NBO Litfest

NBO Litfest Nairobi Litfest is firmly rooted in Nairobi’s vibrant public libraries.

Our festival celebrates art, culture, and the boundless potential of knowledge, all flourishing within these invaluable spaces.

12/05/2026

From breath to movement, from rhythm to film, a reflection on storytelling through cinema, as Senegalese filmmaker Moussa Sène Absa shares his creative process at Nairobi Litfest 2026.

Watch the full episode, “Documentary as Memory”, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/YaGvXVLSk0s?si=2a_QB3rF4kmCBua0

10/05/2026

It’s a wraaap!
Thank you for showing up and out at the 5th edition of . Thank you to our wonderful partners, the team and all the stakeholders.

Same time, same place, next year?

10/05/2026

“English has remained the primary language of our interactions with power. It is a deliberate design.”

A sharp critique of how the global still prioritises the Global North’s gaze over its own citizens.

10/05/2026

Arslan Attar highlights the importance of passion because creative endeavors take time, effort, and consistency before they ever become profitable.

10/05/2026

“We are no longer the editors of our own stories; we’ve been framed out of the picture to make room for someone else’s utopia.”

The world wants the beauty of the Mara, but treats the Maasai and our cattle like a glitch in the landscape. We’ve been edited out of our own home so that tourists can walk into a fantasy where we don’t exist.

What other narratives should we question?

10/05/2026

“Sustainability is a subjective word we’ve made to sound objective. But something that needs to be supported by violence, money, fences, and changes of law, that’s the definition of something unsustainable. We can and we should do better.”

Thought provoking sentiments from our panelists on our approach to Sustainability.

What is your take on Sustainability? Talk to us

10/05/2026

Warm salaams from the curator’s desk, reporting live from Eastlands Library on Day 3 of

10/05/2026

“Persevering through the failure.”

Growth happens in the gap between falling down and deciding to get back up. Keep showing up; the momentum is in the repetition.

Bars! What’s holding you back?

10/05/2026

“Getting good work is one thing, getting it into the hands of readers is another. Magazines take time, it’s more a question of passion than money.”

A reminder that quality alone isn’t enough; it takes a relentless heart to bridge the gap between a finished page and a real person. We do it because the connection is worth more than the check.

10/05/2026

“The landscape changes all the time, so what we are printing now is essentially what we can print ourselves.”

A reminder that adapting to a shifting world by returning to the fundamentals of production. A commitment to the small press is largely about ensuring our message, our craft remains independent of external power structures.

What a powerful submission, don’t you agree?

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