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The Haves and the Have-Nots

This first instalment of David Maillu’s upcoming novel The Haves and the Have-Nots opens our new book serialisation series. The novel dissects the dynamics of social relationships in Kenya’s immediate post-independence period, during which the divisions arising from the freedom struggle continued to have a profound effect on the young nation.

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FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR

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October 15, 2025

From Date:

October 15, 2025

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October 19, 2025

The Frankfurt Book Fair will be taking place from 15-19 October 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. Publishing professionals can look forward to a wide range of professional events and networking opportunities.

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After 4.30

Author:

David G. Maillu

Publisher:

Mvua Press

After 4:30 rocketed the now renown author, David G. Maillu, to become the most widely read, controversial and humorous writer in East Africa. Using poetry, the author writes a provocative and bluntly-critical book that is also highly entertaining. The epic is set in the post-independence era of the early 1970s and craftily unravels the problems of housewives, office secretaries, sex workers, and o

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