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Musembi Wanza
Musembi Wanza writes from Kenya. She is passionate about women-centred issues and celebrates them through her writing. Musembi is an alumnus of the 2020 PenPen residency, which culminated in the Twaweza Anthology. You can find some of her words at Writers Space Africa, Meeting of Minds, AMAKA Studio, Femedic and elsewhere. When not immersed in the world of writing and editing, Musembi enjoys exploring new literary works, cooking with her daughter (they flop and we eat anyway) and immersing herself in the world that is K-drama. Musembi currently serves on the editorial team of bird, a news story agency dedicated to changing negative stereotypes about Africa.

A Playlist For Every Grief

I shouldn’t be writing about this with such brevity - because it deserves a solid long read - but when my family’s matriarch, my stoic maternal grandmother who I’m named after died, my mother, being t…
Musembi Wanza

Sampa the Great: The Reason I’ll Watch Wakanda Forever

I know that former US President Barack Obama included Sampa the Great’s Energy in his 2022 summer playlist, but he’s really sleeping on Rhymes to the East. It’s Sampa’s only ode to East Africa, beginn…
Musembi Wanza

The Perils of Pandemic Travel

Despite the many hoops that we’ve had to jump through during the trip to Brussels, we’re lucky that as journalists travelling on the invitation of an international organisation, our visas, COVID tests…
Musembi Wanza

BBI Debunked: Unpacking the Amendment Bill

What exactly is BBI? This January, in a 7-part series. Debunk breaks down the bill seeking to amend one of Africa's progressive constitutions. Premiers, Sunday 10th January, 8pm.…
Musembi Wanza

Are the President’s Orders Effective?

From executive orders to presidential directives, Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta is famous for his strong-worded instructions to investigating and prosecuting agencies. But are these orders legal an…
Musembi Wanza

Does Kenya Have a Gun Control Problem?

Gun violence and misuse of firearms are on the rise in Nairobi and other parts of the country. Kenya has about 750,000 civilian firearms in total, with licensed firearms accounting for less than 5%. B…
Musembi Wanza