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My name is Mumbi. I’m an Award winning spoken word poet, writer, self-published author, event curator, and CNN interviewee from the green city under the sun, otherwise known as Nairobi, Kenya.
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Top picks from the blog
The Case Against Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Court
The intersectionality between American HipHop and Gang Culture runs deep, but freedom of speech and expression cannot be understated. It’s art.
A Penthouse in Senegal
Nura has travelled across the continent to live with her new husband and his two wives. I see why.
Sex work is work
When people argue that sex work is not work, they say things like sex work is ‘self-debasement for profit’, or that sex work is ‘the reduction of self to be used as an object by others’, and my response is, isn’t that the definition of every single employment position?
JULIANI: A MASTERPIECE MASTERING PEACE
Potential: Exponetial. I recently had a conversation with iconic Kenyan rapper Juliani, and here’s everything we talked about!
Schrödinger’s cat, risky texts, and parallel universes
In this post I discuss the relation between a scientific thought experiment, risky texts to potential suitors, and the infinite outcomes in parallel universes.
‘Sex demons’ and Nairobi entanglements
In this blog post, I’m talking about the (mis)conceptions we have with regards to dating in Nairobi, and a separate idea of ‘sex demons’.
Backpacking through East Africa – everything you need to know
For a year, I did a good amount of budget travel across East Africa. In this blog post, I tell you how I did it.
I joined tinder for a day and this happened
Bio: Writer, artist, blogger, excellent trivia partner, & I make a presentable +1. Bonus, I’m funny sometimes.
LIVING WITH 394 THINGS: I COUNTED EVERYTHING I OWN
I recently counted all the things I own, and this happened.
Ngeli ya u-wii: re-reading an insha I wrote in school
I recently came across a Kiswahili exercise book from my school days, here’s an insha I found written in it!
WALKING FROM DIANI TO TANZANIA
“Njia ya siku zote haina alama” An everyday path has no signpost. Experience makes things easy.
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ABOUT ME
“She is definitely indefatigable, and her creativity and oratory, a definition of the word.” – Afrowayent.com
I was born to write and perform poetry. I am a writer, performer, curator, content editor, copywriter, law school graduate, and Sondeka Award’s Best spoken word poet of the year, Kenya 2020 & 2021.
Mumbi Macharia 