Sunday 1PM Louis Leakey Auditorium

Peter Godwin, Juliet Barnes and John Sibi-Okumu

Growing Up White African

Zimbabwean Peter Godwin is author of Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa, a memoir about growing up in Southern Rhodesia in the 1960s and 1970s during the Rhodesian Bush War. It was described by the Boston Globe as ‘devastatingly brilliant’ and ‘one of the best memoirs to come out of Africa’. Kenyan author Juliet Barnes wrote The Ghosts of Happy Valley, a history of Kenya’s Happy Valley houses, in which she explores their ‘tragedy, scandal and dubious legacy’. They swap stories about growing up White African. In conversation with our favourite black mzungu, John Sibi-Okumu.

Sunday 1PM Storymoja Amphitheatre

Teju Cole, Keguro Macharia and Ross Van Horn

#SmallFates on Twitter

#SmallFates are the little tragedies in life that we miss, or glance over. They are about the small fates of ordinary people. They are life in raw:

With a razor blade, Sikiru, of Ijebu Ode, who was tired of life, separated himself from his male organ. But death eluded him.

There were 119 first-class graduates from the University of Lagos this year, some of whom deserved it.

Sunday 1PM Kanga Tent

Punchline Poetry

The State of the Poetry Nation

A conversation between the heads of the poetry families on the past, present and future of Kenyan poetry. A discussion on style, art, written vs performance poetry, the future of Spoken Word and the business of poetry.

Sunday 1PM Ford Hall

Paula Kahumbu

Hands Off Our Elephants

Renowned conservationist, Festival Director and National Geographic explorer, Paula Kahumbu talks about the stupidity of wearing ivory and why killing elephants is murder.

In support of the Hands off our Elephants Campaign 

Sunday 3PM Storymoja Amphitheatre

Wanjiru Kamau-Ruttenburg, Michael Onsando, Caroline Mutoko and Jackson Biko.

FemAttack – Media Misogyny

Portrayal of women by the media is still so chauvinistic, outdated and playing to stereotypes. This panel fiercely debates what can be done to change attitudes and improve the portrayal of women in the media.

Sunday 3PM Kanga Tent

Richard Crompton and Kinyanjui Kombani and Nicola Miyawa Munene

Tribal Violence Inspires Fiction

Author of The Honey Guide Richard Crompton talks about his unputdownable fictional murder mystery set in Kenya in the aftermath of the post-election violence. Kinyanjui Kombani, author of The Last Villains of Molo, set against the background of the 1991 so-called tribal clashes in Molo, examines the role of children in the conflict, and shows the predicament of the young people, who were only children then but who are now adults with questions in their minds, and anger in their hearts. They talk to the broadcaster and reader Nicola Miyawa Munene.

Sunday 3PM Ford Hall

NaiNiWho

Nai Ni Who is a 3-month festival of neighborhood festivals -12 festivals in all covering 12 neighborhood zones in Nairobi. Nairobi was in the spotlight, sharing who we are the real Nairobians, warts and all! And celebrating our specialness! The most lively participants from their sessions share their experiences about the Nairobi they live in, and explore how we can all get involved in improving our neighbourhoods to create the Nairobi we want.

In partnership with The Godown Arts Centre

Sunday 3PM Discovery Hall

Agneter Were and Millie Dok

Using Stories To Teach Life Skills

Come and learn how to instill valuable life skills in your children through books and stories. Join Agneter (teacher, mother and Director of Storyhippo Creative Arts Programme) and Millie (children’s book author, storyteller and Reading Revolutionary) in this inspiring and valuable session.

Parents

In Partnership with S-CAP