Famous Books By Famous Kenyans

[Econ Major]

Famous books by famous kenyans

land-grabbing by johnstone kamau

how to shut down annoying tv cameras (with one swipe) by lucy kibaki

with love from armenia by wangui mwai

Genocide 101: how to ethnically cleanse your province by william ruto

x-files terror at harambee house by prof philip mbithi

gold(enberg)finger (latest 007 james bond thriller) by prof george saitoti

operation bikini by nick biwott (recommended thriller that makes robert luldlum put you to sleep in comparison)

how to get a 100% raise from a bankrupt employer by the 9th parliament (currently out of stock due to high demand)

Ethnic cleansing for beginners by william ruto

only fools pay their bills in bars by fred "kaa ngumu" gumo

carjacked by mukhisa kituyi

how to occupy a vacant seat by mutua katuku

siwezi bwana by suleiman shakombo

client's money is technically your money by otieno kajwang

slap the returning officer, win an election by fred gumo

memorandum of understanding by raila odinga and joseph kamotho

prime minister tales by raila odinga

how to raid a newspaper by john michuki (recommended for governments with annoying press pests)

how to steal an election by daniel arap moi and Mwai Kibaki

in love with a priest by martha karua

see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil by emilio kibaki

diplomatic immunity, the best law ever made by gibson kamau kuria (in the late 1980s lawyer gibson kamau kuria escaped detention without trial by dashing into the american embassy in nairobi where he was promptly granted political asylum and immediately whisked out of the country in full view of security personnel who were powerless to act for fear of contravening the vienna convention on diplomatic relations.) get your copies before we run out of stock due to high demand!

[didier]

I thought this was a serious thread.,..nway am lookin for John Kiriamiti novels (son of fate/my life in crime/my life with a criminal) and also Meja Mwangi's novels..anyone??

[Devine]

LOL Econ!! n the way I ran to this thread! Very funny ati 'Slap the returning officer, win an election' lol

But seriously any good Kenyan book/authors? Not fluff, but s'thing with substance. Anyone remember Rosa Mistika?

[didier]

Originally Posted by Devine

LOL Econ!! n the way I ran to this thread! Very funny ati 'Slap the returning officer, win an election' lol

But seriously any good Kenyan book/authors? Not fluff, but s'thing with substance. Anyone remember Rosa Mistika?

Rosa Mistika was a whore.

[Jibril Cessay]

Originally Posted by didier

I thought this was a serious thread.,..nway am lookin for John Kiriamiti novels (son of fate/my life in crime/my life with a criminal) and also Meja Mwangi's novels..anyone??

I saw 3 Kiriamti books on Amazon. The cheapest used copy of Meja Mwangi's books has sold out, now u will find very exuberant prices for precious works like "Going down River Road", "Kill me Quick" and "Carcass of the Hounds".

I found David Maillu's "My dear bottle". David Maillu wrote classics such as "After 4:30 and "Dear Daughter". Hopefully these books will be reprinted since they have become endangered species.

Big surprises among Kenya's literatti include oeuvres such Ode to Lata by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla about a gay Kenyan Mhindi living in West Hollywood and The In-Between World of Vikram Lall by M. G. Vassanji which chronicles the life of a Mhindi family from the days of the State of Emergency to the inception of Moi's regime.

It seems some Wahindi swore Mau Mau oaths and provided arms to the freedom fighters. This will make an intriguing piece of Historical research and will change the role of Wahindi in Kenya's nation building process.

[Wantai]

lol JC memories. Yaani that after 4:30 was pure porn when i read it back in the day! Maybe I wouldn't think so if I read it now, hebu foward a copy.

That cover kumbushaad me My Life in Crime.

[Jibril Cessay]

Originally Posted by Wantai

lol JC memories. Yaani that after 4:30 was pure porn when i read it back in the day! Maybe I wouldn't think so if I read it now, hebu foward a copy.

That cover kumbushaad me My Life in Crime.

I have been keeping my eye on Daivid Maillu's books through Amazon UK. The Americans are almost clueless. Mara they stock a book, the next minute it is unavailable.

Lakini there is one Maillu book that has Westerners talking:- Our kind of Polygamy. Kwanza with Jacob Zuma in office and with 3 contending first wives, lol, this book resonates better with them. I wish bigger publishers such as Picador or Random House would publish Maillu, it would make his work more accessible.

Another book that is almost like "porn" is Anasa by Yusuf King'ala. It's abt a high school lass, Hawa who runs with the wolves and ends up encountering a Mzee Tamaa. A one night stint leaves her despoiled, lonely and helpless.

[Redi wa Kandara]

Originally Posted by didier

i thought this was a serious thread.,..nway am lookin for john kiriamiti novels (son of fate/my life in crime/my life with a criminal) and also meja mwangi's novels..anyone??

Text Book centre at Sarit Centre. Ask for the african selection and you will be amazed. They have all of kiriamiti's books and the only books of meja mwangi they seem not to have in stock are carcass for hounds & little white man. The rest akina going down river road, kill me quick, the bush trackers, the cockroach dance, the boy gift ziko and at very very affordable prices by the way.

@Jibril & Wantai-David Gian Maillu's books-only one is in stock at text book centre but its NOT the porno collection akina troubles, after 4.30, unfit for human consumption etc.
Try to communicate directly with david maillu since it seems his publisher (comb books)will not be reprinting any of these classic, salacious books soon. ( I read Troubles and got into serious Trouble when it was confisicated in school) He has an excellent website and this is the link, you will get his contacts there: david gian maillu - home

Tuendelee kusoma!

[mode]

Originally Posted by didier

I thought this was a serious thread.,..nway am lookin for John Kiriamiti novels (son of fate/my life in crime/my life with a criminal) and also Meja Mwangi's novels..anyone??

talk to me nicely.....

[Econ Major]

Am feeling good! So many of you guys are into serious Kenyan literature!Mashada has hope at least! Hopefully one day this forum can be like Politico!! SOMENI Wasee!!! Anybody who needs the following from Meja Mwangi; The Cockroach Dance, Carcass for Hounds and Kill Me Quick, PM me.