Author: Khusoko

East African literary icon Ngugi wa Thiong’o, UCI Distinguished Professor of comparative literature and English, has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature, about language and its constructive role in national culture, history and identity. Lord Mayor Wolfgang Griesert, the representative of the city of Osnabrück on the prize’s jury, said in a statement, “Especially in his essays, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o refers very early to the very current discussion about the consequences of the colonial period – I am thinking, for example, of the question of the…

Institutions make names then names make people but USIU-Africa, according to alumni, makes both names and people. The job market is flooded according to the majority of people. However, what most people don’t know is the only field that seems flooded is the white-collar sector. Employers, on the other hand, argue that every time they want to hire people, they find no individuals suitable. They say, most of the graduates have only mastered theory as compared to the much-needed practical skills. A university that channels out all-round individuals who have perfected both theory and practical is what Kenya needs. Kenya…

The NBO Film Fest (Nairobi Film Festival) is back for its third year and Lusala, a film directed by Mugambi Nthiga, produced by One Fine Day Films and Ginger Ink Films will premiere at the festival. This will be continuing a tradition that started in the 2017 premiere of Kati Kati by Mbithi Masya and was followed by the 2018 premiere Supa Modo by Likarion Wainaina. NBO Fest will be happening from 6th June 2019 to 16th June 2019 at Prestige Plaza, Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya featuring films from Kenyan, African, Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean cinema. Co-founded by film director Mbithi…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the government is working on innovative ways of delivering affordable houses to Kenyans. He said the government has embraced new building technologies and is actively involving the private sector as a key partner in the delivery of one of the key promises of his administration’s Big 4 Agenda. He said traditional approaches to the housing challenges have failed to keep up with the rising demands for decent shelter as the population expands. “So we are keenly focused on the manner in which we improve the provision of this service,” the President said. The President spoke…

Telkom, an integrated telecommunications provider in Kenya, has expanded its 3G and 4G networks into Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa and Kisumu aimed at improving its mobile connectivity to previously underserved towns and urban areas, that form part of it’s expansion roadmap. This is part of the telco’s network modernisation and infrastructure expansion programme that began in 2016, has seen the telco launch its 4G network, progressively, to more than 30 towns and urban centres across Kenya. Data from the Communications Authority for the quarter ending December 2018, for the financial year 2018/2019, shows the country’s mobile Internet penetration rate stood…

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will start operating a derivatives market aimed at boosting its liquidity on the bourse. On Wednesday, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) issued the NSE a license authorisng the bourse to offer investors Equity Single Stock Futures (SSF) and Equity Index Futures (EIF) and later introduce other financial and commodities derivatives. “The Derivatives Market will facilitate deeper and more liquid capital markets and position Kenya closer to becoming the Heart of Capital Markets Investment in Africa, as envisioned in the Capital Markets Master Plan’, noted CMA Chief Executive, Mr Paul Muthaura. This follows the successful completion…