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Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
The expectation that teachers of literature can seamlessly handle theatre and film without deliberate retooling is a serious aberration.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
You cannot master English from coursebooks alone. Language is learned far beyond grammar exercises and comprehension passages. Language is mastered through extensive reading.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
Why we need more research on folklore
We teach a few folktales, songs, riddles, and we imagine we have taught culture. No. Folklore is much bigger than that.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Why we need more research on folklore
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Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Nairobi has cemented its status as East and Central Africa’s publishing hub, but the boom is exposing challenges for development editors.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
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Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Readers of Kinyanjui Kombani’s Shadows of Love reveal its emotional impact, with strong sales confirming its popularity over his other works.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
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Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
The Musoli workshop at St Ann Musoli Girls’ High School fosters creativity and innovation in theatre and film education.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
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Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
The story of Prof Paul Wainaina highlights the challenges faced by outspoken voices in Kenyan society and underscores its significance for both Kenya University and the nation.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
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When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Half of Grade Six learners cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three English storybook. This should alarm and indeed shock everyone in the education sector.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
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What you need to know about CBC pathways
Under CBC, Senior School is not a narrow corridor but a wide, well-lit highway of possibilities. Learning at this level is organised into pathways.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
What you need to know about CBC pathways
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Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
In the United Kingdom, literary tourism is not limited to long-dead canonical writers; it also honours contemporary and diasporic voices.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
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Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Change comes when the old self becomes unbearable. The nation needs a Damascus moment. President Ruto has started the conversation, and that, in itself, is a form of hope.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
The expectation that teachers of literature can seamlessly handle theatre and film without deliberate retooling is a serious aberration.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
You cannot master English from coursebooks alone. Language is learned far beyond grammar exercises and comprehension passages. Language is mastered through extensive reading.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
Why we need more research on folklore
We teach a few folktales, songs, riddles, and we imagine we have taught culture. No. Folklore is much bigger than that.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Why we need more research on folklore
Premium
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Nairobi has cemented its status as East and Central Africa’s publishing hub, but the boom is exposing challenges for development editors.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Premium
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Readers of Kinyanjui Kombani’s Shadows of Love reveal its emotional impact, with strong sales confirming its popularity over his other works.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Premium
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
The Musoli workshop at St Ann Musoli Girls’ High School fosters creativity and innovation in theatre and film education.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
Premium
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
The story of Prof Paul Wainaina highlights the challenges faced by outspoken voices in Kenyan society and underscores its significance for both Kenya University and the nation.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
Premium
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Half of Grade Six learners cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three English storybook. This should alarm and indeed shock everyone in the education sector.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Premium
What you need to know about CBC pathways
Under CBC, Senior School is not a narrow corridor but a wide, well-lit highway of possibilities. Learning at this level is organised into pathways.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
What you need to know about CBC pathways
Premium
Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
In the United Kingdom, literary tourism is not limited to long-dead canonical writers; it also honours contemporary and diasporic voices.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
Premium
Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Change comes when the old self becomes unbearable. The nation needs a Damascus moment. President Ruto has started the conversation, and that, in itself, is a form of hope.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
The expectation that teachers of literature can seamlessly handle theatre and film without deliberate retooling is a serious aberration.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Invest fully in film and theatre education or lose storytellers
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
You cannot master English from coursebooks alone. Language is learned far beyond grammar exercises and comprehension passages. Language is mastered through extensive reading.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Literature isn't dying, it's our teachers letting its flame dim
Why we need more research on folklore
We teach a few folktales, songs, riddles, and we imagine we have taught culture. No. Folklore is much bigger than that.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Why we need more research on folklore
Premium
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Nairobi has cemented its status as East and Central Africa’s publishing hub, but the boom is exposing challenges for development editors.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Premium
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Readers of Kinyanjui Kombani’s Shadows of Love reveal its emotional impact, with strong sales confirming its popularity over his other works.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Premium
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
The Musoli workshop at St Ann Musoli Girls’ High School fosters creativity and innovation in theatre and film education.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
Premium
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
The story of Prof Paul Wainaina highlights the challenges faced by outspoken voices in Kenyan society and underscores its significance for both Kenya University and the nation.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
Premium
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Half of Grade Six learners cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three English storybook. This should alarm and indeed shock everyone in the education sector.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Premium
What you need to know about CBC pathways
Under CBC, Senior School is not a narrow corridor but a wide, well-lit highway of possibilities. Learning at this level is organised into pathways.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
What you need to know about CBC pathways
Premium
Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
In the United Kingdom, literary tourism is not limited to long-dead canonical writers; it also honours contemporary and diasporic voices.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Let us develop the country's potential for literary tourism
Premium
Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Change comes when the old self becomes unbearable. The nation needs a Damascus moment. President Ruto has started the conversation, and that, in itself, is a form of hope.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 4 months ago
Change knocks when the old self becomes utterly unbearable
Why we need more research on folklore
We teach a few folktales, songs, riddles, and we imagine we have taught culture. No. Folklore is much bigger than that.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 1 month ago
Why we need more research on folklore
Premium
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Nairobi has cemented its status as East and Central Africa's publishing hub, but the boom is exposing challenges for development editors.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Publishing boom highlights development editors' crisis
Premium
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Readers of Kinyanjui Kombani's Shadows of Love reveal its emotional impact, with strong sales confirming its popularity over his other works.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Why love stories make us cry, laugh and keep turning pages
Premium
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
The Musoli workshop at St Ann Musoli Girls' High School fosters creativity and innovation in theatre and film education.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 2 months ago
Musoli workshop champions creativity in Theatre and Film
Premium
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
The story of Prof Paul Wainaina highlights the challenges faced by outspoken voices in Kenyan society and underscores its significance for both Kenya University and the nation.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
Why Prof Wainaina's story matters to KU and the nation
Premium
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Half of Grade Six learners cannot read and comprehend a Grade Three English storybook. This should alarm and indeed shock everyone in the education sector.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
When reading fails: A crisis in schools that we can't ignore
Premium
What you need to know about CBC pathways
Under CBC, Senior School is not a narrow corridor but a wide, well-lit highway of possibilities. Learning at this level is organised into pathways.
By Prof Egara Kabaji 3 months ago
What you need to know about CBC pathways