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Sleeping with the enemy has major consequences, some too dire to contemplate

That is when I stumbled upon data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and the Kenya Demographic Survey of 2022. Goddamn it. The kids are sleeping with the enemy, and it isn’t working. Surprise? Apparently, 34% of all households in Kenya are led by women. Divorce is huge. Eleven per cent of married women and 5% of married men are choosing to walk, instead of strangling each other (hurrah!).

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The 27th Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF)

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September 23, 2026

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September 23, 2026

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September 27, 2026

The 27th Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF), organised by the Kenya Publishers Association, takes place from September 23 to 27, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre in Westlands, Nairobi.

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Immigrant Cocktail

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Empress Ciku Kimani Mwaniki

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Growing up in the crushing poverty of Nairobi's Mukuru Kwa Reuben slum, Esther is forced to sell peanuts to help her mother eke out a living. Her life changes dramatically at the age of ten when a chance encounter with Mr. Muthama, a kind man in a Mercedes Benz, leads him to fund her entire education. She finds herself navigating the two worlds of her slum home and Mr. Muthama's opulent house.