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in Community & Opinion, FictionGipiir and Labongo #6
By Mugabe Victor Only the wind spoke as the sun scorched the savannah; torturing the ground to a deep, cracked brown. The outstretched straw like grass swayed as it announced […] More
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in Fiction, Religion and Spirituality#SSWCIII – The Other Side by Mable Barbara Amuron
It’s quiet here. I think I can hear an echo. Even when I’m whispering. Musty too. Why do all Your ‘houses’ have to be musty? Is it the sweat of […] More
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in Education and Academia, FictionWAKAYIMA OF TROPICAL HILLS ACADEMY EP 9: WAKAYIMA MEETS THE EXTERMINATOR
View all episodes The next school day was total chaos. The way the gang had run after Rukia screaming “Ayi Bambe” the day before? It was like that, but several […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, History & HeritageKintu and Nambi; A War's Debt Paid in Full #21
Continued from #20; The Hell to Pay By Faith Murket Walumbe was besides himself. He had to come up with something to tell his father, but nothing was coming to […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Identity & CultureSons of the gods #19
By Aine Susan Jambia: panga Ebifeera: plural for ekifeera; a coward that is weak and timid Oruhu: hide/skin; an animal’s skin “Boys ought not to go to war,” Kayikuzi strayed […] More
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Sons of the gods #2
By Some Susan Continued from #1 NOTE: cee *pronunciation: che*, *meaning: to be silent* Nyinarimi *maternal uncle* Mutabani *son* “What do you want now?” the phrase that always welcomed Kintu to […] More
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in Community & Opinion, FictionKintu and Nambi; The Song of War #26
Continued from; Kintu and Kayikuzi #26 By Mugabe Victor A troubled heart only knows one language; that of the soothing melodies of ennanga. It’s chimes freed the soul the moment […] More
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in Fiction, Writing and LiteratureThe Tales of Achelo – Episode 2
Episode 2 My mother would go on and tell me that grandma had been a very terrible witch. That she would kill anyone! Kills even her very children! Could […] More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureI am from the wild
I am from wild Can anything good come from the wild? I have been flogged and shunned for this my whole life What is so strange about my native […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, History & HeritageKintu and Nambi; The Hell to Pay #20
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in Fiction, Writing and Literature‘Didn’t See That Coming’ by Migisha Boyd
“Ah! This chicken is hard!”, Belle exclaimed as she tried to saw through the chicken thigh one last time with the now-bloody knife. It reminded her of her late father’s […] More
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in Fiction, Politics and GovernmentA visit to the world of the dead
I last had such a dream about three years ago. I had died, that way I was able to rub shoulders with the earth’s mighty and great that had earlier […] More
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Gipiir and Labongo #19
By Mugabe Victor No one knows the secrets of the gods like the mind of a chief. The two share the seat of fate like conjoined twins on the edge […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Competitions and Challenges, Fiction, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureThe Night The Lights Went Out
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in FictionThe Negotiation
‘Officer, good morning’ Birungi greeted in his most respectful tone as the traffic policeman walked up to his car window. ‘No, sa. How is it a good morning when you […] More
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in Fiction, Religion and SpiritualityTWO WITCHES
Two witches came by my shop last night. They were dressed in the old European fashion – tall pointed hats, black gowns with ragged hems, and black boots. “I’m Murogi,” […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Writing and LiteratureOn Skeletons and Tea, Nyachiro Lydia Kasese
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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in Community & Opinion, FictionBead Work, Caleb Adebayo
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains […] More
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in Automotive, Fiction, Innovation, Science and TechnologyA Rainy Midnight Call
It is 11:43 pm on a cold Kira night. A steady pitter-patter of relentless drizzle provides a soothing background sound to the darkness outside. I lay in my bed, wide […] More
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in Fiction, Nutrition, Wellness and FitnessWAKAYIMA OF TROPICAL ACADEMY EP 7: WAKAYIMA GIVES P.E. CLASS
Continued from Episode 6 Wakayima had never expected that he would become a teacher, but then again,who expected that there would be a hare in a school? That is what […] More























