History as Inheritance: Writing Kenyan Memory Against Silence
A thoughtful exploration of the challenges in reclaiming silenced African histories through historical fiction and the role of storytelling as a counter-archive.
Author Notes
Reflections on historical fiction, cultural memory, and the long road toward Echoes of Valor.
Why Mekatilili’s Story Refused to Let Me Go
A deeply personal reflection on ancestry, omission in Kenyan historiography, and why Mekatilili wa Menza became the moral spine of my debut novel.
Revisiting Mekatilili wa Menza’s Legacy
A historically grounded essay on the Giriama resistance, cultural defiance, and why Mekatilili’s struggle still speaks powerfully today.