English In Kenya

Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire Kikuyu population of 1.5 million and to portray them as sub-human savages. Detainees in their thousands - possibly a hundred thousand or more - died from exhaustion, disease, starvation and systemic physical brutality. For decades these events remained untold.

When Victoria Caryll is offered a position at Flamingo, her aunt's family estate in Kenya's Rift Valley, she accepts - knowing full well that the move will give her a chance to see Eden DeBrett once again, the man she was previously engaged to. But she doesn't realize that coming to her aunt's home will introduce her to an unstable region still recovering from the bloody Mau Mau revolt, and to a household thrown into grief by a recent murder.

This is an introduction to the Kikuyu language (sometimes referred to as Gikuyu or Mukuyu) as spoken in central Kenya by the Kikuyu people. This Bantu group live in the Mount Kenya region of Kenya and has approximately 8 million members making it the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The course teaches core vocabulary that can be put to use frequently, using repetition, music and sound effects to reinforce learning.

The second book of the Gem Trader Adventures recounts the beginning of a new business model - selling gemstones on the Internet. Will people buy gems online? Edward and Lizzy dare to try. Merging their money and their abilities, they acquire a suitcase full of gems, and, in complete secrecy, start a website from Lizzy's beach house in Kenya.

Born in a remote village in Kenya, Nice Leng'ete saw the young girls she grew up with receive the cut, the rite of passage into female adulthood in Masai culture. Every girl got the cut, and once you did, you'd be married off to a man triple your age. You might be his second or third wife. You'd have children in your teens. This is exactly what happened to Nice's sister. To resist the cut meant becoming an outcast in Masai culture.

Growing up and living in Kibera, Kenya, Abdul Kassim was well aware of the disproportionate number of challenges faced by women due to the extreme gender inequalities that persist in the slums. After being raised by his aunts, his mother, and his grandmother, and having a daughter himself, he felt that he needed to make a difference. In 2002, Abdul started a soccer team for girls called Girls Soccer in Kibera (GSK), with the hope of fostering a supportive community and providing emotional and mental support for the young women in the town.

When Peter Otieno finally left formal employment to focus on his enterprises, he did not anticipate a world of politics and backstabbing the private sector. Leaving an illustrious career in a multinational organization that had systems firmly in place, Peter joins murky world of partnerships and weak governance structures. The book gives a candid account of the behind the scenes shenanigans of partnership that we rarely glimpse in the private enterprises.

"Basic Luhya" is an immersive audio course tailored for those intrigued by the Luhya language, a significant and vibrant language of Kenya. Spread across five insightful sessions, this course provides an engaging introduction to Luhya, delving into its basic vocabulary including greetings, numbers, and everyday phrases.