By Kirabo Byabashaija This story has been added to my list of the most delightfully descriptive stories I have ever laid my hands on. Amirah’s use of words in this story had the power to pick my up from my desk in Kampala and plant me at the coast. Close enough to pick up whiffs of ocean breeze carried … More Abu Amirah should expand The Swahilification of Mutembei into a novel

By Joel Ntwatwa After reading “Gambit: New African Writing Second Edition 2016”, you know you are one of two people; one that has read widely or one that has not (or one that eavesdrops a lot). I cannot begin to explain or relay the intellectual pleasure and eventual intellectual pressure it puts upon the reader. … More The Intellectual Pleasure and Pressure of GAMBIT: Newer African Writing

By Sydney Mugerwa Nigerians have this inherent gift with the written word that is all at once enchanting and enviable. They possess the ability to condense and distill the essence of their rich culture into a very beautiful narrative that it’s no wonder they dominate writing contests on the continent. Most Nigerians have encountered have the … More In Aito Joseph, Wisdom wears a youthful face