Nipe Story

It was an ordinary night, in a less than an ordinary neighbourhood, until the whistles went off.

A story of different paths crossing on a Nairobi night.

Our first Kiswahili episode in remembrance of the late Kenyan literary legend, Ken Walibora.

A tribute to the legendary Kiswahili literature icon, Professor Ken Walibora. Read more at: https://www.theelephant.info/reflections/2020/04/23/ken-walibora-the-giant-on-whose-shoulders-i-stood/ The Elephant - Speaking truth to power.

Remembering H, the one true love.

Their eyes locked. She looked and he looked. The night looked promising after all.

It started off as a weekly appointment, then it became more than a touch.

"You ask what they felt. You ask if they felt at all. You ask such impossible questions."

When the comrades of the University of Nairobi take to the streets, nothing gets in their way. Well, almost nothing.

This essay is also described as the lost chapter, that never made it to the book, One Day I Will Write About This Place.

A father's love defends his daughter's honour.

She was no ordinary child and even the gods knew that.

Rabid is in action at his sell-out concert and three friends are having a time of their life, but there is more than excitement in the air.

The Kenyan coast is not just beautiful, it is enchanting and full of surprises.

When the spirits of the lake rage they take no prisoners.

The island of Zanzibar was the centre of the East African slave trade. Are you brave enough to delve into its past?

When a lunchtime meal gives more than a second helping.

A newly married coupled grapple with the name game.

An aspiring footballer's heart goes all mushy.

The hustle in Lagos is full of twists and turns. Don't you think?