Kenyans are reading, who is writing?

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Abdullahi Bulle founder of Nuria bookshop on Nairobi's Moi Avenue on August 4, 2022. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG. 

Beyond the noise of political campaigns and public rallies happening in Kenya since the beginning of the year, the country’s literary scene has also been quite busy, if the flurry of book launches in recent months is anything to go by.

Earlier in the year, renowned PR practitioner Gina Din Kariuki launched her autobiography, Daughter of Africa, and others have followed, from book launches in restaurants outside Nairobi to upmarket venues like the Nairobi Club, where former Attorney General and professor of Law, Githu Muigai launched what he called his magnum opus, Power, Politics and Law, a fortnight ago.