STORYMOJA

The session was moderated by Njeri Wangari of ‘Mines and Mind Fields’. The discussion focused on the meanings of slam poetry, spoken word and poetry in general.

Dayan Masinde had a lovely session with kids from Kibera Mpira Mtaani at the Publish your Own Book tent.

“It’s wonderful to be in the presence of live poets.”

“The love of football has to surpass that of winning or losing,” he told the children.

The Storyhippo Village was a beehive of activity as more children kept trooping in to sample events specially meant for them.
The weather was been warm since the Festival started.

Two athletes, Mary Nakhumitsa and Abdelkader Benali sat with the British High Commissioner to Kenya and discussed their triumphs on and off the track.

Written by Clifton Gachagua   Ben Okri started off by saying it was a pleasure to be in Kenya. This was his first visit. He felt in retrospect that he should have left his home country Nigeria in his 20s and visited the whole of Africa with only a notebook and some biros. He termed [...]

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George I of Great Britain said, “I hate all Boets and Bainters.” Ben Okri believes that poets and painters have a lot in common.

Poem by Oluoch Madiang’ Clutching my famished book at the Hay The literary fool in me feared the worst As I watched Andrea Bohnstedt walk her doglet. What if Okri Had graced the Hay with a leash in hand And poor Azaro at its end? What if I found, I feared, that The famishing magician [...]