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British Colonialism. Makhan Singh Jabbal (27 December 1913 – 18 May 1973) was a Kenyan labour union leader who is credited with establishing the foundations of trade unionism in Kenya. [1] He is credited to have played a vital role in the Kenyan Freedom Struggle. He was detained by the British colonialists for 11 years from 1950 to 1961 - the ...
The Ganda Boys are a UK-based, African fusion band. Its members include Ugandan singers Denis Mugagga and Dan Sewagudde (formerly of DaTwins [1] ), along with UK musician, arranger, record producer, and film composer Craig Pruess. The Ganda Boys began the Ganda Foundation, [2] which operates in Uganda as a registered charity organization that ...
Sheng slang. Sheng is primarily a Swahili and English -based cant, perhaps a mixed language or creole, originating among the urban youth of Nairobi, Kenya, and influenced by many of the languages spoken there. While primarily a language of urban youths, it has spread across social classes and geographically to neighbouring Tanzania and Uganda .
The emerging national culture of Kenya has several strong dimensions that include the rise of a national language, the full acceptance of Kenyan as an identity, the success of a postcolonial constitutional order, the ascendancy of ecumenical religions, the urban dominance of multiethnic cultural productions, and increased national cohesion" [1]
Kenya. Based in. Nairobi. Language. English. Website. www .kwani .org. Kwani? (derived from the Sheng slang so what?) is a prominent African literary magazine headquartered in Kenya. [1] [2] It has been hailed as "undoubtedly the most influential journal to have emerged from sub-Saharan Africa".
The death toll due to floods in Kenya has risen to 76, with 29 people injured and 19 still missing, a government spokesperson said as authorities ordered more evacuations of people from at-risk ...
Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa over the past month. At least 45 people have died in the floods in ...
University of Nairobi. Occupation (s) Author, writer, poet, journalist. Tony Adam Mochama (born 9 May 1975) is a Kenyan poet, writer, author and a senior journalist [1] at The Nation Media Group. [2] Mochama is a three-time winner of the Burt Awards [3] for African Young Adult Literature and he is also a recipient of the Miles Morland Writing ...