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  • HOUSEMATES by LivAsaint
    LivAsaint
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    When Nathan Mugisha, the workaholic, and Betty Iliza, The sex worker, became Housemates, a lot happened between them. They explored each other secrets, fears, powers, and misconceptions. How far can each define love as both strength and weakness? A/N: Organizations, people, events are fictitious; beware of their similarities in real life. ||An update a week
  • The Forgotten Boy and Other Stories. by king_Sultan
    king_Sultan
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    Welcome to a World of Untold stories.
  • HAPPY NEW YEAR by onyangomoat
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    Hello and welcome to 'Happy new year'.Happy new year doesnt seem happy to Mike.To him its another sad story Paul is dead.His death unfolds dark secrets about him and his friend.Mike,who is Pauls best friend feels guilty of his death.Paul's father is furious,he blames Pauls friends,he feels they are the reason behind Pauls death.And so does his mother. A/N Its my first ever YA/NA mystery /thriller fiction.You will find alot of typos.So bare with me.Also for those who are outside Kenya or East Africa,i will use some swahili and sheng word,in dialogues and in the story.Sparely (Still editing as i write )
  • A Place For Weirdos by hideinzshadows
    hideinzshadows
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    We look normal, we dress normal, we don't really see the difference when we look at each other. However, it's a different story for an outsider. Everything about us is weird. Who are we? We are Ethiopians and our country is a place for weirdos.
  • The Nature of the Beast by paolojcruz
    paolojcruz
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    A social enterprise team cuts their business trip short when a security crisis hits an unstable East African nation. Two of the group members are left in the wilderness, amid threats from rebel militias, hostile elements, and an ageing King of the Beasts. ☼ 2nd Place Winner for A Rumble In The Jungle contest by @adventure (July 2017) ☼ Word count: 1998
  • Fight For Freedom by fairypopfai
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    A girl gets sent back to home to Somalia and finds herself involved in human trafficking: trying to escape with her life and away from an entanglement with her capturer.
  • From Village to Vanity: A Kenyan Tale of Dreams and Desolation by SidneyOluoch
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    "From Village to Vanity" is a testament to the intricate threads that connect our past to our present, our dreams to our realities. As Wafula's windswept journey unfolds, you'll be inspired to chase your own aspirations, embrace the winds of change, and discover the profound beauty that lies in the journey itself. Embark on this literary adventure and let the wind carry you through the pages of an unforgettable story of hope, growth, and the unbreakable bonds that connect us all.
  • NAMBI by nessalyna18
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    "Run, Nambi, run!" my mother screams as my brothers, acting on my father's orders, chase after me. I run. Away from the only home I've ever known. Away from an arranged marriage to a 58-year-old man. Away from traditions that have already decided what my future should be. My mother has risked everything, including her own marriage, to give me a chance at an education. Now it's my turn to risk everything too. Even if it means stepping into a boat and crossing a lake filled with the stories and spirits I've feared my entire life. I am leaving my past behind. But one day, I will return. And when I do, I will no longer be the girl whose future is decided by proud men. I will be a completely different Nambi.
  • Just Kenyan Things. by chriselle_fayma
    chriselle_fayma
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    Random things about Kenya
  • The African Writers Award.[Judging] by Africanliterature
    Africanliterature
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    *We would be judging by cover, and the first five chapters . *the book might not be complete but must have up to 5 chapters. And if a short story must have atleast 1000 words. **** There will be a winner from each genre. Amongst these winners, an overall winner will be chosen.
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  • Sanctifier by jerrykibuchi
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    This is an African Sci-Fi story. Enjoy! Location:Eastern Africa.
  • My Deputy CEO [Completed]✓African by CG_Hope
    CG_Hope
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    When Leanne, a junior executive hires an assistant called Kim, her life turns upside down. Kim is an ambitious young woman who wants to climb up the corporate ladder by all possible means. Kim doesn't care who she hurts in order to get what she wants. When she sets her sights on Leanne's job and the man she loves, it's game over. Who will win the struggle for both power and love? Top rankings #1 in African Literature #1 in East Africa #2 in Uganda #46 in African © 2019 C.G. HOPE
  • A Dying Promise by swirlywirlyyyyy
    swirlywirlyyyyy
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    All Somalia and Somaliland wish for is to love eachother freely, but will they ever get the chance? Their undying love for eachother will be put to the test.. This is my first fanfic so feedback is always appreciated!! Btw this is a joke!!!! (inspired by @v4lleyuncanny + many others on TikTok)
  • A letter to my daughters. "My baby girls" by SebandekeJude
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    Every girls guide...reveals how to take track in life and a parents inspiration to her daughters to encourage independency with morals. A part of HeWritesJudenna Anthropology
  • The Good Wife by DanielNyamai
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    Nairobi, 1994. They call her Kiazi Moto-the hot potato no one dares hold for long. To the powerful, she's a ghost draining secrets and fortunes in the dark. To the forgotten, she's justice when the system looks away. To Detective Michael Omondi, she's the case that could make his name-or bury it. Zubeida "Zuuh" Rashid was once a law student who believed in justice. Then her mother was murdered for telling the truth about a rising political giant. Ten years later, Zuuh has become something else-a shadow moving through Nairobi's underbelly, gathering the evidence no court will touch, and taking from those who have stolen from a nation. Michael grew up in Dandora, raised by a mother who believed survival was victory. He became a detective to protect people like her. When Kiazi Moto lands on his desk, he chases her with stubborn faith in the law-unaware that this case will test everything he believes. Their first meeting is a clash. The second, a mistake. By the third, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur. Bound by a common enemy and an unspoken pull neither understands, they are forced into an uneasy alliance against a man who has evaded justice for decades. As cracks begin to form in a system built on silence, Michael must choose between the law he swore to uphold and the truth it cannot hold. Zuuh must face the cost of the path she chose. Because justice is never clean. And sometimes, to fight monsters... you become one.
  • LONE LINES by sakwaomumochi
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    They are just Lone lines. Poetry
  • The ink that scars us by henrymuts
    henrymuts
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    The scars we love
  • Tribal Stories by LepusImperator
    LepusImperator
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    A story taking place in an imaginary East African world, where different tribes coexist.
  • The Jouney To The Motherland by NellieTheWriter
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    The Jadeed family is struck with the news of them moving to another continent, but none of the children know why or what's going on. Only the eldest, however, are determined to find out what triggered the sudden movement.
  • ONE MORE DAY By Kayongo Aloysious by Kayongo
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    ONE MORE DAY Two strangers Two secrets that could destroy everything. Moreen has five coins, a guitar, and a message on her phone she can't stop reading: "He is Dead." She's running toward Dar es Salaam. Away from everything she's ever known. Toward something she can't name. But the second message won't stop haunting her Eddie has a wife he just met, a language he doesn't speak, and a tiny apartment that feels like a prison. His marriage exists on paper but not in reality. Debbie speaks Luganda. He speaks Swahili. Two lives falling apart. Two stories that will collide. How do you move forward when everything you knew has shattered? ONE MORE DAY is a story about survival, secrets, and what it costs to choose yourself when the world keeps telling you you're not enough.