STORYMOJA

    Janet Mbugua, Newscaster with KTN Television. Grew up in Mombasa, schooled there as well as in Nairobi as a boarding school student. Worked at Capital FM as a mid-morning presenter for just under a year in 2003 before leaving for further studies in Cape Town and Malaysia. Started writing in high school, notably [...]

Millie Dok is an event organizer by day, and a university student by night and in between juggles the city’s social scene.

Wangui Kimari is the Storymoja Writer of the Week of January 5, 2009. She says about herself: “I am a human, female, student/researcher interested in history, migration and different cultures. I am happy to be alive, and hope that the universe conspires to do away with imperialism (in all its forms), oppression, economics, plastic and [...]

Muthoni Garland is the author of the new release from Storymoja titled Halfway between Nairobi and Dundori. It comes in the wake of the Caine Nominated story,  Tracking the Scent of my Mother. Her other works have been published locally, and in literary journals and anthologies in the US, UK and South Africa. Muthoni has [...]

Martin Njaga is the author of the new release from Storymoja titled Brethren of Ngondu.  Brethren of Ngondu is set in rural Kenya, telling the story of a group of young people trapped in the mire of religious hypocrisy, tripped by questions of morality and confounded by love. Martin says, “I am a writer that [...]

Boniface Gachugu is the author of the new children’s title from Storymoja under the Storyhippo Imprint, titled Peanut and the Burning Tank. The story is about Boniface himself who was nicknamed Peanut when he was young partly because his last name means ‘peanut’ and partly because he was tiny as a kid. Peanut’s writing is [...]

Oluoch Madiang is the author of the new title In the Land of the Kitchen from Storymoja under the Storyhippo Imprint. The story is an extraordinary narration using kitchen utensils to explain how conflict begins, how it affects all of us and how we can possibly deal with it. The book has been designed with [...]

  Raymond Bett is fourth year student at the University of Nairobi. He is a student engineer and whenever he is not grappling with Ohm’s law he is either reading a novel or penning down the day’s events. For Raymond, writing is more than just a hobby. It is an opportunity to celebrate everyday life, [...]

Clifford Oluoch, a career teacher and a jack of all creative trades, believes in well written and well told stories.  Everyday events such as a wobbly handshake, a toothless smile or any ‘normal’ human behaviour inspire him.  His other works include playscripts, children’s novels and Maths text books. Clifford is married and has two daughters: [...]

Cathy Wachiaya: Storymoja Writer of the Week starting November 3rd 2008.