | Rasna Warah |Mwende Ngao |Frank Njugi
Known as the “anti-corruption czar” when he worked as the Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics in the Mwai Kibaki administration, JOHN GITHONGO has been fighting graft since he founded the Kenya Chapter of Transparency International in 1999. During his tenure as Permanent Secretary, Githongo exposed a procurement scam worth $600 million, which came to be known as the Anglo Leasing scandal, the subject of British writer Michela Wrong’s book, It’s Our Turn to Eat.
