English In Kenya

Kyra has a second chance at love, but will she mess it all up before true love finds her? Mesmerizing guitars and hauntingly sweet organ chords overwhelm me as my eyes will themselves shut-holding back tears carrying memories of the past. My back tenses, my breath comes out ragged, trying to force air into my lungs as my head tips back in surrender. Then I feel it. His warm hands pressing in on my shoulders, the only thing holding me in the present. Then, I feel his warm breath with a hint of peppermint floating towards the back of my neck. Kyra Jackson is a 30-year-old savvy marketing exec...

A brief history of Kenya since independence and some of the major political and social developments which have taken place in the country during the post-colonial era. The author also looks at the significance of ethnicity and ethnic identities in the formation of Kenya as a nation. The geography of the country, focusing on provinces and other geographical aspects of the country, is also an important part of this study.

As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya's largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu. Caroline Elkins spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of Kikuyu men and women who survived the British camps, as well as the British and African loyalists who detained them. The result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya.

When Victoria Caryll is offered a position at Flamingo, her aunt's family estate in Kenya's Rift Valley, she accepts - knowing full well that the move will give her a chance to see Eden DeBrett once again, the man she was previously engaged to. But she doesn't realize that coming to her aunt's home will introduce her to an unstable region still recovering from the bloody Mau Mau revolt, and to a household thrown into grief by a recent murder.

Cherice Meriwether, a devoted wife and mother, vanishes without a trace. For six agonizing days, her family, friends, and the authorities scramble to uncover what happened to her. Clues surface. Secrets unravel. Tensions rise. And just when the truth seems within reach—everything changes. On the sixth day, Cherice is found. But how, why, and in what condition? That depends on who’s telling the story. Vanished: Six Days in Seven Ways is a bold and immersive storytelling experience, crafted by seven different authors, each bringing their unique perspective to Cherice’s mysterious ...

“One of the year’s must-reads.” –ELLE “[A] provocative, heart-breaking, and frequently hilarious collection.” –GLAMOUR “Essential, vital, and urgent.” –HARPER’S BAZAAR In the vein of Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, but...

Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of Northern Kenya, Dadaab is a city like no other. Its buildings are made from mud, sticks, or plastic; its entire economy is gray; and its citizens survive on rations and luck. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a firsthand witness to a strange and desperate limbo-land, getting to know many of those who have come there seeking sanctuary.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies? Why do Israelis...

The author looks at life in Kenya in modern times and in traditional ways including different cultures of various ethnic groups which collectively constitute the nation.

This digital, newly edited version of Malachite Lion can be considered a personal history, life actualizing travel memoir; an unplanned adventure, a modern odyssey that recounts the mysteries and paradoxes of East Africa. Follow Modlin as he journeys through the crowded, bustling streets of Nairobi, into the wilds of Masai Mara and Amboseli, to ancient, mystifying Mombasa, electrifying Malindi, and the sensuous Seychelles. His experiences as a scientist and academic have provided him with the skills to record his provocative observations, interactions, experiences, feelings and thoughts ...

Mauricio Umansky, real estate mogul, longtime fan favorite of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and star of his own Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills inspires budding entrepreneurs and self-starters of all backgrounds with tips and strategies to find success at work and at home. After more...

Eliza Moss's intoxicating debut novel is a dark, intense, and compelling account of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man. Enola is approaching 30 and everything feels like a lot. The boxes aren’t ticked and she feels adrift in a way she thought she would...

CIVIC EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN KENYA Introduction By Gichunge WA M’Thirua and Joel Kirema When many communities in a country are all well-informed and knowledgeable about what goes on in their good country and as there is peace, concord and harmony, the country is proud of its leaders. The leaders are the source of its legacy of tranquility and quietude, while citizens are free to criticize and get away with it. Nevertheless, many people ignore and take it for granted. Though, peace is a worthy legacy in a country. Peace fosters development in a country. In calmness and serenity, the ...

GICHUNGE WA M'THIRUA AND JOEL KIREMA Long ago in Egypt, when people went to their farms in the community, they were assigned the amount of work to be accomplished by one within one day by the size of Ibuuti or steps to be cultivated in one day in order to be justified for payment as self-assurance. Ameru were gatherers and serious farmers in Egypt. Thus, when they left Egypt under pressure and in unfriendly circumstances, they carried with them various crops, plants and animals on their long and epic journey to Mboa (Manda Island Kenya). Among the crops and plants that they brought from ...

An "elegant and inspiring memoir" by the human rights activist who changed the minds of her elders, reformed traditions from the inside, and is creating a better future for girls and women throughout Africa (Sonia Faleiro, New York Times). Nice Leng`ete was raised in a Maasai village in Kenya...

INTRODUCTION By Gichunge WA M’Thirua The Europeans arrived in Kenyan Coast in AD 1840’s as Missionaries through John Rebmann and Doctor Ludwig Krapf who founded Protestant Missions in Mombasa in 1840’s. When British Colonizers arrived later, they started their settlements at the Coast and began their settlements in Giriamaland. By 1910, the British owned plantations in Giriamaland and they needed laborers to work in their plantations. In addition, the colonizers demanded taxes from the natives. No man had any courage to oppose “forced labor and taxes” from the colonizers other ...

By Tarcisio Gichunge WA M'Thirua Catholic Church was introduced in Kangeta Area, today the Headquarters of Igembe Central by Father Francesco Soldati in 1950’s. Sometimes in 1950’s Father Francesco Soldati arrived in Njia Location after he had sought permission to preach in the Northern Grazing Area of Igembe because the upper part of the Location had been reserved for the CMS (Protestants) all the way from Kangeta Town to Maua the Headquarters of the Church Missionary Society and the Colonizers from 1910’s. Father Soldati cleverly squeezed himself in-below the road from Meru Town to ...

Nowhere in Africa is the extraordinary tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya. Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife Jettel, and their five-year-old daughter, Regina, each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways. Attorney Walter is resigned to working the farm as a caretaker; pampered Jettel resists adjustment at every turn; while the shy yet curious Regina immediately embraces the country - learning the local language and customs.

This is an introduction to the Kikuyu language (sometimes referred to as Gikuyu or Mukuyu) as spoken in central Kenya by the Kikuyu people. This Bantu group live in the Mount Kenya region of Kenya and has approximately 8 million members making it the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The course teaches core vocabulary that can be put to use frequently, using repetition, music and sound effects to reinforce learning.

AMERU KENYA BELIEVED IN GICHIARO BETWEEN CLANS INTRODUCTION By Gichunge WA M’Thirua and Joel Kirema M’Ringera – Coauthor Ameru are a community of Kenya who live in Meru County Kenya. Ameru were among communities created in the Middle East like other people and lived there until when races and communities dispersed due to various reasons. Ameru crossed the Red Sea and settled in Egypt (Eenji mbuuti/Diggers of holes when planting) for centuries when they escaped from the hard rule of the rulers. Ameru meandered in the wilderness of Nubia, Ethiopia, Congo, Rwanda, and through Tanzania to...