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THE ORISON OF INMATE 3679 by Caroline Mose 13.12.2022 51:54 ↓

Kenya 2035. The location is Lang’ata Women’s Prison, where a prayer turned confession takes the country and a whole new trajectory.

DISCOVERING HOME by Binyavanga Wainaina 10.11.2022 56:42 ↓

This story takes us from Cape Town to Kisoro, Uganda as Binyavanga Wainaina finds his way back home.

AN ABUNDANCE OF LIES By Faith Oneya 18.10.2022 19:21 ↓

Two childhood friends reunite as women in the city and discover that Nairobi is not an easy city to crack.

BANANA JAM by Kevin Mwachiro 27.07.2022 28:10 ↓

This is not any other day for Sarah Obama, it is fraught with memories, that she is trying to suppress, but the world around her will not give her peace.

THE BOYS WHOSE HEARTS WERE SEPULCHRES by Moso Sematlane 13.07.2022 42:17 ↓

Selo finds himself away from his home country Lesotho in a little provincial town in South Africa. He is growing into himself, but his heart is taking him to interesting places.

SUFFOCATING IN THE COMFORT OF THE CLOSET by Tinamia Ilunga 15.06.2022 17:40 ↓

A woman's tale of longing. Her taste for desire, a yearning for love but more than anything her cry for freedom.

BOOTS ON THE GROUND by Lutivini Majanja 01.06.2022 20:03 ↓

Once upon a time, in primary school somewhere in Kenya, there were Fidelis, Morgan, Karim, Koni and Davies...

GROWING WINGS by Olaedo Obindze 17.05.2022 13:27 ↓

It's not just birds who need to spread their wings. This personal story from #Nigeria is taken from the forthcoming anthology, Wedged between Man and God.

THE WOOD CARVING by Kiprop Kimutai 03.05.2022 43:26 ↓

Kibor's tender soul can't let go of his neighbourhood Donholm and his regular commute hasn't made things any easier for him.

JOZI'S CALLING by Mabel Mnensa 12.04.2022 27:51 ↓

Makeba was given a large name by her parents. But her grandmother had other plans for her.

I AM A SPY by Mutendei Writes 29.03.2022 7:18 ↓

We all have a story. We all have a past. Some of us don't have the luxury of being fully free from our stories.

THE CALLER by Ope Adedeji 15.03.2022 35:34 ↓

Hello! Hello! Do you know who is on the other side of the phone call? Desire is strange thing especially when it gets the better of you.

YOUR VOICE MY STRENGTH by Raashida Khan 01.03.2022 19:14 ↓

Miracles come around in the most interesting way bringing along with them, new strength.

THIS IS FOR MY AUNTY PENZI WHO by Idza Luhumyo 14.02.2022 21:40 ↓

There is always that relative who makes you look at the world differently. That was one who despite the stares and sneers, chooses to be themself. Someone like Aunty Penzi.

EDDIE FISHER WON'T BE COMING IN TODAY by Lauri Kubuistile 14.12.2021 24:43 ↓

Set in a school in rural Bostwana that is surrounded by a sea of sand, say hello to life and its mysteries.

KWEREKWERE by Alieu Bundu 29.11.2021 28:04 ↓

Ayanda and Tendai are both lucky to get a second chance at life and love. But life, who can predict it?

THE MAN AT THE BRIDGE by Kiprop Kimutai 09.11.2021 32:14 ↓

Two wandering bodies find themselves in love. But their love comes with a price.

OT MADUONG by Alvin Kathembe 26.10.2021 29:25 ↓

It was not just a house. It was a home that was filled with life-long love.

HALF PORTRAITS UNDERWATER by Dennis Mugaa 10.10.2021 34:08 ↓

Two sisters who are inseparable from birth are bound by love only they understand.

NUMBER SITA by Kevin Mwachiro 03.08.2021 32:44 ↓

A story on two taxi rides that evoke memories within a taxi driver who's been trying to forget his past.

HOOD MATES by Pauline Awuor 13.07.2021 14:01 ↓

Journey back in time to a Nairobi that ran on a different rhythm. To a neighbour in Eastlands and into a home filled with laughter, and lots and lots of memories.

ICHO by David Nnanna Ikpo 22.06.2021 32:40 ↓

An unlikely pairing takes place when two struggling souls find each other in the other.

Tis A Season 2 (special edition) 07.06.2021 20:08 ↓

This is the second of two special episodes featuring reflections of the Covid-19 pandemic from artists, creatives, and thinkers.

Tis A Season 1 (special edition) 25.05.2021 25:40 ↓

This is the first of two special episodes featuring reflections of the Covid-19 pandemic from artists, creatives, and thinkers.

RULES OF THE GAME by Kevin Mwachiro 04.05.2021 18:47 ↓

A coffee date in the heart of Nairobi that is full of surprises.