Title/Qualifications: PhD,BA, PGDE, MA-Literature Department/Unit/Section: Literature Contact Address: 11970 00100 Nairobi Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Position: Lecturer Download Full CV

Area of Specialization: Postcolonial Studies, Creative Writing Research Interests: East African literature and popular culture

Conferences

• August, 2014: International Conference on African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century: “From Asmara2000 to Nairobi 2014: New Horizons and Trends in African Languages and Literature. Held at the Institute of African Studies, Kenyatta University.Acted as a session chair and  rapporteur.
• September, 2013:  East Africa at 50: A Celebration of Histories and Futures Conference, held at University of Nairobi. Presented a paper, “Mutiiri Njaranda ya Miikarire: The Ritual Return to Kamiriithu”
• June, 2013: DAAD Sponsored Free University of Berlin – University of Cape Town – Kenyatta University “North-South Dialogue on Postcolonial Studies” Workshop held at the Department of Literature, Kenyatta University.

Creative Writing

• “Nyoyo Za Chuma.” A short story published in Kurudi Nyumbani na Handithi Zingine, edited by Mwenda Mbatia, published by Focus Publishers. (2012)
• “Loking for Rhoda.” A short story published in Perspectives: An academic Journal of Daystar University Vol 1.No 1 (2008).
• “Homecoming.” A short story published in Mwangaza, the University of Nairobi literature students’ magazine. 2001.
• “Reversed Dreams.” A short story in Reversed Dreams and Other Stories, published by the Writers Association of Kenya. (1996)
• “A Matter of Hope.” A short story in Reversed Dreams and Other Stories, published by the Writers Association of Kenya. (1996)

Scholarly Works

• “Basic Human Needs as Prerequisites for Peace.” A chapter published in Daisaku Ikenda and the African Voices for Peace, edited by Henry Indangasi and Masumi Odari, Published by Kenya Literature Bureau. (2009)
• Topical English: A Revision Guide for K.C.S.E. Students, published by Top Achievers Educational Publishers. (2009).
• A Comprehensive Students’ Guide to Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s The River Between. Self-published. (2008).