In this episode, Tracy Ochieng is joined by Empress Ciku Kimani Mwaniki, author of NaiRobbery Cocktail, and Ciku Kimeria, author of Dance of the Monkeys, for a spirited conversation on a decade of Kenyan storytelling. They explore the starring role Nairobi plays in their fiction, the audacity of “badly behaved” women in literature, and how religion and alcoholism shape the lives of their characters—and sometimes their readers. Both writers proudly reject their colonial names and make a strong case for responsible alcohol use, a subject rarely addressed openly among women.
Episode 4: Live with The Cikus at NYrobi Book Fest
In this episode, Tracy Ochieng is joined by Empress Ciku Kimani Mwaniki, author of NaiRobbery Cocktail, and Ciku Kimeria, author of Dance of the Monkeys, for a spirited conversation on a decade of Kenyan storytelling. They explore the starring role Nairobi plays in their fiction, the audacity of…
