James Murua
@jamesmurua.bsky.social
Books. Beer. Travel. Arsenal FC.
After a ten year wait, the Kaizer Chiefs finally give me a trophy. I'll take it.
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
After a ten year wait, the Kaizer Chiefs finally give me a trophy. I'll take it.
Nairobi city. The town where you better be in your house before 5 pm when the deluge comes down.
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Nairobi city. The town where you better be in your house before 5 pm when the deluge comes down.
Today, we join the #ShizuMovement with Storymoja.
March 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Today, we join the #ShizuMovement with Storymoja.
I'm calling it. Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal make it to the Champions League final. In Munich. And just like other English teams in the past, Arsenal wins the it all. Muhahahaha!
a black and white photo of a woman holding a crystal ball with the words `` its a sign i can see the future ''
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman holding a crystal ball with the words `` its a sign i can see the future ''
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March 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm calling it. Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal make it to the Champions League final. In Munich. And just like other English teams in the past, Arsenal wins the it all. Muhahahaha!
It was painful but I have accepted Liverpool's title win. Deserved. For Arsenal, Arteta has brought a team just hoped to make top four to be title contenders three years in a row. That's a huge shift in the club ambitions and I'm here for it. We'll win it eventually. Just not this year. #COYG
February 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It was painful but I have accepted Liverpool's title win. Deserved. For Arsenal, Arteta has brought a team just hoped to make top four to be title contenders three years in a row. That's a huge shift in the club ambitions and I'm here for it. We'll win it eventually. Just not this year. #COYG
This was brutal.
"New publishers it seems never arrive to build on an existing rich Nigerian literary tradition with dozens of noteworthy wordsmiths breathing and buried. Rather it is always a “New African literary renaissance.”"
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From the Horse’s Mouth
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February 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
This was brutal.
No one has made any clever posts alleging "Twin-on-Twin" violence from Leicester vs Arsenal with Jurien Timber and Jordan Ayew battling it out over the weekend. The internet has failed us all.
February 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
No one has made any clever posts alleging "Twin-on-Twin" violence from Leicester vs Arsenal with Jurien Timber and Jordan Ayew battling it out over the weekend. The internet has failed us all.
A very good analysis of the battle in the eastern side of the DR Congo.
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How Rwanda Secretly Invaded the DR Congo
YouTube video by HistoryLegends
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February 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A very good analysis of the battle in the eastern side of the DR Congo.
youtu.be/thSyyKiTOnk?...
youtu.be/thSyyKiTOnk?...
The shouting I shouted when all those goals went in. Odergaard! Partey! Lewis-Skelley! Harvetz! Nwaneri! What a time to be a freaking gooner! #COYG
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The shouting I shouted when all those goals went in. Odergaard! Partey! Lewis-Skelley! Harvetz! Nwaneri! What a time to be a freaking gooner! #COYG
RIP Prof Ogot. You contribution was enormous and you will be missed.
RIP, Professor Bethwell Ogot..read his autobiography on the teething pains of Kenya, Tom Mboya was haunted, demise of publishing & universities, East African Community, Richard Leakey vs. Kenya Museums, and Franco vs Anglo Africa institutional fights. bankelele.co.ke/ogot...
January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
RIP Prof Ogot. You contribution was enormous and you will be missed.
Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs.
youtu.be/0vZApT1566E?... < Today I needed to hear this.
youtu.be/0vZApT1566E?... < Today I needed to hear this.
The Lady Of Rage - Afro Puffs (Official Video)
YouTube video by UPROXX
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January 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Lady of Rage - Afro Puffs.
youtu.be/0vZApT1566E?... < Today I needed to hear this.
youtu.be/0vZApT1566E?... < Today I needed to hear this.
Great. Now that stupid "Half Horse, Half Man' song is stuck in my stupid noggin. Send help.
a little girl is sitting at a table in a room making a funny face .
ALT: a little girl is sitting at a table in a room making a funny face .
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January 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Great. Now that stupid "Half Horse, Half Man' song is stuck in my stupid noggin. Send help.
January 1979 - American hostages in Iran are released.
Presidential Reagan takes credit.
For the next two terms, the Oligarchy takes control...
January 2025 - American TikTok refugees are released back to their natural habitat.
President Trump takes credit.
It's going to be crazy few years...
Presidential Reagan takes credit.
For the next two terms, the Oligarchy takes control...
