"To be published in Granta in many ways announces that one has arrived, at least in the metropolitan Euro-American context. What happened next with Jamir Nazir’s winning story is, therefore, not only a scandal about AI fraud, but is also a revealing episode in a much longer history of how elite, metropolitan literary institutions have read—and misread—writing from the postcolonial world."
Lina Aboushok writing in @africasacountry
This is such a beautiful and thought-provoking essay on the AI-Granta controversy. Impressive and intimidating that such a rigorous work could be produced at such short notice. #RESPECT
Read and enjoy!
Read: How to read postcolonial writing https://t.co/ac6bXzQAEv
When you have a confluence of green finance, blue economy, green hydrogen, carbon trading, christian clergy, a random European "venture capitalist" and opiyo wandayi ,one must ask: "HOW MANY RED FLAGS CAN CONGREGATE IN ONE PLACE??
It's a classic sign of a colonized mind when someone mistakes "serving the master" for a business strategy. No one is telling you not to sell your chicken; we're telling you to stop being dazzled by the "Macron" brand and missing that the bill is charged to your children.
The math you're missing: While you're excited about the profit from one meal, the government is signing Ksh 116 billion in fresh debt. That debt will hike your taxes and push fuel to $98 a barrel. By the time you finish that dinner, the inflation from these lopsided deals will have swallowed your "chicken profit" ten times over.
Real Pan-Africanism isn't about refusing to trade; it's about refusing to be the waiter in your own house while a fading empire dictates the price of the chairs.
You aren't a "hustler" you're a distraction. Some people aren't being "colonized again" because they never stopped being colonized.
Africa comes first, or it doesn't. Pick a side.
#AfricaForwardSummit
I've said this before and I'll say it again
Entertainers are the glue that holds corrupt politicians together
They are brought in to fill the social void that is supposed to represent people's approval
For many, Kifo Kisimani was first encountered as a set book. It was read aloud in class, underlined in biro, questioned in exams, then tucked away as school years moved on.
The story, however, stayed behind. Its questions about truth, fear, silence, and responsibility continue to linger, especially now.
This weekend, @HiveofTheArts stages the full production of Kifo Kisimani, authored by Prof. Kithaka wa Mberia and directed by @KigonduW. The team brings their own memories of the text into rehearsal, returning to it not as students but as performers, and opening it up to a wider public.
🗓 August 2 and 3
🕑 Showtimes: 2:00pm and 6:00pm
📍 Jain Bhavan Auditorium, Loresho
��� Tickets available on https://t.co/QRCXHCQijw and at the gate
#KifoKisimani
It’s called compassion fatigue, it’s also part of a tyrant’s playbook, overwhelm them with sadness and sad news that it becomes the norm rather than abnormal.
A new report reveals Kenya’s govt quietly securitized Sh7 from every litre of fuel to raise Sh175 billion, borrowing against future taxes without Parliament approval.
This move adds hidden debt Kenyans must repay through higher fuel prices.
CJ Maraga restores my belief in a better Kenya. Where our children will not be shot and killed. Where the Constitution guides and leads us. 🇰🇪✊🏾
#Maraga#Maraga2027