Nam Lolwe. The Britons discovered it and named it Lake Victoria. What a travesty!

I will be the guest speaker at the official launch of "Spirited" by George Gona, the biography of educationist and political activist Wahu Kaara. Wahu's story is deeply intertwined with some of the most significant events in Kenya’s political history—from the emergence of the

5 more days to submit your abstract for the 7th Mashariki Conference in Dar this August. I'm excited to convene this panel with Clarissa Vierke and we look forward to seeing you in Dar! ♥️ EALCS_Mashariki JM Kwanya Godwin Siundu Literature Students Association (UoN) Sam Dennis Peter Simatei Y. A. Owuor

Kinyanjui Kombani’s “Last Villains of Molo” twentieth anniversary writingafrica.com/kinyanjui-komb…

A weekend read for you, hot off the press: a new article by Samuel Kwesi Nkansah of University of Cape Coast (UCC) on Re-storying Nature: An Eco-critical Reading of Parkes’s Tail of the Blue Bird. Enjoy! tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

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Prof Peter Wasamba will be giving his inaugural lecture at Taifa Hall, the University of Nairobi on 28 March 2025. This inaugural lecture is for artists and lovers of art & the science of thinking, creativity & endless questioning of & about things by the pen.

⏳⏳Counting down a few hours to the 51st Professorial Inaugural Lecture by Prof. Peter Wasamba. Delighted to invite you to the lecture and look forward to see you there. UNC TV will livestream the lecture live from Taifa Hall from 2 pm. #LiteratureUoN #DiscourseatUoN

Dear All, Adipo Sidang' University of Nairobi Department of Literature, UoN Wasamba Peter Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Follow LIVE the proceedings of the 51st Inaugural Lecture starting at 2:00 pm using this link- youtube.com/watch?v=FYHzpb…

Career Mentorship. Welcome to University of Nairobi Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Seth Olale

Ngugi wa Thiong'o takes final bow. Rest well with the ancestors. Jowi! Jowi! Jowi! #RIPNgugi

#WorldEnvironmentDay Lessons From India’s Ancient Tree Protectors How Indigenous Wisdom Can Fix Our Broken Relationship With Nature

Most ocean plastic doesn’t start in the sea – it flows there through rivers. Stopping pollution at the source is key to protecting ocean health and to #BeatPlasticPollution. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, discover why a global plastics treaty matters: ow.ly/jXla50W4avk

Forests are our vital lifeline. They act as natural barriers, recharge water sources, shelter biodiversity, and provide essential resources. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s commit to protecting our forests—for nature, for people, for the planet. #EnvironmentDay

🟢Astrid Schomaker on #WorldEnvironmentDay 2025: "Cleaner seas & lands, healthier people & ecosystems, greater climate resilience and stronger economies are among the dividends of investing in a future free from plastic pollution." Full statement: 🔗cbd.int/article/world-…

Celebrating, memorialising, remembering and archiving the life, legacy and writings of Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

I used to think good arguments were about being right. I was wrong. Good academic arguments are about advancing knowledge.

If you're an #AfricanStudies scholar attending the EALCS_Mashariki conference, speak to Edgar Nabutanyi Ranka Primorac about publishing in the African Articulations series which is now accepting short monographs of 30,000-60,000 words.

Human beings never invented anything, they just copied from nature.Look at this smooth landing, June 25th can you? Ama tutarukaruka?

It is official Mashariki 27 shall happen at THE University of Nairobi under Department of Literature, UoN and Godwin Siundu See you in 2027!