Blood and Rebelion: The Untold Story of Kisumu Uprising

This novel is set in the author's home town of Kisumu. It opens explosively in 1969 as the Russia Massacre sets the stage for Kisumu’s turbulent future as a hub of political unrest. Blood stains the streets, homes are invaded, innocent lives shattered. Amid the carnage, twelve young boys and girls take justice into their own hands, forming K1, a daring resistance movement. Branded as hooligans and criminals by the government, they are hailed as freedom fighters by the people of Kisumu.

In answer to African literature and contemporary African fiction, this is one of the new books about African identity. It will be one of Kenya's historical novels, telling the untold history of Luo oppression—an unflinching portrayal of a town caught in the crosshairs of politics, manipulation, and survival. Spanning decades, it follows the children of K1 as they grow into men and women, struggling in a world stacked against them. Their story mirrors Kisumu’s struggle against external forces, corrupt politicians, and ruthless businessmen, painting a vivid portrait of a town and its people's unyielding fight for dignity.

This riveting, multi-threaded story blends history, tragedy, and hope in a town where survival is an act of defiance. It is a book about the 1970s Luo lifestyle, Kisumu history and culture.

SINS COMMITTED AGAINST CHILDREN WILL TURN THEM INTO MONSTERS WHEN THEY GROW UP

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This is a collection of eight illuminating, deeply felt stories that revolve around resilient women in environments such as workplaces and other challenging situations. These tales vividly capture the experiences men and women stripped of their dignity and identity. They tackle a wide array of issues that reflect the emerging challenges Africans face in their relentless struggle for survival. Each story is a richly layered narrative, intricately exploring the depths of human emotion, the tensions of conflict, and the journeys of transformation.

Set in Nairobi's Eastlands where nobody wins, this is a novel of hustlers, of passions, manipulation and deception. A fierce yet troubled business-woman fights morally ambiguous characters and makes treacherous alliances. She makes hash of the arrogant male romantic interest through her offhand sexuality. Her ugly colleague is desperate, calculating, manipulative. But she is just another Eastands misfit. The other characters include a cripple in a wheelchair who calls the shots, a pastor who is a big con, a shylock who wants to be an MP, a ghetto thug who wants to own a matatu.

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THE NEW GIRL IN MOMBASA

Wanjiru and Barack's paths cross, each fleeing their painful paths. Battling the ghosts of their pasts, they form a delicate bond that teeters on the edge of love. As they form the fragile bond, dreams and desires clash in a story of passion, redemption and the search for a fresh start. Will love be enough to heal their wounds? Set in Mombasa, Kenya’s famed coastal city of rich history and Swahili culture, this novel, with its stunning emotional intensity and haunting sexuality, is a haunting look at loneliness, the struggle for love, belonging and independence.

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