Calling all debut African novelists! The Island Prize welcomes unpublished writers from across Africa and the diaspora to enter this year’s call for a chance to have their story published. hhousebooks.com/the-island-pri…

Farmers have bred,shared,exchanged and sold indigenous seeds since time immemorial. It is rather absurd as a country to have a law that criminalises their use of indigenous seeds. Controlling the kind of seeds farmers grow equals controlling the kind of food we eat.

King Charles is due in Kenya on Tuesday for a four-day visit. During the colonial era, more than 10,000 were killed in Britain's campaign against the independence movement, with 1,000 hanged after summary trials. Activists seek apologies for past abuses. bbc.in/3sdHQC6

King Charles is presently on a four-day visit to Kenya. Here's a Reuters clip of his first visit to Kenya, Feb. 1971, when he visited Jomo Kenyatta's home in Gatundu in the company of Princess Anne. Charles was evidently greatly impressed with Kenyatta. 1/

Reuters 2/ Daily Nation coverage of Prince Charles' visit to Gatundu, Feb. 1971.

#SHUJAA Twaweza Communications proudly congratulates our director, Prof. Kimani Njogu, for his well-deserved National Heroes Award. Your dedication and achievements in advocating for Kiswahili and the Creative Economy inspire us all! 🌟 #NationalHeroesAward #Congratulations

Today is Jamhuri Day, marking the 60th anniversary of Kenya's independence! Short thread. Here's an The Associated Press report. Watch to the end, where KADU leader Ronald Ngala decorously dances the twist at the state ball. Also: catch Miria Obote dancing with Prince Philip. 1/

Reuters 7/ And here is Kisoi Munyao hoisting Kenya's flag at the peak of Mount Kenya on 12 Dec. 1963, 60 years ago today. Many congratulations to colleagues and friends in Kenya today!

2/ Moi promised to withhold the Kenya delegation to the Moscow summer Olympics, which the US was boycotting (as the Soviets had just invaded Afghanistan). Moi also promised the US Navy increased access to Kenyan ports. Below: the menu for the state dinner.

Hundreds of #Harvard students walking out of commencement, chanting "let them walk" in solidarity with 13 students who weren't allowed to walk by the university. Historic moments. Student solidarity will bring down Zionism. 🇵🇸✊️

Good day to re-read samar al-bulushi on the U.S. outsourcing its imperialism in Haiti to Kenya. "There is a very real possibility that the Kenyan state intends to use Haiti as a laboratory for its own future pacification efforts at home and abroad." jacobin.com/2024/05/us-ken…

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Yesterday I handed over to UBC UGANDA digitized versions of 100 sound reels recorded by Radio Uganda in the 1960s &70s. It’s part of an ongoing effort to assist UBC as they transform obsolete analog materials into digital assets. Among the reels digitized: 1/

2/ A reel made in Feb 1977 at Nile mansions, where archbishop Janani Luwum was accused by Mustafa Adrisi of plotting against Idi Amin’s regime. The archbishop was murdered later that day. This & other recordings will be used by UBC in future to develop historical programs.

I am happy to say that—after a lot of bulungi bwansi work—six large crates containing important relics from early c20 Uganda have now arrived ugandamuseums. The objects have returned to Uganda from Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, where they’ve been for 120 years. 1/

A powerful reflection. I’m proud of this person for figuring out a way to stand up and reach out for help in the midst of all he was dealing with. We all need each other.