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Ciku Kimeria is a Kenyan author "Of goats and poisoned oranges" - (https://www.amazon.com/goats-poisoned-oranges-Ciku-Kimeria-ebook/dp/B00HBBWPI6), development consultant, adventurer and travel blogger (www.thekenyanexplorer.com). She writes both fiction and non-fiction focusing on African stories that need telling. She has worked on diverse pieces for various international and local publications including Quartz, Ozy, The East African etc. She has travelled to 45 countries – 16 of them in Africa. 153 countries to go and 63 territories!
"Of goats and poisoned oranges" has been extremely well received in Kenya and beyond. It tells the story of a Kenyan middle aged power couple and their complicated marriage. The novel explores issues of greed, revenge, betrayal and murder. It runs from the 1960s to 2013. It has been described as “Wicked, funny, poignant, wacky, human, a big ball of fun and danger”, “A unique and captivating book”, “Fun and intriguing”, “Impossible to put down once you start reading.”
She recently moved to Dakar, Senegal from Kenya to work on her second novel. She also works at as the Africa Communication Manager at a leading global strategy consulting firm.
She holds a B.S. in Management Science from MIT with minors in Urban Planning and International development studies.
Anthony Bourdain's Storytelling In Africa
As the world mourns the death of a master storyteller who enabled us to discover different countries and cultures through their food, it's time to reflect on his legacy. As an African travelblogger and writer, what I really respected about Anthony Bourdain's coverage of the continent, was his determination to explore different cultures with respect.
Bourdain was a cherished figure in various communities, celebrated for his ability to connect with people and encourage genuine curiosity and appreciation for various cultures through food and travel. Many praised Bourdain for being one of the few visual storytellers on television who captured African culture with integrity and respect through his popular shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations, which aired on CNN and the Travel Channel, respectively. The work he produced often challenged what people thought they knew about places foreign to them.
The African continent most times gets covered by global media in a way that makes someone born and raised on this lovely continent want to cringe. With foreign storytellers often focusing on the negative, the sensational, the shocking aspects, one can easily believe that this is a continent in need of saving. I loved Bourdain's way of storytelling because even as a foreigner, he always came into a country willing to learn, willing to embrace people and their different ways of life without the superiority complex that sometimes comes with Westerners visiting The Dark Continent.
This particular homage to Anthony Bourdain by Okayafrica features a few great, and mostly short clips from his trips to Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Congo. The viewer will be left with a real curiosity to visit the places he visited, sample the meals and meet the local people.
This is part of Bourdain's legacy that will live on: his ability to inspire wanderlust in those who watched his stories by showing them a different side of places they might never have otherwise visited.
