Munyao Kilolo

Writer | Editor | Translator. Founder & Editor-in-Chief @Ituika_ Email: [email protected]

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

Writers and translators working across various Kenyan languages gathered to make this amazing anthology possible. Given our multilingualism, I look forward to how it redefines reading relative to the directional fluidity we employ in everyday use of language. More soon.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

[The Caine Prize for African Writing @CainePrize]

NoViolet Bulawayo has been awarded the 2025 Best of Caine Award for her short story, Hitting Budapest, which originally won the Prize in 2011. 🎊🌟

Read her winning story here: https://t.co/6aj9udHWXv

Photo credit: NyeLynTho

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

I will remember you today as when I first met you many years ago, dear Prof Ngugi. You’ve been my most consistent friend and mentor. You were, in every way I’ve ever known, the highest expression of humanity. Rest well my dear friend. I am, literally, because you were. I love you

[Journal of African Youth Literature @JAY_Literature]

Ituĩka (@Ituika_) Multilingual Anthology of Stories in Kenyan Languages to be Released in December 2024

https://t.co/XH4kSmZdbL

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

The ITUĨKA MULTILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY is a first-of-its-kind celebration of Kenyan languages, featuring stories in 14 languages like Sheng, Maa, Somali, and more—translated into Kiswahili & English!

Learn more abut The Ituĩka Literary Platform here 👇

https://t.co/iqLz5aaIZD

[Maina wa Mutonya @MainaMutonya]

A pioneer project initiated by @MosesKilolo @Ituika_ celebrates multilingualism in Kenyan literature. My story, Wandahuhu (in Gīkūyū, Swahili and English, y próximamente en español) resonates with the dynamics of our everyday politics!#Ituika# ngugiwathiong'o

[BRITTLE PAPER @brittlepaper]

The ITUĨKA MULTILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES IN KENYAN LANGUAGES is set for release Spring 2025 from the @Ituika_ Literary Platform!

Edited by @MosesKilolo, the anthology features 23 contributions in 14 Kenyan languages! Read more on the authors here 👇
https://t.co/iqLz5aaIZD

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

@siminyu_kat @mozilla Amazing! Proud of you and your work 🎉

[Kathleen S. @siminyu_kat]

Tidings from my time at the #Rise25 convening and awards.
Thank you @mozilla for this recognition.
🥰🤩

Check out this youtube video where I speak about my work: https://t.co/f0vq3kU7x5

[Maina wa Mutonya @MainaMutonya]

My short story, Wandahuhu in three languages is featured here; a satire that resonates with our everyday politics in Kenya!

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

#Africanlanguages #translation #decolonisation

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

Writers and translators working across various Kenyan languages gathered to make this amazing anthology possible. Given our multilingualism, I look forward to how it redefines reading relative to the directional fluidity we employ in everyday use of language. More soon.

[The Caine Prize for African Writing @CainePrize]

📣The Caine Prize for African Writing is delighted to announce that South African writer Nadia Davids has been awarded the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing for her outstanding short story, Bridling, published in The Georgia Review in 2023. 📚🌟🇿🇦

Congratulations Nadia! ✨

[Safal Kiswahili Prize @KiswahiliPrize]

The SAFAL @KiswahiliPrize for African Literature has announced a call for submission of manuscripts for its 9th edition. Submissions will close on 30th November 2024.

[Safal Kiswahili Prize @KiswahiliPrize]

Tuzo ya Kiswahili ya Safal ya Fasihi ya Afrika hivi leo imewatangazia washiriki kuwasilisha miswada yao kwa ajili ya shindano la mwaka huu wa 2024. Uwasilishaji wa miswada kwa mashindano ya mwaka huu unaanza leo na kumalizika tarehe 30 Novemba, 2024.

[John-Allan Namu @johnallannamu]

Someone under the pseudonym Gen Zauti sent me this rendition of the 🇰🇪 national anthem earlier today. Given what we are witnessing, the tone is apt.

[KHRC @thekhrc]

This regime is wrong to believe that abductions will halt the peaceful protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.
It is also evident that @WilliamsRuto's public stance on the protests—claiming he welcomes them—is merely a deceptive tactic.
The president is clearly intimidated by the determination of the youth.
The abductees must be released.
Read our earlier statement here: https://t.co/zYY7wWDydR
#TotalShutdownKenya
#RejectFinanceBill2024
#OccupyParliament

[Dr Gerald Roche @GJosephRoche]

An article in The Australian today claims that "The only reason that these vestiges [of Indigenous languages] exist at all is because they were recorded by curious or sympathetic settlers." This is false. See what Noeleen Lumby has to say about this:

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

JUST IN: Renowned Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has successfully scaled Mt #Everest (8848.86 m) for a record 30th time. CONGRATULATIONS! #Everest2024

Photo Courtesy: Seven Summit Treks.

[Munyao Kilolo @MosesKilolo]

At the 35th Kiswahili Colloquium at @unibt, I spoke about the danger of dominance patterns by languages of power, and how, as Kiswahili’s influence grows in Africa, it may adopt the same patterns that could easily kill off other African languages.