Khama

by Stanley Gazemba, Worldreader

When Khama’s father dies following injuries incurred during an elephant hunt, a huge responsibility is transferred to Khama as the first-born son. Further still the old man, who is a respected tribal spokesman and decision-maker, has already seen the leadership qualities in young Khama, and he prepares him to inherit the role in his dying words to the young man. But taking over leadership from the current chief of the Amakonko tribe is not going to be without challenge, the chief’s weaknesses notwithstanding. Khama has to flee to the hills and assemble an elite fighting squad and fight for the throne. The story is inspired by the legend of Shaka Zulu and was shortlisted for the inaugural Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

238 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 2017

About the author

Stanley Gazemba is an award-winning author and his breakthrough novel, ‘The Stone Hills of Maragoli’, published by Kwani? won the Jomo Kenyatta prize for Kenyan Literature in 2003. He is also the author of two other novels: ‘Callused Hands’ and ‘Khama’, he has written eight children’s books. A prolific writer, Stanley’s articles and stories have appeared in several international publications including the New York Times, ‘A’ is for Ancestors, the Caine Prize Anthology and the East African magazine. Stanley lives in Nairobi and his short story ‘Talking Money’ was recently published in ‘Africa 39’, a Hay Festival publication which was released in 2014. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, ‘Africa 39’ features a collection of 39 short stories by some of Africa’s leading contemporary authors. Stanley is also in the process of working on an array of creative literary projects.