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Paradise on Earth by Dr Ashraf Sheikh
The fear of the unknown at war with the burning need to see distant shores...
In the late 1800s, one man set out across an ocean in an ancient sailing vessel, determined to seek his family's fortune in a new land. What grew from his bravery and triumph is a family saga that spans several generations and countless homelands.
Paradise on Earth is the intricately woven story of a family that left its native province of Punjab in the then British India (presently in Pakistan) for the breathtaking shores of Kenya and the beauty of its hinterlands.
A tale of faith, family, and the entrepreneurial spirit is recorded here, along with awe-inspiring descriptions of the geography, its people, its history, and what it means to survive, adapt and thrive in a new land.
Written first as a memoir for the generations that came after, this story is equal parts genealogy, history, and travelogue, sure to delight anyone who craves adventure.
A Despite Everything: A memoir on Fam...
As a mother of three, a wife, and a career woman, pursuing a PhD initially seemed like the hardest thing to do. In this book, Diana delves into her emotional yet fulfilling journey to attaining her PhD on government scholarship in Hungary. She details the pains and joys of leaving her young family in Kenya to focus on her studies abroad.
Her experiences highlight the struggles women go through to realize their professional dreams amidst the busy and complex world. What would we need to create a supportive world for women to help them achieve their professional goals in the face of the demands of family? This book endeavors to shed light on what a supportive world for women can look like and how everyone can be involved.
From Diana’s experiences, you are guaranteed to find a balance and join the movement to create a world that facilitates women to achieve their dreams, Despite Everything!
Some Traditions of the Akamba of Keny...
Written to appeal to a wide audience, this book presents both a historical and an updated picture of some important elements of Kamba culture that have been described as ‘supernatural’ or even ‘witchcraft.’ These are traditional practices and beliefs that some people know little about, while others consider them to be evil. However, for many Akamba, both in towns and in the rural areas, these beliefs are part of the reality of modern life.
Kĩkamba has many words for them, while in English, they can be described as ‘oaths,’ ‘ordeals,’ ‘vows’ and ‘protective charms.’ The author quotes from interviews with Akamba from rural Ukambani, as well as urban residents; men and women, young and old, Christians and followers of traditional religion. She compares what she learned from them with material from published sources going back to 1860, to show that many traditional beliefs survive to the present day.
Celia Nyamweru’s love for and interest in Kenya’s country and people grew from her very first months in the country in 1965. As a graduate student in geography, she studied landforms and rocks in the central Rift Valley. She became a teacher, first at a secondary school, and for over 18 years at Kenyatta University. She has written and edited books and articles for readers at all levels from primary school to specialized scholarship. Her research interests have included the ten thousand year old Lake Nakuru, the active volcano Oldoinyo Lengai, the making of bark cloth in Uganda, the sacred kaya forests of coastal Kenya, and the Mijikenda heroine Mekatilili.
She became a Kenya citizen in 1972 and was married under Kikuyu customary law in 1977. She is the proud mother of two daughters and three stepsons, and the ‘cucu’ of eight grandchildren. She hopes that this book will encourage young Kenyans to take more interest in their own culture, since ‘mwacha mila ni mtumwa.’
Broken Rhythm by Imani Wambui, Debrah...
Confessions of the Troublemaker by Ca...
The Perfect Day to Boss Up by Rick Ross
A captivating and inspiring guide to building an untouchable empire from mud to marble, no matter what obstacles stand in the way
Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success was not always easy. Despite adversity and setbacks, Ross held tight to his vision and never settled for anything less than greatness.
Now, for the first time, he shares his secrets to success, offering his own life as a road map to readers looking to build their own empire. Along the way he reveals:
How to turn your ambition into action Tips for managing and investing your money Inside stories from his business and music ventures Why failure is central to success Secrets to handling stressful situations How to build the perfect team
As Ross explains, “It doesn’t matter what’s going on. Even the most dire situation is just another opportunity to boss up.”Intimate, insightful and brimming with no-nonsense advice, The Perfect Time to Boss Up is the ideal book for hustlers everywhere.
Kiswahili Hatua Kwa Hatua
Kiswahili Hatua Kwa Hatua has been designed to suit the general demands of a learner in Swahili as a foreign language in a duration of at least one and a half months.
This book introduces grammar in the simplest manner possible that is encouraging and fun to the learner. Each chapter (sura) has well designed dialogues and speech exercises with key words intended for the learner to improve his / her vocabulary. New words in each chapter or exercise are shown. At the end of each chapter, simple questions are given to be attempted either in class or at the learner’s own free time. This will act as a reminder of what has been covered in the chapter or previous chapters.
Additionally, the book exhibits the use of -ka- narrative tense and -ki- conditional and simultaneous tense." Get yourself a copy of Kiswahili Kwa Hatua if you want to speak Swahili in the shortest
time possible."
