Tony Mochama, author and book reviewer for the Saturday Nation and The East African. Verah Omwocha, award-winning writer, book editor and reviewer.

A conversation on contemporary Kenyan short stories, with the authors of two new short story anthologies Half Portraits Under Water by Dennis Mugaa and For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings by Troy Onyango.

A collection of Gado’s editorial cartoons with The Standard & The Continent from 2017 to 2025.

‘Truth is a flightless bird’ is a crime fiction novel set in Nairobi which has been optioned for an eight-part television miniseries by a UK based film production company.  The author currently lives in New York and will be joining online.

‘NaiRobbery Cocktail’ by Empress Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki delves into Nairobi’s gritty underworld, revealing ties between crime, police, prostitutes, and the urban poor.

Led by Troy Onyango, founder of Lolwe, one of the most influential magazines curating writings from Africa and its rich and diverse diaspora and Billy Kahora, a creative writing professor and editor of Let’s Us Conspire and Other Stories.

Two teams, each consisting of three to five members, will compete under the moderation of a Quiz Master.

Open Mic spoke word performance with Isabirye Godfrey Mitch Jr., Ugandan author and spoken word artist and environmental activist.