Author: Peter Ngila

Modern libraries unlocking the doors to knowledge

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Kenyan and international communities have for a long time been working together to put books in the hands of […]

Prolific writer, surgeon takes final bow at 94

Reading Time: 3 minutes Yusuf Kodwavwalla Dawood — who became famous courtesy of his Surgeon’s Diary newspaper column — has died in the United […]

New Year resolutions: Ten novels you should read in 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes If reading is one of your New Year resolutions, then you must ensure the read is gripping. Here are a […]

Joshua turns to self-publishing after highlight on social media

Reading Time: 4 minutes Joshua Nyang’au Araka knew he could write way back in primary school. He remembers one of his teachers marking his […]

Efforts to advance trans-fat elimination in Kenya

Reading Time: 3 minutes To advocate for effective trans-fat regulations in Kenya, a locally-based organization has been awarded a two-year grant. The International Institute […]

Varsity students tipped on EU-funded scholarships

Reading Time: < 1 minute University students have been urged to apply for Masters degree scholarships in European institutions offered under the Erasmus Mundus Joint […]

Uniting the literatures of Lusophone and Anglophone Africa

Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite producing fantastic works of fiction for many years, literature from  Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) Africa is little known in  the rest […]

‘No Child Left Behind’ campaign for for refugees launched students

Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR has launched the No Child Left Behind campaign to raise funds for […]