Dash before Dusk. A Slave Descendant's Journey in Freedom

Khamisi recounts his life from humble beginnings in a slum town in Mombasa at the end of World War II to his work as a journalist, diplomat, and politician in five countries, three of them while in service of the Kenyan government. His topics include rituals and superstitions, tough times at home, corruption exposed, Kanu membership by force, journey across the border, things to remember in parliament, and Bombay Africans. Distributed in the US by African Books Collective. Annotation 2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)