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Conversations and Interviews

The following Conversations and Interviews, drawn from the Ituĩka workshop on Literary Translation and Creative Writing, is our documentation of the work that happened in Naivasha on the 11th and 12 of November 2021. The workshop was first of its kind to focus explicitly on Kenyan languages other than English and Kiswahili. To remember this important and defining event in Kenyan literary ecology, we share the sessions, conversations, and interviews as an archival project for remembrance and research.

African Literature in African Languages as a form of Activism| Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Prof. Mukoma Wa Ngugi, a renowned writer, scholar and currently a professor at Cornell University, reflects on the evolution of African Literature, and its correlation with African identity. He also ...reflects on some of the great works of literature about Africa and by Africans, and how this writing has been a form of Activism, to reflect on society and for recovery of African history and languages.[+] Show More
African Literature in African Languages as a form of Activism| Mukoma Wa Ngugi
African Literature in African Languages as a form of Activism| Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Prof. Mukoma Wa Ngugi, a renowned writer, scholar and currently a [...]
Translating into Multiple African Languages | An Experience of Ituĩka Workshop Participants
Translating into Multiple African Languages | An Experience of Ituĩka Workshop Participants
The 2021 Ituĩka Writing and Translation Workshop brought together 16 [...]
Cultural Significance when Translating into African Languages | The Gikuyu Marriage Ceremony
Cultural Significance when Translating into African Languages | The Gikuyu Marriage Ceremony
There is a great link between Language and Culture and this is not an [...]
Naming Patterns when writing in African Languages| Ekegusii Naming Patterns by Jane Obuchi
Naming Patterns when writing in African Languages| Ekegusii Naming Patterns by Jane Obuchi
In African societies, names have meaning. In this session, Jane Obuchi [...]
The Literary Ecologies and Ecosystems that persist in African Countries| Professor Madhu Krishnan
The Literary Ecologies and Ecosystems that persist in African Countries| Professor Madhu Krishnan
Madhu Krishnan is a professor of African World and Comparative [...]
African Languages as carriers of Knowledge and Creativity | Professor Kimani Njogu
African Languages as carriers of Knowledge and Creativity | Professor Kimani Njogu
Prof. Kimani wa Njogu is a writer and a scholar in the areas of [...]
Translating Renowned Literary Works into Ekegusii | Jane Bosibori Obuchi | Ituika Literary Platform
Translating Renowned Literary Works into Ekegusii | Jane Bosibori Obuchi | Ituika Literary Platform
Jane Bosibori Obuchi is a teacher, researcher , renowned writer and [...]
Writing in Multiple African Languages | Naomi Kimonye experience writing in Kimeru and Kiswahili
Writing in Multiple African Languages | Naomi Kimonye experience writing in Kimeru and Kiswahili
Naomi Ndumba Kimonye is a teacher of Kiswahili and a writer , writing [...]
Important Factors when translating in African Languages | Matano Nyundo on translating into Kiduruma
Important Factors when translating in African Languages | Matano Nyundo on translating into Kiduruma
Matano Nyundo is a long time writer and translator. His experience in [...]
How written and oral literature define identity | Maina wa Mutonya on writing in Gikuyu
How written and oral literature define identity | Maina wa Mutonya on writing in Gikuyu
Dr. Maina wa Mutonya is a writer and a researcher on African Studies, [...]
Documenting stories in African Languages| Ajiambo Nafwa experience writing in the Wanga Language
Documenting stories in African Languages| Ajiambo Nafwa experience writing in the Wanga Language
Ajiambo Nafwa is a High School teacher of English , writer, [...]
The need for African Languages to have an Orthography| Daniel Si'wa experience writing in Lubukusu
The need for African Languages to have an Orthography| Daniel Si'wa experience writing in Lubukusu
Daniel Si'Wa , is a teacher by profession , as well as a Kiswahili [...]
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