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Ruto and Raila are Brazen Liars
By David Maillu Published March 3, 2024 Opposition politician Raila Odinga is a liar. A big black liar. He organized an incredible mass demonstration in 2023, saying he had beaten President William Ruto with a margin of 3...
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Why Don’t Kenyans Read?
By David Maillu Published January 27, 2024 It is a fallacy that Kenyans don’t read. That is a...
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Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest Favour Black People
By David Maillu Published June 18, 2023 The world is just watching the disappearance of the COVID-19 monster which leaves a trail of death particularly in the Whiteman’s world where whispers claim the virus was a Whiteman’s...
Read MoreLetters to Myself: Part 3
By David Maillu Published May 29, 2023 Dear my Heart, I send you warm greetings from us, the feelings that surround your being. I want to draw your attention that your weight can be overbearing. So, please, I request you to...
Read MoreLetters to Myself: Part 2
By David Maillu Published May 18, 2023 My Dear Vision, I greet you from the bottom of my heart, although I don’t see quite clearly. You’ve been so far from me. That’s why I have got lost in the wilderness of my life. Without...
Read MoreLetters to Myself (Serialization) :1
By David G Maillu Published May 14, 2023 Dear Myself, How have you been? Very warm greeting from the heart of myself. It has been such a long time since we sat down together and talked about matters which concern us, me, myself...
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Irreversible
Those who knew the age of the Wakalii Market could tell you, “Wakaliii Market has remained...
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The Westgate Mall Dream
Surprisingly, as soon as Job Matano was dressed up in the army uniform of the Kenya Defence Force,...
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New lease of life
Mama Njonjo thought she had been waiting for too long for the clearance. That was why she kept on...
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Secrets of Crisis
For Abdu it was the most exhausting, humiliating and challenging waiting. That was expressed by...
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Alternative Justice
The neighborhood had been peaceful, where small boys and girls had interacted peacefully until...
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ABOUT ME
Hi, I am David Gian Maillu. Thanks for visiting my website. When I got interested in story-telling in my childhood, little did I know that that innocent interest would later develop into a full time career. Today, I am one of Kenya’s most prolific creative writers, novelists, essayists, playwrights, poets, artists and theologians specializing in African Religion and Literature.