In a nutshell, the book shows the key tenses (present continuous – na-, simple past –li-, simple future –ta-, present perfect –me-, habitual Hu- and present simple -a-), counting, noun classes and
three forms of verbs (the commanding –e form; the Prepositional i-
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Arabic for Kids
The dream of every parent is to see their kids prosper. The only way to guarantee this is by providing the child with a strong educational background.
This book aims to lay a strong foundation for Arabic Language. It has very interactive activities tailored for Play Group pupils.
These include: Tracing and Coloring of letters and numbers, Reading and writing activities.
Arabic for All
This book is a new hope for anyone who wants to learn Arabic Language. It not only lays down a strong foundation for anyone who has never studied Arabic but also serves as a primary book to Arabic
students in universities and colleges. The interactive nature of the book makes it suitable for new learners
taking basic Arabic.
Islam in Africa by Dr Hassan Kinyua O...
Kikamba Dictionary: Kikamba-English, ...
Kikamba Dictionary -osa Vinya Mukamba. The Kamba /ˈkæmbə/ language, or Kikamba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people of Kenya. It is spoken by 5,000 people in Tanzania (Thaisu).
The Kamba language has lexical similarities to other Bantu languages such as Kikuyu, Meru, and Embu.
In Kenya, Kamba is generally spoken in 4 out of the forty-seven Counties of Kenya. These counties are Machakos, Kitui and Makueni. The Machakos variety is considered the standard variety of the three dialects and has been used in the translation of the Bible
Luo Clans and Legends By Felix O. Okatch
Luo Clans and Legends provides a rich history about Luo clans and settlements. This book has attempted to fill the historical gaps that were not given attention by earlier renowned scholars.
It provides a micro-analogy of Luo Clans and sub - clans. at the inner back cover of this book, there is a CD which has some stories as told by carefully selected informants. This enriches the reader’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the Luo Clans.
We hope you will enjoy the stories and historical journey of the Luo people.
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Rise by...
Since his untimely death aged fifty-one in 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte has been too often the victim of biographical revisionism that treats him either as a demi-god or as devil incarnate. In the first of this monumental new two-volume biography, Robert Asprey has preferred to treat him as a human being.
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon (Volume 1: The Rise) chronicles the beginning of this most extraordinary of lives, from Napoleon's birth in 1769 to the historic Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, when he brilliantly defeated the Austro-Russian armies. What emerges is both a fascinating and contradictory figure: a child of the French Revolution who grew to be its master; who exploited the national will for what he believed to be the national good; who converted the surging passions of thirty million persons into an irresistible force to challenge and often topple archaic thrones; whose desire for European reforms ultimately fell victim to feudal superstition and misery.
Based on years of research, Robert Asprey tells this remarkable tale with the even-handedness such a major historical figure deserves. He presents Napoleon as he was - a man dedicated to his vision of himself and his empire.
ME: my journey to freedom by Tatu Reg...
Tatu opens up about her life as an 18 year old held hostage by a close family friend and forced to be a “wife” and a mother of three.
She tells her story recounting events from the day she is locked up to the day she finally frees herself in a way that can help anyone else going through a similar or near similar case.
While we may all know or have heard about abuse, young parenting and teen marriages, a few people have experienced it. Some we know, some we don’t and many have lost their lives where they could have helped themselves or sought help.
The memoir takes through the transformation of Tatu from a fearful, naive little girl to a grown up aware of her emotions, picking herself up, learning, unlearning and relearning many things and valuing freedom.
ME is a story put together in both an entertaining and emotional way, opening us up to the life of a naive girl, a distraught family and a man deeply in love.
Unduire Wa Ruriri Rwa Agikuyu by Dunc...
The people of the continent of Africa are a great multitude blest by their creator with a diversity of spiritual, mental, social, and cultural backgrounds. Even with their diversity, the African is very similar to another no matter what part of the earth they find themselves in. This similarity in physique, belief, and spirituality that is experienced from the North to the South of Africa must therefore be interrogated.
This book does not bring an overbearing of thoughts and feelings into what I believe. It is in fact written at an opportune time when Africans are curious to know who they are and where they came from. In my thoughts as expressed in this book and supported by various other African scholars and teachers of African spirituality, I have noted the importance of the Ancient civilization of Khemet which is arguably the source of all Africanism.
In this civilization, the black person had self-rule, knew how to read and write, initiated arithmetic and different people had mastered arts like construction, animal and food husbandry and illustrative representation of speech and ideas. Moreover, sciences like astrology were practiced and Africans knew how to tell the weather and seasons through observation of constellations. Worship of deities was also strongly practiced and no one grew without knowing of the essence of God in their lives.
