Otiato Guguyu, Author at Orals East Africa

After the concert of life, village jingles call Francis Okomo

If any writer has grasped Shakespeare’s philosophy of life as a theatre with everyone having a role to play, then it is Francis Okomo Okello in his autobiography, The Concert of Life. His theatre is indeed a great concert, where he performed

January 14, 2026

Events & Travel

Mashemeji; the peace marriages of Nyanza Royalty

When confronted with the age old question of who I was, where we come from, my young mind never quite got contented with the answer our people gave, we were Manyala, simply interpreted as ‘Yes We Can’. My own parents are Christians

January 14, 2026

Non Fiction

Taban Lo Lyong’s After Troy

There is a master of the written word who follows no rules and takes no prisoners. He wears his skin as only a South Sudanese would and there is a fire in his eyes that even age cannot vicariate it smothering ember.

January 12, 2026

Long Read

The 2025 International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), hosted by Ghana, underscored Africa’s vital role.

Over 40 million PLHIV through the first World AIDS Day Report by GNP+ are asking for minimum requirement for integrated HIV Services; transformative PLHIV participation, local context definition, recognition of our diversity, comprehensive care - including self-care - resilient systems, stigma-free services,

December 10, 2025

Finance & Markets

Kenya offers to buyback $1 billion Eurobond maturing Feb. 2028

Kenyan government has announced it will return to the Eurobond markets to buy back its outstanding $1 billion Kes129 billion notes due February 2028. According to the offer published in the London Socks market, Kenya is making the buyback, as part of

October 2, 2025

Finance & Markets

Kesonia, the new CBK rate to rule them all

Kenyan banks have been given just two days to review loan interest rates on shilling-denominated debt in line with a new benchmark anchored on the overnight interbank average rate, now renamed the Kenya Shilling Overnight Interbank Average (KESONIA). CBK announced Banks have

August 27, 2025

Economy & Politics

July Outlook: Can Kenya bear the cost of annual insurgence

July 2025 will be a pivotal month for Kenya’s economic trajectory, balancing social stability against fiscal consolidation. The government is facing waves of unrest from the unemployed youth, buldging the ranks of Gen Z protests as well as from civil service over

July 8, 2025

Police control traffic at Ahero during judiciary open day

Long Read

The symphony of moving judges during an open day, and rethinking mobile courts

I am told that a funeral at Ahero, along Kisumu Nairobi highway is enough to create a gridlock on both sides of Nyando River stretching miles along the rice farms; a march by Senior Principal Magistrate Lillian Kiniale of the Nyando Law

June 18, 2025

Long Read·Videos

Maseno University and Dunga Fisherfolk partner to curate new knowledge

For my Maseno University fourth year media project, we shot a documentary at Dunga Beach, across a raggedy pier, onto the cheapest motor boat for a short detour into the jitters of the lake and back to shore where we gathered the

May 27, 2025

Health & Lifestyle

Born on the lake, the difference a boat makes for island mothers

Out of 37 documented referrals, the CBO offered emergency referral services to 15 obstetrics cases and 6 medical cases from facilities in the Sub County in the year 2023. All the obstetric cases were successfully handed over alive in Mbita Sub County

May 14, 2025

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