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Episode 26: Kenya Writes With Goethe-Institut: Lorna Likiza

James Murua by James Murua

Apr 7, 202200:18:07Arts

The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-based writer and festival organiser Lorna Likiza whose debut literary offering is the children’s book Oi Gets Lost. She tells us their journey to her first book, working with h...

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