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Truth Without Fear
Change comes when the old self becomes unbearable. The nation needs a Damascus moment. President Ruto has started the conversation, and that, in itself, is a form of hope.
In the United Kingdom, literary tourism is not limited to long-dead canonical writers; it also honours contemporary and diasporic voices.
Under CBC, Senior School is not a narrow corridor but a wide, well-lit highway of possibilities. Learning at this level is organised into pathways.
Half of Grade Six learners cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three English storybook. This should alarm and indeed shock everyone in the education sector.
The story of Prof Paul Wainaina highlights the challenges faced by outspoken voices in Kenyan society and underscores its significance for both Kenya University and the nation.
The Musoli workshop at St Ann Musoli Girls’ High School fosters creativity and innovation in theatre and film education.
Readers of Kinyanjui Kombani’s Shadows of Love reveal its emotional impact, with strong sales confirming its popularity over his other works.
Nairobi has cemented its status as East and Central Africa’s publishing hub, but the boom is exposing challenges for development editors.
We teach a few folktales, songs, riddles, and we imagine we have taught culture. No. Folklore is much bigger than that.
You cannot master English from coursebooks alone. Language is learned far beyond grammar exercises and comprehension passages. Language is mastered through extensive reading.
The expectation that teachers of literature can seamlessly handle theatre and film without deliberate retooling is a serious aberration.
Today’s slavery often appears voluntary. Our young people willingly board planes and boats in search of better opportunities.
Poetry must be returned to life. It must leave the exam paper and re-enter the gathering, the school club, and the community hall.
In a society that often measures success through the accumulation of wealth and comfort, returning to the classroom after years of professional achievement appears unnecessary.
Dedication is highly repetitive. It is showing up when the body resists and the mind negotiates excuses.
My view is that we should stop writing back and start writing forward. Writing back was a form of resistance. Writing forward must become reconstruction.
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