" It’s an exercise in ridiculousness, being older than your mother." www.offassignment.com/articles/lut...
To the Mother I Outlived — Off Assignment
“You died 15 weeks after I was born. You and I, we breathed the same Nairobi air for 110 days. Hospital, home, clinic, maybe a church or two: These were the only places we saw together. Before tha...
www.offassignment.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
" It’s an exercise in ridiculousness, being older than your mother." www.offassignment.com/articles/lut...
For BES x Nairobi Print Project's feature I wrote about Dennis Muraguri's art. blackembodiments.substack.com/p/bes-x-nair...
BES x Nairobi Print Project
We've teamed up to feature some of the brightest writers, curators, and artists in Nairobi
blackembodiments.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
For BES x Nairobi Print Project's feature I wrote about Dennis Muraguri's art. blackembodiments.substack.com/p/bes-x-nair...
the ducks were last seen two weeks ago! 🫣
Sunday stroll, Siprosa & Absco
July 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
the ducks were last seen two weeks ago! 🫣
"Having all recently received birth certificates...Some have chosen the name of one of the staff members who have acted as their de facto parents over the last decade, and they have all ditched the surnames Deya and Odera." www.vice.com/en/article/w...
We Found the Trafficked ‘Miracle Babies’ Who Disappeared Ten Years Ago in Kenya
A Kenyan pastor who's still walking free in the UK convinced infertile women he could make them pregnant through the power of prayer — but the "miracle babies" were actually stolen or bought.
www.vice.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"Having all recently received birth certificates...Some have chosen the name of one of the staff members who have acted as their de facto parents over the last decade, and they have all ditched the surnames Deya and Odera." www.vice.com/en/article/w...
the multiple Kenyan pronunciations of Black-backed Puffback are a source of joy
May 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
the multiple Kenyan pronunciations of Black-backed Puffback are a source of joy
I had a conversation with Sera na Sauti podcast about my essay: seranasauti.substack.com/p/the-missin...
May 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I had a conversation with Sera na Sauti podcast about my essay: seranasauti.substack.com/p/the-missin...
"Nairobi is an ugly city when it rains. The rain always rudely reminds us that it indeed is a swamp, and lately, the weather has become increasingly unpredictable. Climate change won’t leave any of us unpunished." stedelijkstudies.com/shades-of-gr...
Shades of Green by Mwende Ngao - Stedelijk Studies
Through a personal essay Mwende Ngao explores the complex relationship between urban life and nature in a rapidly developing Nairobi.
stedelijkstudies.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"Nairobi is an ugly city when it rains. The rain always rudely reminds us that it indeed is a swamp, and lately, the weather has become increasingly unpredictable. Climate change won’t leave any of us unpunished." stedelijkstudies.com/shades-of-gr...
were there ever maps/directories of towns listing all the locations of phone booths? Anyone know where I could find one of Nairobi?
April 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
were there ever maps/directories of towns listing all the locations of phone booths? Anyone know where I could find one of Nairobi?
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Photo Essay: Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya's most studied, has lost over 90% of its mass since 1934. This dramatic loss is driven by rising temperatures and declining rainfall, both tied to climate change.
Photo Essay: Breaking the ice
Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya's most studied, has lost over 90% of its mass since 1934. This dramatic loss is driven by rising temperatures and declining rainfall, both tied to climate change.
continent.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Photo Essay: Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya's most studied, has lost over 90% of its mass since 1934. This dramatic loss is driven by rising temperatures and declining rainfall, both tied to climate change.
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For more than a year, my colleague Justin Scheck and I looked into why domestic workers from across East Africa, who are promised jobs and a better life in Saudi Arabia, continued to face abuse, starvation and death. Here's what we found.
East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia (Gift Article)
East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
For more than a year, my colleague Justin Scheck and I looked into why domestic workers from across East Africa, who are promised jobs and a better life in Saudi Arabia, continued to face abuse, starvation and death. Here's what we found.
So happy to have my writing in this edition
We asked ten of our favourite writers and cookbook experts, from Anissa Helou to Rachel Roddy, to recommend a cookbook that has not been translated or published in the UK. The result is this odd, singular and brilliant compilation of beloved cookbooks!
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/cookbooks-...
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/cookbooks-...
Cookbooks in Translation
A compilation of great non-English cookbooks, by Guan Chua, Christie Dietz, Anissa Helou, Ibrahim Hirsi, Saba Imtiaz, TW Lim, Lutivini Majanja, Meher Mirza, Marie Mitchell & Rachel Roddy.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So happy to have my writing in this edition
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Our first Sunday supplement is out today and it’s all about cookbooks - why we love them, why sometimes we don’t, and the feeling there may be too many.
Five essays and guides, featuring Jonathan Meades, Yemisi Aribisala, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh & more!
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/too-many-c...
Five essays and guides, featuring Jonathan Meades, Yemisi Aribisala, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh & more!
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/too-many-c...
