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Archive for December 2012
A Storyhippo Family Fiesta
Galleria Mall, Saturday 15th Dec 11.00am-5.30am The Storyhippo Family Fiesta was conceptualised following the success of the Storyhippo Village (kids area) at the Storymoja Hay Festival 2012. The kids area was packed with kids of all ages, all playing differently and experimenting with new play ideas. When children play, they remember. It is even more … Continue reading
Science Fiction Used to Teach Kenya’s Children Ethnic Tolerance
“Attack of the Shidas:AKAs Save the Planet” is the story of three communities who live in a desert town which depends on a lone borehole for all their water. But the people are threatened when they discover that the water is mysteriously being emptied at night. Three children in the town discover they have special powers as only they, can see and hear the invisible water thieves that bring with them numerous other problems to the three communities. Yet nobody believes what the children have to say, because these three children possess special powers of equality and tolerance that enable them to see what others in their communities cannot see. Can the children stop the aliens before war breaks out in the town? Continue reading
Well Read Santa – Start-a-Library
It’s that season again for making merry, spreading joy and cheer and thanking God for the year past. It’s that time of year again that you get together with your friends and colleagues and collect your old clothes, buy foodstuff and spend time in a children’s home before breaking off for Christmas. This year however … Continue reading
Outside Looking In – The Winning Piece
So the judges have decided that the winner of this contest, by virtue of being the item that reflects closely the perspective called out for in the contest guidelines, is: Just Beyond Busia by Stella Riunga Just Beyond Busia: You wouldn’t expect there to be such a difference-it’s just one bus ride across the border, after all. I’m not some … Continue reading
Outside Looking In – The Shortlist
Nairobi Bitch by Eme Ferreira I get home. Home is the place where I can be alone. And nothing happens. I had lunch in Karen (southwest of the Nairobi centre). A vegetarian dish, spicy and disgusting. A friend said love. I said “hehe”. I said also “that dish is giving me butterflies in my stomach.” … Continue reading
2012 Kwani? Litfest : Conversations With The Horn’s Writers, Artists In Exchange
9th-16th December 2012 Readings, performances, writers in conversation, public lectures, panel discussions, film screenings, art exhibitions, workshops, music and food. Free Entry Venues : Kifaru Gardens, Goethe-Institut Nairobi, University of Nairobi, Habesha Restaurant, K uona T rust, Nairobi National Museum , Eastleigh & KICC The fourth edition of Kwani? Litfest, our biennial gathering of writers, … Continue reading
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