Reimagining Kenya's Future through Literature
Friday, January 20 2012
by Frank Stasio
www.kwani.org
In 2007, Kenya experienced a violent backlash in response to politics surrounding the country’s presidential election. This year, Kenyans will go to the polls again, this time with a new constitution in place – a document many hope will eliminate some of the problems that led to bloodshed five years ago. Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and the managing editor of Kwani, a literary magazine that works to share the experience of East Africans and consider Kenya’s social and political future through writing. Host Frank Stasio speaks with Kahora, who has been invited to conduct a seminar at Duke University this weekend, about the upcoming elections in Kenya and the role of creative writing in political outcomes.
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