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Kenyan Readathon🇰🇪

@KReadathon

This is a month-long readathon aimed at promoting Kenyan literary works.🇰🇪 Edition 7(2026) ! Hosted by @Lexa_Lubanga. Use Resource Document below👇

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Writing Africa@writingafrica_Sep 28
Ken N. Kamoche wins Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Kenya writingafrica.com/ken-n-kamo…
Ken N. Kamoche Wins Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2026

Ken N. Kamoche Wins Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2026

Ken N. Kamoche's Clan of Warriors won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2026 at the closing ceremony of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2026 on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

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Qwani@qwanibokSep 21
Hey everyone, All roads lead to the Goethe-Institut Library on Saturday, 3rd October, where we'll be hosting our 3rd Literary Quartet, with 3 readers, each of them talking about their favorite books (3 in total), for 3 hours, between 2pm - 5pm.
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Kenyan Readathon🇰🇪@KReadathonAug 29
Hello everyone! It’s that time of the year again when we set ourselves up for this great reading challenge! And as usual, hop on to any of these weekly prompts as you read!! Have a great Readathon guys! And don’t forget to share this with your reading community. #kenyanreadathon
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Qwani@qwanibokSep 2
In case of any questions, suggestions or challenges encountered, please feel free to ask us. The session has been organized in partnership between Qwani (thru Keith Ang'ana), the Kenyan Readathon @KReadathon (through Lexa Lubanga @Lexa_Lubanga) and the Goethe Institut.
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Writing Africa@writingafrica_Sep 2
Kenyan Readathon 2026 Kicks Off With a Call to Legacy #ReadingAdvocacy #Kenya @KReadathon writingafrica.com/kenyan-rea… – at Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan Readathon 2026 Kicks Off With a Call to Legacy

Kenyan Readathon 2026 Kicks Off With a Call to Legacy

The Kenyan Readathon, the month-long reading marathon celebrating Kenyan literature, officially kicked off on September 1, 2026.

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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaAug 8
Upcoming events that I will be hosting soon. ❤️📚
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaAug 4
The second Literary Quartet event is coming soon!🗣️ We at @KReadathon and @qwanibok are so excited to invite you to the battle of books. This event is all about who can convince us to read their choice of a Kenyan book, best! Join us at Goethe Institut Nairobi on the 22nd
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaJun 7
Beautiful evening of Kenyan Literature!🇰🇪📚
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We had a great start to The Literary Quartet series with @qwanibok last evening. We hosted three amazing panelists: Winnyann, Maurice Oginga, and Benjamin Okana, who presented their favourite Kenyan books and convinced the audience to read them. We wish to say a big thank you to
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaJun 1
First event of the year in collaboration with @qwanibok . Karibuni guys, let’s meet!📚🇰🇪
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaMay 31
11 years of Rafiki Man Guitar. It still remains my favourite book on Meja’s Hometown.❤️ . The Malindi museum society has organized a book drive to get all of Meja’s books in one roof. Kindly donate a book or two. Thanks.❤️ . #mejamwangi #rafikimanguitar #nanyuki #readmejamwangi
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaMay 27
The team at the Malindi Museum Society has organised a book drive to get all of Meja Mwangi’s publications, including translations, under one roof. I am truly grateful, over the moon, and everything happy about this initiative as it is the best gift for any community!!❤️📚
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaMay 24
📚🇰🇪 Honoring Kenyan Literary Milestones.🇰🇪📚 What a journey it has been and what a gratifying experience. Thank you all for participating, and thank you for reading Kenyan Literature, Asanteni! Edition 7 is up.❤️ @KReadathon . . #kenyanreadathon #kenyanliterature
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_LubangaMay 23
Please share in the comments a Kenyan book that you think everyone should read! 🥳🥳❤️ Each week on Monday, we will share four books from the list! Let’s go! 🥳 #kenyanreadathon #readkenyan #kenyanbooks #readerschoicethisweek #kenyanliterature
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Qwani@qwanibokMar 2
Hey everyone, We're happy to share that our first Literary Quartet event will be happening on Saturday, 30th May 2026! And with that confirmed, we'd like to invite those of you who'd like to be panelists for the session. Please apply through this form forms.gle/j95CFyJ2ws7Yetya8
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Qwani (@qwanibok) profile pictureQwani@qwanibokFeb 20
Hey everyone, Hope you're well into reading your 3rd book this year. Or 7th for those who do audiobooks. Or 12th for those who summarize books using AI. In the spirit of Kenyan Literature, we'd like to introduce a new event that brings together readers - The Literary Quartet!
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_Lubanga30 Sep 2025
What a year! Thank you.❤️
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The Kenyan Readathon 2025 has come to an end!❤️🇰🇪 While we would love to host this event every couple of months, it truly is a fulfilling experience to immerse ourselves in Kenyan literature and keep it at the forefront of our minds. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks
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Lexa W. Lubanga@Lexa_Lubanga12 Sep 2025
See you all tomorrow.❤️ @KReadathon
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Natasha W. Muhanji@Bibliophilicms6 Sep 2025
“Tomorrow I Will Be Here” will be the 7th Anthology my work is in :) Huge thanks to @CynthiaAbdallah Can’t wait for the release on 13th September at Kenya Readathon @KReadathon ! You can get the book before the release at @NuriaStore
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Anne Eboso@EbosoAnne6 Sep 2025
This September, Nairobi is lit! 📚Here are the literary events coming your way: 1. Kenyan Readathon hosted by @Lexa_Lubanga 🗓️13th Sept 2. Macondo Literary Festival 🗓️19th-21st Sept 3. Nairobi International Book Fair by @Kenyapublishers 🗓️24th-28th Sept 4. Kitabu Fest by TBC
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