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A praise poem commemorating the life and accomplishments of the Zanzibari Taarab musician, Siti binti Saad.

Also included in the exhibit from this series are Insha na mashairi v. 5; Utubora mkulima v.8; Siku ya watenzi wote v. 9.

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This work is the second installment of Robert’s autobiography, although it remains to this day the first to be published. He once wrote an autobiographical essay about his childhood and youth to the time of his marriage in 1936, but it has never…

This work consists of correspondence written by Shaaban Robert to his half-brother, Yusuf Ulenge. The letters were collected and published posthumously, over forty years after Robert’s death. As stated in the note of the KU catalog record, the…

This autobiographical work, a sequel to the previously published "Maisha yangu", was written when Robert was 50 years of age, just a few years before his death in 1962. Robert frequently interspersed passages of poetry into his prose texts. In this…

Written with many features taken from the oral tradition, this play is about the attempts of women to heave the “mother- pillar,” which symbolizes peace and prosperity for women. Their attempts fail due to lack of unity and tenacity.

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A historical play set in the Kenya coastal town of Mombasa during the Portuguese occupation. The story revolves around a local potentate, Hassan bin Yusuf, who attempts without success to avoid war with the Portuguese. It is the only Kenyan Swahili…

A seven-act play set in Tanzania at the time of the war with Uganda, which dramatically impoverished the country. The plot centers on a Tanzanian family attempting to deal with the reduced circumstances of life caused by the shortage of many…

A socio-politically committed play that criticizes some of the shortcomings of the ujamaa village scheme, particularly the dishonesty of the leaders and laziness of some of the villagers.

Call Number: PZ90.S94 N45

This play confronts the theme of the place of religion in the modern world. The playwright presents the view that religion has lost its role in contemporary society, having been replaced by science and politics.

Call Number: PL8704.T6 A65 1973

A play based on the ‘Otieno case’ that took place in western Kenya in 1987. The case, involving the death of a well-known Luo lawyer, divided Kenya public opinion at the time and led to ethnic conflict. The controversy in the case ensued between the…