It is in ancient Khemet (Now Egypt) that scholars from all over the world would go to learn mathematics and the use of language for the advancement of their cities. In short, the world would not have known a lot of what is now called civilization of any sort (including spiritual knowledge) without the presence of Khemet thus the presence of the black person. I am therefore opening a way for further interrogation to be done by other well-meaning authors to ensure that our future generations become more self-aware and knowledgeable about who they are and what their ancestry stood for.
In my view, people that do not know about their past or remain ignorant about their background will remain slaves of the people that choose to tell their story.
The African narrative must be told from an African point of view to ensure that the truth of the African people is advanced beyond the colloquial lies of the so-called “western civilization” which has taken place at the expense of Africa as a people. I begin by telling this truth and request to be joined in telling our younger generations henceforth that the melanin in their skin and body is God-given and is more than just skin color, it is long life, it is strength, it is agility, it is adaptation and many more. You are African and you are superior.
Mois Kleptocracy and its Spillovers b...
Most of Africa has been free from direct colonial domination for more than half a century. In that period, there are leaders who have inspired confidence among their citizens while several others have underwhelmed the citizenry. F0r Kenya and Africa to make progress, we must learn from our past lest we keep taking wrong turns we have taken in the past, time and again. Similarly, we need to take note of the times we have taken the right decisions so that we reap more from some choices we made in our past. It is in that spirit that Moi’s Kleptocracy and its Spillovers is written.
In this book, Duncan Ndegwa recounts how President Daniel arap Moi’s post1982 coup attempt missteps led to an era that left Kenya hanging on a precipice in numerous ways. By the time Moi left power in 2002, vicious cartels of ravenous overlords had ravaged Kenya and turned it into private property. A sense of exclusion that ensued left many Kenyans in a state of utter despondency.
The end of the Moi era marked a huge contrast from its beginning, which to many was associated with renewed hope. Clearly, the effects of the Moi era are yet to disappear from our national milieu decades after Daniel Moi relinquished power. Mr Ndegwa is a long-serving public servant who became President Jomo Kenyatta’s first Head of the Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet. He was later to serve as the first African Central Bank Governor, a role he played from 1967 to 1982. An ardent golfer, Mr. Ndegwa has remained a public-spirited individual who has, thus far, assisted hundreds of bright but needy learners to transit to the next level.
To his credit, Mr. Ndegwa published his autobiography, Walking in Kenyatta Struggles: My Story more than ten years ago. He has since commissioned abridged renditions of the same title in Gikuyu language, Rugendo rwakwa Makinyaini ma Kenyatta and one more targeting younger readers by the title, Boy From Chorong’i. His two other titles are a tribute to his cultural roots – Mucii wa Aceera a Mbari ya Ndegwa wa Wahome and Unduire wa Ruriri rwa Agikuyu.
The Man in Green Dungarees by Nganga ...
The Weaver of Dreams by Nganga Mbugua
G. Chocha lives a charmed life in periurban Maua, spending most of his time playing pool with his friends and occasionally engaging in small businesses. However, there is a problem. The girl he loves Is in love with his best friend and this is threatening to destroy his world and his sanity, until one day he gets the chance to travel and study abroad.
His world view changes dramatically as he embarks on an exciting yet perilous journey of self-discovery. What is more, he not only falls in love again but wins a jackpot that could transform his life upon his return to his home town. The Weaver of Dreams is a story of hope and victory over great odds. Young readers everywhere will love and easily identify with it.
Nganga Mbugua is the Deputy Managing Editor of the Daily Nation. He studied Literature and Philosophy at Egerton University in Kenya and newspaper editing at the International Institute of journalism in Germany. He won the Pan-Africa Broadcast and Heritage Award for his work as a journalist and is a two-time winner of the Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize and two-time runner-up for the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature.
The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I...
Nice Leng`ete was raised in a Maasai village in Kenya. In 1998, when Nice was six, her parents fell sick and died, and Nice and her sister Soila were taken in by their father’s brother, who had little interest in the girls beyond what their dowries might fetch. Fearing “the cut” (female genital mutilation, a painful and sometimes deadly ritualistic surgery), which was the fate of all Maasai women, Nice and Soila climbed a tree to hide.
Nice hoped to find a way to avoid the cut forever, but Soila understood it would be impossible. But maybe if one of the sisters submitted, the other would be spared. After Soila chose to undergo the surgery, sacrificing herself to save Nice, their lives diverged. Soila married, dropped out of school, and had children–all in her teenage years–while Nice postponed receiving the cut, continued her education, and became the first in her family to attend college.
Supported by Amref, Nice used visits home to set an example for what an uncut Maasai woman can achieve. Other women listened, and the elders finally saw the value of intact, educated girls as the way of the future. The village has since ended FGM entirely, and Nice continues the fight to end FGM throughout Africa, and the world.
Nice’s journey from “heartbroken child and community outcast, to leader of the Maasai” is an inspiration and a reminder that one person can change the world–and every girl is worth saving.
