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Kill Me Quick by Meja Mwangi (1973)
Kill Me Quick won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 1974. The debut novel, published by East African Educational Publishers, examines what happens when education fails to guarantee a better life for young people in post-independence Africa. It tells the story of Meja and Maina, two intelligent high school graduates who travel to Nairobi hoping to find good jobs and support their rural families. However, the boys face constant rejection and struggle to survive on the city’s harsh streets. They sleep in back alleys, search for food, and rely on each other to stay alive. Misfortune follows both young men as they try different ways to escape extreme poverty. Their temporary jobs expose them to harsh treatment, while life in the city’s slums pushes them towards dangerous choices. The novel builds emotional tension as the two friends struggle to maintain their dignity in the face of systemic neglect. Mwangi tells a powerful story of broken promises, urban struggle, and the human cost of inequality.
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We either speak out now or our children are going to pay a heavy price for this growing wave of religious extremism and sectarian intolerance. Some of the things I’ve read from supposedly educated minds these past few days suggest that, if nothing is done, Boko Haram could be child’s play compared to what the next generation may confront.
