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Katika kitabu hiki kwanza tutamuona Kuvuna ambaye ni mtoto wa kike na ameishi kumpenda na kuiga mfano wa mwanamazingira Wangari Maathai. Kuvuna anawaongoza wanafunzi wenzake katika juhudi za kupanda miti shuleni na kupigana na mabadiliko ya anga. Sehemu ya pili tutapatana na marafiki wawili ambao ni Omollo na Wanjiru. Marafiki hao licha ya kua jinsia tofauti, pia wanatoka katika tamaduni tofauti za Kiafrika. Cha kupendeza zaidi ni kua wawili hawa hawatatengana bali watafunzana tamaduni hizo na mwishowe kushawishi shule yao kuandaa tamasha la kitamaduni. Baadaye tutapatana na Amani amabaye anasaidia kikundi hiki kuvumbua historia ya kitajiri ya mwafrika, iliyofichwa na miaka mingi ya ukoloni. Amani kwa usaidizi wa mwalimu wake wa historia anaanzisha kilabu cha historia shuleni. Mwishowe tutapatana na Kiprop ambae ni mpenzi wa teknolojia na uvumbuzi. Anashawishiwa na historia ya uvumbuzi Afrika naye pia anaanzisha uvumbuzi wake ambao tutaona kuwa na msaada mkubwa kwa shule yao na jamii pana.
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United State of Africa by Chiro Martin
This book proves that as long as Africa lives, indeed Nkrumah will continue to live. The fact that Africa has not yet attained a reputable status in the world, we will live to remember the teachings of Kwame Nkrumah as a man who dared to dream of the paradise that so many of his time only had faint paintings in their minds. The problems of Africa today that Kwame Nkrumah warned will continue to pressure us to keep remembering this great man. It was he who said if we don’t unite sooner then Africa will not only be wrangling amongst itself but also expose itself to the dangers of external attacks. He further warned that if we don’t develop a united political and economic approach to our problems then we will be weaker before the international arena.
The African in Me by Chiro Martin
This book gives a new approach to African history or famously black history that you will find interesting to read. Throughout the years, the world has known of a poor and unpeaceful Africa but that is just but a fraction of Africa you need to know. Yes, Africa has been impoverished for years through colonialism and slavery but it has proven to be a strong continent. Its people have proven their wisdom, intelligence and resilience in the world.
I believe that the history of Africa is either hidden, erased, misinterpreted, or whitewashed. This has kept the people of Africa in the dark for a long time. It is what has prevented an awakening; for if someone knows of how great he can be then you cannot keep them under servitude. This book talks of a land that was inhabited by royal and intelligent people. People that gave birth to the world’s greatest civilizations. These are stories that most Africans do not know about, it is because they have never been told to them.
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