What People are Saying About the Festival…

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  • “The Storymoja Hay Festival is a vibrant gathering of passionate people. Whether they are passionate about politics or poetry, social change or storytelling, the audiences engage with full-throated vigoury.”  

    Cat Weatherill, Storyteller

  • “Poetry at school is boring, but here at the festival, it was amazing. Listening to Lemn Sissay and the Kenyan Poets perform at the Stir-Up, it was amazing. It felt totally Kenyan.” 

    Euan, A Primary School Student

  •  “I was dragged along by my mum, and was supposed to go to a biking expedition, but I am so glad I came. This has been one of the most interesting experiences of my life.” 

    David, A Primary School Student

  • ‘The weekend was brimming with unstoppable literary madness. My mind kept churning with how to take this all back to Uganda. My heart kept loving it all.’ 

    Beverley Nambozo, Poet, Uganda

  • “Kenya does have its problems, but that doesn’t mean culture has to die here. Culture could be just the thing that saves us.” 

    Chief Nyamweya, Comic artist of Roba syndicated daily in The Star

  • "It’s almost a magical experience to be here." 

    Ben Okri, Booker Prize winning Nigerian Writer, SMHayFest Author 2012