Sjå kjelda til Kithaka wa Mberia.

'''Kithaka wa Mberia''' is a professor in the department of Linguistics and Languages, [https://www.paukwa.or.ke/story-series/keschools/the-history-of-university-of-nairobi/ University of Nairobi], where he has taught for close to four decades. He is a poet and a playwright writing in Kiswahili, Africas largest indigenous language. Besides academic papers in peer-reviewed journals, he has also published seven anthologies of poetry and three plays namely [https://www.zedamagazine.com/2025/08/kifo-kisimani-by-kitheka-wa-mberia-a-zeda-book-club-review/ Death at the Well [Kifo Kisimani]'], 'Natala', [https://www.scribd.com/document/914526679/University-of-Nairobi-Clt-202-Group-Work Flowers in the Morning Sun] [Maua kwenye Jua la Asubuhi], that have been performed in the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi. He has recited his [https://www.poetrytranslation.org/poet/kithaka-wa-mberia/ poetry], that is mainly inspired by political and economic realities in Africa, in several countries including Kenya, Tanzania, USA, Iran, Poland, Germany and Italy.

== Links ==
*[https://kibangabooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Death-at-the-well-book-by-Kithaka-Wa-Mberia1684467110.jpg Death at the Well]
*[https://youtu.be/Kan4i6AjOFU?si=Hkxe2LJNVPgbt4el Kithaka wa Mberia interview]

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