If Kiswahili is indeed the pride of Africa and a pillar of our identity, why do those who gave the language its literary soul remain largely forgotten?
Kenya's new requirement for locally underwritten marine cargo insurance is expected to support the shilling, retain insurance premiums in the country and simplify cover for importers.
Dedication is highly repetitive. It is showing up when the body resists and the mind negotiates excuses.
Works of literary art do not just teach and entertain. They expand our minds and compress realities other than our own that may have been lived for decades.
The African Writers Series has particularly shaped not just how we write about our fears, hopes and aspirations, it has been the architect of the African intellectual universe.
The honour comes after a standout period for the 36-year-old global pop superstar, who recently shattered her own sales records with her October album The Life of a Showgirl