Mbugua and Madila win Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize

Kenyan writer and journalist, Ng’ang’a Mbugua and Jeff Madila are the winners of the sixth edition of Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize.

Mbugua’s book, ‘Different Colours’ emerged the winner in the English category of the bi-annual award after facing stiff competition from Dr Yusuf Dawood’s ‘Eye of the Storm’ and David Mulwa’s ‘We Come in Peace’.

This is the second time in a row; the 38-year-old who works with the Business Daily has bagged the prestigious writers’ award after winning back in 2010 through his novella, ‘Terrorists of the Aberdare’.

The book, which is published by Big Books, took four years of work and six revisions before being published last year.

Cartoonist: Paul Kelemba ‘Maddo’

A natural Artist

Born in 1962 at Jericho, Nairobi Maddo is a political cartoonist who has a satirical look at both local and world politics showcasing it in a comical way that has made many readers fond of his column. The cartoon genius is the creator of the popular ‘It’s a Madd Madd World’, a column that is published in the Standard newspaper.

The man of a million laughs Whispers

The man of a million laughs Whispers

Whispers hiding behind the tree, Pajero on the left with her acquaintance

The late Wahome Mutahi ‘Whispers’ was born on 24^th October 1954 in Nyeri. “Whispers” the brainchild of Mutahi, was a weekly column on the Sunday Nation newspaper. It revolved around a man and his family- his subservient wife “Thatcher”, her mother “Appepklonia”, the rebellious son “Whis Junior” and his daughter “Pajero”. A Sunday was never complete without a dose of Whispers humour.