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Otindyotab Murya Ak Lakwenyi Chepsoo
0This children’s book teaches the importance of good behavior and manners among children, emphasizing values like respecting their parents and elders.
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Philosophical Escapades
0Throughout his life, Wilson Lwandhle Magadhla was a keen observer of life’s happenings around him. As he went about his work in the police force as a detective and investigator, he recorded many interesting observations, often describing them as epiphanies.
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Philosophy of Teachers’ Epistemic Beliefs for Changing Pedagogy
0Philosophy of Teachers’ Epistemic Beliefs for Changing Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift to Competency-Based Education offers pedagogical insights into the paradigm shift intended by 21st-century competency-based education.
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Proverbs of Abagusii: Meaning & Application
0Like most cultural groups, the oral tradition of Abagusii People of Kenya is expressed in, among others, proverbs. These capture lessons and meaning, modulated by time and context as they are passed down generations. Like riddles and metaphors, proverbs express the wisdom of a culture and find apt applications in many situations. Christopher Okemwa’s work documents some of the proverbs of Abagusii, their meaning, context in which they are used and application thereof. In this book proverbs are documented in the original form accompanied by English translations in addition to lessons they offer. Embedded in this collection are cultural aspects such beliefs and norms which touch on many aspects of Abagusii society. These aspects include relationships among people, communal life, gender matters, economic issues and many more.
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Purgatorius Ignis
0Purgatorius Ignis is an English-French poetry collection covering the entire human experience: birth, love, marriage, and death. The poetry is rhythmic, and the register is fast.
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Riddles of Abagusii of Kenya
0The publication of Christopher Okemwa’s Riddles of Abagusii of Kenya is a giant groundbreaking step in making available the rich reservoir of the oral literature of the Abagusii. The pool of riddles in the book will be handy in helping students and researchers to access this genre of the oral literature of the community. It is not only a fact that this is so far the best presentation of the riddling tradition among the Abagusii, but also the deep literary quality of this presentation places this book among the best that have emanated from a research on this community. – Obed Machogu, University of East Africa, Baraton.
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Riddles of My Mother
0Riddles of my Mother is a poetry collection that tells the African story through the eyes of a young Kenyan poet.
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Sabina and the Mystery of the Ogre
0A vibrating snarl rent the air, sending Sabina into a tremble. Heavy footsteps came down on the ground outside with a force that shook the hut, like the initial tremors of an earthquake. Sabina wanted to scream, but her mouth became dry. She trembled violently. Her lips quavered and bit the earthen floor.
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Sabina the Rain Girl
0“Me? Wo-o-o-o-!” … “Oh-o-o-o- no! Not me!” Sabina screamed. She stretched her hand to receive the knife. “Mama-a-a-a!” … She collapsed in shock! She wailed and wriggled in pain on the tall grass.
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Sakagwa Ng’iti: A Kisii Prophet
0Peter Okari Nyambasora’s Sakagwa Ngi’ti, a Kisii Prophet provides some answers to these questions. It traces the emergence of Sakagwa as a prominent player in Gusii of his time, even as he had no formal power accorded by clan, tribe or lineage. Compiled from oral tales, one on one interviews with family members, and written works, the book provides the most authoritative account of Sakagwa yet written.
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Sakagwa’s Ghost
0In this this story, Sakagwa finds himself at a crossroads following the death of his father, a prominent leader in his own right. Conservative elders in the community, feeling threatened by this youngster’s demonstrated wisdom and knowledge are determined to dim his rising star. Will they succeed?
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Salted with Fire
0Salted with Fire takes place in Kisii on the eve of Kenya’s independence. Central to the story is Dexter Conway, a colonial officer who will be one of the few to remain in Kenya. This suits Conway, who seeks a different life in the newly independent country.
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Scholarly Research: Writing and Publishing into Journals and Books
0Scholarly Research: Writing and Publishing into Journals and Books captures the value, process, and publication of research findings. The core thesis is that conducting research is uniquely significant as it is one of the age-old means of responding to the diverse questions that face humanity. Indeed, systematic, objective and rigorous research form the basis of most cutting-edge discoveries in the history of mankind.
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Shifting Sands
0Shifting Sands is a gripping narration by Kemunto aka Kemu” to her three girlfriends, all of different cultural heritage. Kemu aspires to be a writer but life with its vicissitudes doesn’t make her dream an easy one. We follow the four young girls as they mature in this adventure, growing up and facing the world. Their encounters, surprises and cultural intricacies make for good reading.