January 2025 - American TikTok refugees are released back to their natural habitat.
President Trump takes credit.
It's going to be crazy few years...
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
January 1979 - American hostages in Iran are released.
Presidential Reagan takes credit.
For the next two terms, the Oligarchy takes control...
January 2025 - American TikTok refugees are released back to their natural habitat.
President Trump takes credit.
It's going to be crazy few years...
Presidential Reagan takes credit.
For the next two terms, the Oligarchy takes control...
January 2025 - American TikTok refugees are released back to their natural habitat.
President Trump takes credit.
It's going to be crazy few years...
In Squid Game Season 2, the writers have the character Thanos speaking English to show that he is a piece of shit. Using language as a qualifier for doucheness... Ngugi would have been so proud. 😁
December 29, 2024 at 12:53 AM
In Squid Game Season 2, the writers have the character Thanos speaking English to show that he is a piece of shit. Using language as a qualifier for doucheness... Ngugi would have been so proud. 😁
Last days unwinding in Diani. This little coastal town has really done me well.
December 27, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Last days unwinding in Diani. This little coastal town has really done me well.
Waiting for Thebe Ikalafeng...
December 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Waiting for Thebe Ikalafeng...
The Internet nowadays is a truly segmented entity. How am I only today finding out about the Afroman drama that lead to the songs "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and "Lemon Pound Cake?!" Talk about tragic and hilarious in one fell swoop!
December 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
The Internet nowadays is a truly segmented entity. How am I only today finding out about the Afroman drama that lead to the songs "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and "Lemon Pound Cake?!" Talk about tragic and hilarious in one fell swoop!
Author and lawyer Chuma Nwokolo reading from one of his titles in Nairobi on December 14. I'm holding my noggin to his right.
December 15, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Author and lawyer Chuma Nwokolo reading from one of his titles in Nairobi on December 14. I'm holding my noggin to his right.
Will you look at that... 😍
All Protocol Observed
That's a wrap!
Welcome to our special Africans of the Year edition. Read about the people who made the continent better.
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That's a wrap!
Welcome to our special Africans of the Year edition. Read about the people who made the continent better.
bit.ly/TC186
December 14, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Will you look at that... 😍
ERO SOPA - Steph Kapela, Hook & GR!
YouTube video by iamKAPELA
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December 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
This was me at the launch of the "And Then What?" podcast in Nairobi yesterday. The new podcast curated by Ghanaian feminist writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is where "journalism on the continent takes centre stage." Something to check out.
December 6, 2024 at 3:13 AM
This was me at the launch of the "And Then What?" podcast in Nairobi yesterday. The new podcast curated by Ghanaian feminist writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is where "journalism on the continent takes centre stage." Something to check out.
I remember Arsenal with our beautiful football being dunked on by teams led by Drogba and Diego Costa. Or playing United off the park and still being spanked by a solitary Rooney or Rashford goal. Long live Stoke 2.0! Hail Corner FC! I salute you Set Piece FC!
December 5, 2024 at 9:03 AM
I remember Arsenal with our beautiful football being dunked on by teams led by Drogba and Diego Costa. Or playing United off the park and still being spanked by a solitary Rooney or Rashford goal. Long live Stoke 2.0! Hail Corner FC! I salute you Set Piece FC!
It's a throwback today... "Best Art, Theatre, and Culture Writer 2018, James Murua."
I deserve it all - Kendrick Lamar.
I deserve it all - Kendrick Lamar.
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 PM
It's a throwback today... "Best Art, Theatre, and Culture Writer 2018, James Murua."
I deserve it all - Kendrick Lamar.
I deserve it all - Kendrick Lamar.
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Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024.
#Opportunities #Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
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#Opportunities #Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
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Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in December 2024, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts.
www.writingafrica.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2024.
#Opportunities #Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...
#Opportunities #Callouts #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction
www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...
A road trip Nairobi from Windhoek to Nairobi via public transport. . It starts in Windhoek with Oasis Bus which leaves for Lusaka on Monday and Friday and arrives on the next day. Cost: 1,400 Namibian Dollars.
November 30, 2024 at 9:02 PM
A road trip Nairobi from Windhoek to Nairobi via public transport. . It starts in Windhoek with Oasis Bus which leaves for Lusaka on Monday and Friday and arrives on the next day. Cost: 1,400 Namibian Dollars.