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NAKHAMUNA STORIES Western Kenya By Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi ISBN: 978-9966-193-32-2 Nakhamuna Stories from Western Kenya is a collection of short stories collected from Abaluyia people of Western Kenya. The stories were usually told around fireplace in the evenings. In these stories, Nakhamuna (Squirrel) is celebrated as a folk hero through intelligence, courage, cunningness and trickery. Although the Abaluyia folklore celebrates the rabbit (hare) in equal measure, these stories that celebrate the bravery of the squirrel provide an opportunity to explore the moral, ethical and other dilemmas that the Luhya have encountered in their history. The stories provide unique opportunities of looking at the social, political and cultural challenges that people encounter while growing up and how they navigate around them. They reveal female and male agency and space in everyday activities. The stories are good for students in primary, high school and universities as well as the general public. Prof. Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi holds a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in Africa studies (with concentrations in History and Political Science). He received his B.A (Hons) in Political Science and History in 1989 and M.A in 1994 from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Prof. Amutabi is the president of African Interdisciplinary Studies Association (ASIA) and Vice President of Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA). He has previously worked as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) at Kisii University, Kenya. He previously served as Director of Research at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), and also taught courses in Research, Development, Peace and Conflict Studies at graduate and undergraduate level, as well as Political Science. He previously taught at Central Washington University, USA (2005-2010) and Moi University in Kenya (1992-2000). Prof. Amutabi is the author of the NGO Factor in Africa. The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (New York: Routledge, 2006). Prof. Amutabi is co-author of Nationalism and Democracy for People-Centered Development in Africa (Moi University Press, 2000). He has also co-authored Foundations of Adult Education in Africa (Cape Town/Hamburg: Pearson/UNESSO, 2005). Prof. Amutabi is the co-editor of Regime Change and Transition Politics in Africa (New York: Routledge, 2012). He has written two novels, Because of Honor (a novel on Islam in Africa) and These Good People (a novel on corruption in Africa). Prof. Amutabi is also the author of Nakhamuma Stories (a collection of short stories from the Abaluyia Community of Western Kenya). NAKHAMUNA STORIES FROM WESTERN KENYA NAKHAMUNA STORIES Maurice N. Amutabi
NAKHAMUNA STORIES FROM WESTERN KENYA ......The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya (New York: Routledge, 2006). Prof. Amutabi is co-author of Nationalism and Democracy for People-Centered
Nakhamuna Stories from Western Kenya is a collection of short
stories collected from Abaluyia people of Western Kenya. The
stories were usually told around fireplace in the evenings. In
these stories, Nakhamuna (Squirrel) is celebrated as a folk hero
through intelligence, courage, cunningness and trickery. Although
the Abaluyia folklore celebrates the rabbit (hare) in equal
measure, these stories that celebrate the bravery of the squirrel
provide an opportunity to explore the moral, ethical and other
dilemmas that the Luhya have encountered in their history. The
stories provide unique opportunities of looking at the social,
political and cultural challenges that people encounter while
growing up and how they navigate around them. They reveal female
and male agency and space in everyday activities. The stories are
good for students in primary, high school and universities as well
as the general public.
Prof. Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi holds a PhD from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in Africa studies (with
concentrations in History and Political Science). He received his
B.A (Hons) in Political Science and History in 1989 and M.A in 1994
from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Prof. Amutabi is the
president of African Interdisciplinary Studies Association (ASIA)
and Vice President of Kenya Scholars and Studies Association
(KESSA). He has previously worked as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for
Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) at Kisii University, Kenya. He
previously served as Director of Research at the Catholic
University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), and also taught courses in
Research, Development, Peace and Conflict Studies at graduate and
undergraduate level, as well as Political Science. He previously
taught at Central Washington University, USA (2005-2010) and Moi
University in Kenya (1992-2000). Prof. Amutabi is the author of the
NGO Factor in Africa. The Case of Arrested Development in Kenya
(New York: Routledge, 2006). Prof. Amutabi is co-author of
Nationalism and Democracy for People-Centered Development in Africa
(Moi University Press, 2000). He has also co-authored Foundations
of Adult Education in Africa (Cape Town/Hamburg: Pearson/UNESSO,
2005). Prof. Amutabi is the co-editor of Regime Change and
Transition Politics in Africa (New York: Routledge, 2012). He has
written two novels, Because of Honor (a novel on Islam in Africa)
and These Good People (a
novel on corruption in Africa). Prof. Amutabi is also the author
of Nakhamuma Stories (a collection of short stories from the
Abaluyia Community of Western Kenya).
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