Kwani Trust

“Remembering Kenya” - Panel Discussion at the Goethe Institut, Wednesday June 18

moderator Wambui Mwangi

“Remembering Kenya: Identities, Culture and Freedom,” is public discussion series brought to you by the Goethe Institut in partnership with the Ford Foundation and Generation Kenya. The series is an attempt to have academics re-engage more robustly with the rest of the nation. Read the story »

Chronicle of an Election Foretold - by Zenzele Ndebele

Zenzele Ndebele at work in Bulawayo

In the March election, many Zimbabweans thought they were going to deal with the Mugabe-led Government once and for all. The majority of us voted for change. ZANU PF lost the election, but unfortunately, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change didn’t quite manage to win: Read the story »

Watching ZBC, by Philo Ikonya

Kenyan writer Philo Ikonya recently returned from a fact finding-mission to Zimbabwe, organized by an international body of media organizations. This is her story.

Watching Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation is a lesson in how to enlist state machinery to the service of a political campaign. Even the business updates are cast as advertisements for Robert Mugabe’s ruling party, ZANU PF. Read the story »

About Kwani

Kwani Trust was established in 2003. It is dedicated to nurturing and developing Kenya’s and Africa's intellectual and creative resources through strategic literary interventions. Kwani Trust houses and distributes literary products and services globally. Kwani Trust, under the guidance of trustees, is overseen by its founding editor, Binyavanga Wainaina supported by key staff; a corps of literary associates, and friends from Kenya, the African continent and the rest of the creative world. Read more »