Christine Naiputa from Action Aid reading the newspaper with students during the NIE launch. [Collins Oduor/Standard] When faced with loss, people always find a way of coping. Often, we take on a new pastime or see mundane problems in a different way and solve them passionately. Characters Fiona, Kimani, Melusi, Chiamaka and Tahir do exactly this in the novel Fathers of Nations. Incidentally, a likely question in Paper 3 of the KCSE English is an essay based on a commentary on the hardships that these characters go through. Follow The Standard channel on WhatsApp In the novel, the pain of Kimani losing…
Author: By Moraa Nyakeyo
An Invigilator at St Kevin’s Secondary School centre in Lodwar, Turkana county during the start of KCSE exams. More 8910 candidates including refugees from Kakuma are writing their KCSE exams.[FILE/Standard] The Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) will examine KCSE candidates on an excerpt from the set book play The Samaritan at the end of the year. Knec assumes that by then, candidates will have read, understood and analysed the text. As is custom, the first question on the excerpt will focus on events just before or after it. Answering this well requires knowing the play’s flow, not just the few lines provided. Sometimes, the…
A boy reading a book in the library. [Getty Images] In days gone, creative works of art like songs, narratives, poems, riddles and proverbs were passed down through spoken word around fireplaces, village arenas and social gatherings. Then, as now, works of art express human experiences, emotions, and ideas with tasteful intention and aesthetic merit. Creative forms of literature were central in the lives of the communities involved because they helped in preserving the culture of the people and fostering cohesion. They also acted as powerful tools of transmitting knowledge across generations. Fast forward and today most forms of oral literature such as song, play, poetry…