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CATCH IT BEFORE IT ENDS! Fifty Years. Half a decade. The age of a country on the road of sovereignty, self-governance and gaining her voice in the global world. Has it been too long? Is she still too young? Either way, it has been an exciting journey to the emerging country that she is today. Come take a walk through her history, appreciate the turning points. A transforming experience by means of visual art. The dominating expressionist style by the artist makes you feel the struggles, triumphs and resilience of the country, the continent and its people. Arthur Patrick Odhiambo takes a look into the African shapers of the past fifty years. The exhibition of the legends of years past and present are pieces that allow you to feel the soul of the African people. The artist captures Africa’s cultural diversity and brilliantly marries it to contemporary visuals of the new age African. Bring your whole self in, bring your children in, bring your family and

Day tickets Ksh 1000/. Includes one free master class if bought before 10th Sept. Season tickets – Ksh 1500/. Includes one free master class if bought before 10th Sept. Masterclass Ksh 500/. (Payment via Mpesa Buy Goods Number on Registration Pages) Premium Season ticket Ksh 6000. Includes access toGala Night + all events except evening theatre shows. Keys to Fest tickets Ksh 7500/. Includes access to all festival events.

2014 Storymoja Festival Events Programme img Come, let us once again together Imagine the World! The Storymoja Festival is by no means ‘just another festival’. Since its inauguration in 2007 the Festival has grown into an internationally established world class eventthat brings together and celebrates critical thinkers and great minds in storytelling, ideas sharing, writing and contemporary culture. It offers a platform for exposure, for local and international collaborations, and showcases creative talent to feed the minds of both young and old across cultural and social divides. Once again renowned Kenyan and international narrators, writers, poets and creative artist will be in attendance at the Festival. All will be gathered to together imagine a world, and beyond that, create a space that, through critical expression and interaction, will not only tell our every story, but also challenge us to strive toward improving our world; toward a world that does not allow for such e

My writing grows more and more pre-occupied with the theme of the oppressive boot, the irrelevance of the colour of the foot that wears it, and the struggle for individuality. I went to government school Ibadan, after that I spent a couple of years in the University College Ibadan. I think that my prime duty as a playwright is to provide excellent theatre. One of the most humbling discoveries any African can make is just the fact that he can actually interpret the greed and, you know, the general evil of -what you call the European world in the faces of his own personal and intimate companions. I found that the Trials of Brother Jero and The Lion and The Jewel were in fact quite frankly, like most comedy in the theatre, the most difficult things to write. I think why Telephone Conversation - which seems to be the favourite of anthologies, quotations everywhere- which is why it appeals to most people is that it really implies, it has the undercurrent of very strong

Literary Colloquium: Cosmopolitanism in Kenya At 50 Venue: Department of Literature, University of Nairobi (by invitation only) We are inviting conversations that cut across ethnic, racial, regional, religious, cultural, personal, communal and oceanic differences and similarities. We wish to provoke discussions on how Kenyans, here and in the diaspora; friends of Kenya; visitors; and any other interested persons can connect as humans across these divides, differences and similarities; and how to retain our humanity in the age of cultural erasure, market hegemony or even ethno-national jingoism. We hope that these reflections will contribute to the debate in Kenya on how to make the nation more inclusive and egalitarian beyond our 50th anniversary of independence. We intend to produce a special AwaaZ SAMOSA Souvenir to commemorate the colloquium and the Festival as a whole. Contact: editors@awaazmagazine.com samosa@awaazmagazine.com