Too Many Cookbooks: A Vittles Sunday Supplement
By Jonathan Meades, Yemisí Aríbisálà, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh, Guan Chua, Christie Dietz, Anissa Helou, Ibrahim Hirsi, Saba Imtiaz, TW Lim, Lutivini Majanja, Meher Mirza, Marie Mitchell, Rachel Roddy
www.vittlesmagazine.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Our first Sunday supplement is out today and it’s all about cookbooks - why we love them, why sometimes we don’t, and the feeling there may be too many.
Five essays and guides, featuring Jonathan Meades, Yemisi Aribisala, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh & more!
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/too-many-c...
Five essays and guides, featuring Jonathan Meades, Yemisi Aribisala, Rosa Lyster, Ruby Tandoh & more!
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/too-many-c...
I've been searching for my great grandfather, a Carrier Corp, who didn't return after the First World War, and I may have found him! Here's my essay about this journey republic.com.ng/vol9-no1/oda...
Odanga Is Still Fighting
My maternal great-grandfathers were both directly affected by the First World War. Only one of them lived to tell his story.
republic.com.ng
February 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I've been searching for my great grandfather, a Carrier Corp, who didn't return after the First World War, and I may have found him! Here's my essay about this journey republic.com.ng/vol9-no1/oda...
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Hi! Disability scholar here. IQ is a deeply racist and classist metric weaponized by eugenicists and used to claim the innate superiority of the white ruling class.
Stop listening to ppl who crow about IQ. Intelligence means nothing without compassion, humbleness, and owning one’s mistakes.
Stop listening to ppl who crow about IQ. Intelligence means nothing without compassion, humbleness, and owning one’s mistakes.
February 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hi! Disability scholar here. IQ is a deeply racist and classist metric weaponized by eugenicists and used to claim the innate superiority of the white ruling class.
Stop listening to ppl who crow about IQ. Intelligence means nothing without compassion, humbleness, and owning one’s mistakes.
Stop listening to ppl who crow about IQ. Intelligence means nothing without compassion, humbleness, and owning one’s mistakes.
"Did the fact of global abuse negate the necessity to speak on what was happening locally, I asked? Or was it one more insidious reason for killing the right to question what was going on?" bookartville.com/from-the-hor...
From the Horse’s Mouth
bookartville.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
"Did the fact of global abuse negate the necessity to speak on what was happening locally, I asked? Or was it one more insidious reason for killing the right to question what was going on?" bookartville.com/from-the-hor...
It's growing on me pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Lord Spikeheart: The Adept
Read Stephen Kearse’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It's growing on me pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
The Kenyan Lit scene is lit or it's in the pits?🤭 nation.africa/kenya/counti...
Why Kenyan scholar’s pit latrine has a ‘stinking statue’ of Trump
African literature icon David Maillu has built a latrine with an imposing statue of Donald Trump.
nation.africa
January 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Kenyan Lit scene is lit or it's in the pits?🤭 nation.africa/kenya/counti...
did the thing I planned to do in January 2024 yesterday. A win is a win :)
January 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
did the thing I planned to do in January 2024 yesterday. A win is a win :)
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Time to be blunt. With the disintegration of trad social media, AI BS, & the constant stream of distracting bad news, it is harder than ever to get readers for SFF magazines. If what we do is important to you, please boost our posts wherever you see them. ❤️🦄
Space Unicorns! There are many ways to support Uncanny Magazine! Patreon! Subscriptions from Weightless Books! Late Pledges to Kickstarter! SPREADING THE WORD FAR AND WIDE!!! https://buff.ly/3BIbIeL
January 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Time to be blunt. With the disintegration of trad social media, AI BS, & the constant stream of distracting bad news, it is harder than ever to get readers for SFF magazines. If what we do is important to you, please boost our posts wherever you see them. ❤️🦄
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It's 5 days till Christmas --- help us get some mums home for the holidays!
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Thank you!
December 20, 2024 at 6:09 AM
It's 5 days till Christmas --- help us get some mums home for the holidays!
M-PESA: 0714984673
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Please email a note to [email protected] or text/WhatsApp the M-PESA number when you send your donation.
Thank you!
M-PESA: 0714984673
paypal.me/cmutanyi
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Thank you!
somebody somewhere is singing "Jambo Bwana, Hakuna Matata" for the 4th time today. Tomorrow they will wake up and sing it again. The tourists will be happy.
December 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
somebody somewhere is singing "Jambo Bwana, Hakuna Matata" for the 4th time today. Tomorrow they will wake up and sing it again. The tourists will be happy.
reading list!
"Lutivini @lutivini.bsky.social is a master at controlled yet creative revelation."
www.afrocritik.com/35-remarkabl...
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Afrocritik’s 35 Remarkable African Short Stories in 2024 - Afrocritik
We present our list of remarkable short stories published this year by Africans across the globe, with the caveat that we do not claim to have captured the
www.afrocritik.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:52 PM
reading list!
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Chad and Senegal are the latest Francophone African countries to re-align their relationship with France, underscoring how injustices by former colonial governments serve as a potent political force. My latest in @thecontinent.org with many thanks to @simonallison.bsky.social and @namlyd.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Chad and Senegal are the latest Francophone African countries to re-align their relationship with France, underscoring how injustices by former colonial governments serve as a potent political force. My latest in @thecontinent.org with many thanks to @simonallison.bsky.social and @namlyd.bsky.social