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YouTube Videos from the Storymoja Festival 2015

James Murua September 28, 2015 1 Comment Beverley Nambozo Dami Ajayi Donald Molosi Dr Auma Obama Dr Jacqueline McGlade Emmanuel Iduma Jama Musse Jama John Sibi-Okumu Lizzy Attree Michela Wrong Namwali Serpell Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015

So I have finally uploaded all the videos that I took at the Storymoja Festival 2015 that happened this month. The videos were taken over…

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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numero deux

James Murua September 22, 2015 No Comments Afetsi Awoonor Aleya Kassim Alice Nderitu And Then Life Happens Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Dr Auma Obama Emmanuel Iduma Goretti Kyomuhendo Khulekani Magubane Kofi Awoonor Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture 2015 Linda Musita Maurice Makoloo Moses Kilolo Muthoni Garland Ogechukwu Promise Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015 Tsitsi Dangerembga Wanjeri Gakuru

The last day of the Storymoja Festival 2015 was on Sunday. The Arboretum, like the name tells you, is a place dedicated to trees so…

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A snapshot of the Storymoja Careerpedia 2015

James Murua June 3, 2015 No Comments Boniface Mwangi Dr Auma Obama Joanne Ball Burgess Ken Walibora Kennedy Kachwanya Kinyanjui Kombani Muthoni Garland Storymoja Storymoja Careerpedia Storymoja Careerpedia 2015 Wallah bin Wallah

When the people at Storymoja Publishing started their first festival in 2008 they were trying something new. They wanted to do a festival for book…

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Aga Khan Wins Maktaba Awards 2014

James Murua September 25, 2014 2 Comments Aga Khan Dr Auma Obama Maktaba Awards Maktaba Awards 2014

This year’s library of the year awards popularly known as the Maktaba Awards happened at the Leakey Auditorium, National Museum alongside the Storymoja Festival that…

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Dr. Auma Obama is Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 director

James Murua October 1, 2013 No Comments Dr Auma Obama Storymoja Hay Festival Storymoja Hay Festival 2014

The Storymoja Festival is one of the best literary happenings in Kenya. The Muthoni Garland run event has seen some of the best minds coming…

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