The first thing that strikes you about The Dream Chasers is its kaleidoscope of descriptions: commonplace aspects of Kenyan life seen through the eyes of a ...
There is something magical about reading a book which is set in your own city or country. The sights are familiar; the observations feel intimate; and an anal...
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Lucy in Kongowea defies a greedy developer
Zarina Patel, granddaughter of the activist Alibhai Mullah Jeevanjee, is most well known for how she challenged t...
Aamera Jiwaji is a journalist. She writes for Nairobi Business Monthly, The Nairobi Law Monthly, Business Daily (NMG) and AwaaZ magazine. She is also a published short story writer, and her writing has appeared in Indian Voices and Africa Fresh! (which was shortlisted for the Lulu Blooker Prize). Read her blog.