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Is corruption the cause of our poverty?
During an intense debate on corruption on our WhatsApp chat-group last week, I argued (as I have always done) that there is no evidence that corruption automatically or necessarily stops […] More
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THE MULTIPLE USES OF SUGARCANE AND THE THREAT OF SUGAR CARTELS IN UGANDA
Humans and many other animals, including certain insects, such as bees, like sweet things. It is sugar that makes things taste sweet. In human society, sugar has many uses, from […] More
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‘The Feast’ by Richard Obonyo
It was barely dawn, a few birds in the near distance were singing when two strong built men lifted the lion skin that was used as the barrier at the […] More
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Nyege Nyege; Can You Stand The Rain
The dope Kenyan DJ with the girl duo singing “Kenyan Girl, Kenyan Boy” as dancehall. Photo: Awuor Onyango Sunday 18th October. It rained the better part of the day. A […] More
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The Man in the Raincoat, Nduta Waweru
The Man in the Raincoat He was a familiar sight amongst the villagers of Makutano, present at the Main Street all day every day. No one knew where he came […] More
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COVICUVEN-21 #Stories4Health
Vero sat next to the charcoal stove outside a half-mud, half-cemented house concentrating on eating her kasoli in perfect lines. It always seemed more organized to her and polite; surely any […] More
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When Home No Longer Feels Like Home
He had vivid memories of that place as a child, but he wasn’t certain the place remembered him with the same clarity or fondness. He had always known it as […] More
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On Jama Fest 2017
Two years ago, as part of my initial assignment after taking up a full-time role at Writivism, I was sent to Nairobi (I say “sent” because the email came hours […] More
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CULTURE: Why now is a good time for Africa to claim its place on the table of World Heritage
Since 2015, every May 5 each year, the world commemorates the African World Heritage Day designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at the 38th session […] More
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Now Your Health Matters #Stories4Health
One year ago, in Bilmo city, there was a big event and I could feel something like nervousness inside me, but from my childhood, my teachers kept telling me: “Mwangi, […] More
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The 2nd decade
At the start, Nakumatt was the rage! It even had stores in Mbale, Mbarara, and the people of Jinja started petitioning Kadaga to force them to open there. Crane Bank! […] More
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Silent Suicide
by Tanisha Mehta I am guilty. I am guilty of burying my head in the sand and pretending that things aren’t that bad. I think the term is referred to as […] More
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THE COST OF KEEPING SMALL SECRETS
While it is wise to guard our secrets so that our enemies don’t use them to betray or blackmail us, it’s folly to closely guard some secrets or lie about […] More
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WAKAYIMA 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
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Every now and then in a woman’s world.
“Once we get out of the town traffic, he’ll engage gear 1 and 2 and we’ll be on our way” Never have those words sounded as sexy to my ears […] More
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Happy 2025! Storytellers Training Soon, Advertising Offer, #MuwadoSADCTour, Top 2024 Stories…
Happy New Year! With January out of the way, we hope 2025 has kicked off on a great note! A huge thank you to everyone who has written and shared […] More
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Writivism Management Interim Statement Regarding Allegations Of Plagiarism Against Redscar Mcodindo K’oyugi
On Saturday October 8, 2016, the Writivism management learnt with great regret, of allegations of serial plagiarism levied against the winner of the first Okot P Bitek Prize for Poetry […] More
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The Ultimate African Travel Bucket list
“I hope you have an experience that alters the course of your life, because after Africa nothing has ever been the same again…” Suzanne Evans To many of us in […] More
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