When was the last time you read a book, or a nice article ?(Well apart from this one). Kenya is one of the countries with the most educated citizens in east and central Africa.
Reading culture is dying. We have youtube, movies, music and podcast. Books will not survive this technology. We are slowly reinventing books again in new way.
Most Kenyans are in fact literate but unfortunately lack a strong and consistent reading culture unlike the case with most developed western countries. Technology has greatly disrupted the balance of book readership, with new formats such as PDF, ePUBs, blogs and websites offering more convenience than traditional books.
Here are a few Kenyan Bloggers we should have a look at:
Bikozulu
Jackson Biko is a writer with the Business Daily, True Love magazine and The Saturday Nation. He writes on diverse things from music, food, travel, children, clothes, cars, relationships and many more. His stories are well received by the Kenyan market.
You should check out his stories on Facebook, twitter or Instargram. Alternatively, you could visit his website.
Village Girl Thoughts and dreams
Facebook family loves Village girl thoughts and dreams. Her articulation in her stories are everything. She makes you relate even with the silliest things through her writing. She is spontaneous but worth reading through her articles.
Pen Strokes
Ernest Wamboye is another great writer. His main focus is relationship and marriage. Marriage being a critical institution in this time and age, couple should head to his page to learn a thing or two. His loyal fans have always appreciated his writing.
The magunga
According to Magunga, We all live and die by the stories we tell. Magunga strongly believes in telling stories. He describes his website as a theatre of stories untold. The website comprises of lifestyle, poetry and other stories. Magunga also happens to be a co-founder of the Magunga Bookstore. He is also the Storymoja Festival Artist Manager.
Njoki Chege
Njoki Chege is well known to most Kenyans maybe because of her controversial writing. What most people also don’t know is that she’s a writer who dwells mostly on observations. She tries to understand her environment and highlights on everyday issues that affect her readers. She agrees to take a stride on the hate and criticism from the public.