Recommended Reading, Videos and Other Items of Interest
Kiwimbi’s Selection of fine books, video and audio
BOOKS
Non-Fiction
KAP: The Kiwimbi Autobiography Project – by Various Authors
Africa, A Biography of the Continent – by John Reader
Decolonizing the Mind – by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Dreams in a Time of War – by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide – by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Kenya, A History Since Independence – by Charles Hornsby
The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa – by Dalo Oyopade
The Creative Wealth of Nations – by Patrick Kabanda
The End of Poverty – by Jeffrey Sachs
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour – by Martin Meredith
The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change – by Roger Thurow
The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically – by Peter Singer
The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa – by Calestous Juma
The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty – by Clayton M. Christensen
Unbowed: A Memoir – by Wangari Maathai
Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir – by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
BOOKS
Fiction
Seasons in Hippoland – by Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ
Black Star Nairobi – by Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ
Coming to Birth – by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
Conversing with Africa: Politics of Change – by Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ
Dance of the Jakaranda – by Peter Kimani
How to Be a Kenyan – by Wahome Mutahi
Kill Me Quick – by Meja Mwangi
Kintu – by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Land Without Thunder – by Grace Ogot
Mrs. Shaw – by Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ
My Life with a Criminal – by E.S. Atieno Odhiambo And John Kiriamiti
Nairobi Heat – by Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ
The River and the Source – by Margaret Ogola
The River Between – by Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o
Things Fall Apart – by Chinua Achebe
BOOKS
Drama, Poetry, Youth and Other
Betrayal in the City – by Francis Imbuga
Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum – by Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner
Hurling Words at Consciousness – by Mukoma Wa Ngugi
I Will Marry When I Want – by Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent – by Margaret Busby
The Burdens – by John Ruganda
The Ring in the Bush – by Mwangi Gicheru
PODCASTS, RADIO, ETC.
Lynne and John from KIWIMBI – Podcast in Nairobi Kenya
Nicole Smith invited Kiwimbi to be on her radio show: Janet and Lisa were honored to join her.
TEDxVienna: Alexander Oswald – Why Kenyans do it better
PODCAST: How do the arts contribute to capitalism and economic development? With special guest Patric Kabanda
Happy to Help Radio show and in studio video with Kiwimbi! Watch the broadcast.
Kiwimbi was interviewed! Hear the radio broadcast.
LECTURE: The Path to Sustainable Development – by Jeffrey Sachs
NPR: Kenya’s Free Schools Bring a Torrent of Students
NPR: Meet the Musicians and Storytellers of Kenya
NPR: ‘Nobel Of The Heart’ Is The Real Prize For Author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
VIDEOS & MOVIES
YouTube: Kiwimbi’s YouTube page
YouTube: About Kiwimbi 2019
YouTube: Kiwimbi Library By Mtoto News
YouTube: Opportunities unlimited – poverty is no excuse! Auma Obama at TEDxVienna
TED Talk: A Few Ways to Fix an Ailing Government – by Kiwimbi NGO Board member Charity Wayua.
TEDx Talk: Inspiring Ideas About Africa – TEDxEuston
PBS Series: Africa’s Great Civilizations
TED Talk: The Danger of a Single Story – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
TED Talk: The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong – by Dan Pallotta
YouTube: RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
Movie: The First Grader
Movie: Poverty Inc.
YouTube: Kiwimbi Teso
ONLINE RESOURCES
Articles & Blogs
Kenya News Agency: Techlit Africa, Amagoro Primary Alumnus Root For Digital Literacy
Worldbank Report: The State of Global Learning Poverty: 2022 Update
Unesco: Global education monitoring report, 2020: Inclusion and education: all means all
Foresight Africa 2023: Africa Growth Initiative
IBU Movement: In Her Words – A letter from Catherine Malalah to Ibu Allies
Brittle Paper: 100 African Writers Celebrate Biyi Bandele’s Life and Work
My Paper Online: NJ Based Kiwimbi liberates Kenyan children with powerful knowledge
The Good Trade: What Nonprofits Want You To Know About Giving – even if you can only spare $5
Bookings: Empowering women entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Daily Beast: Inside Nairobi’s Slum Tourism Boom.
Daily Nation: It’s time our schools, universities started teaching local languages.
Kenya – The Standard: New report reveals why candidates fail KCPE, KCSE exams
The African Policy Journal: Do Pineapples Grow on Trees? Young People and Farming in Thailand, Uganda and South Sudan
The New York Times: Kenya’s Giant Step for Fair Elections – by The Editorial Board (September 3, 2017)
New York Times: Kennedy Odede: The Things They Carry – by David Brooks
New York Times: A Kenyan Runner Maps His Way Home – by Dan Barry
New York Times: Making a Difference in this Season of Giving – by Tara Siegel Bernard
New York Times: Can Coffee Kick-start an Economy?
New York Times: The Footprints on a Path to Gold
New York Times: In Africa’s Vanishing Forests, the Benefits of Bamboo
New York Times: The Women’s Crusade
New York Times: Sending Artworks Home, but to Whom?
The Guardian: Girls’ education is the global civil rights issue of our time – by Chernor Bah
The Guardian: African art needs to come home – and this is why – by Dilip Ratha and Patrick Kabanda
Wall Street Journal: Three Myths on the World’s Poor – by Bill & Melinda Gates
The Economist: Africa Rising (2011-12-03)
BBC News: Botswana bets on technology to save rural economies
World Bank Group: World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends
Africa in Focus: Foresight Africa 2016: Regional integration in sub-Saharan Africa – by Mariama Sow
The United Nations: Millennium Development Goals
CIA: The World Factbook from the US Central Intelligence Agency
World Policy blog: An Untapped Economy: Africa’s Creative Sector – by Patrick Kabanda
Blog: Africa’s Aid Mess – by Paul Theroux
McKinsey & Company: Lions go digital: The Internet’s transformative potential in Africa
The Nature Conservancy: “The Weight of Water”