Dash Before Dusk: A Slave Descendant's Journey in Freedom

by Joe Khamisi

This is the official autobiography of a Kenyan slave descendant in the nineteenth century East African slave trade, a former journalist, diplomat and a Member of Parliament. Khamisi takes the reader - in a style that is refreshing, descriptive and smooth - from his early life in a Mombasa slum to his extraordinary experiences in five USA, France, Namibia, Tanzania and Ethiopia. He does not shy away from the hot topics of corruption and greed in Kenya and is critical about Kenya's electoral system.

755 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2015

About the author

Published writer of 5 nonfiction books on politics, social issues and corruption.

Reviews

[whynnot · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm glad I came to this having read "Looters and Grabbers" first. Had I read this earlier, chances are I would've missed out on the gem that "Looters and Grabbers" is.

What's novel about this are the insights into the slave descendants at the Kenya Coast. And it's recent history in general. And I would love to read more on that.

He's been a player in the civil service and politics but kept his head under the radar enough to climb through the ranks but quick to jump ship when it suits him.

Tries hard to portray himself as principled but there are enough Freudian slips to make one think otherwise.

It's commendable that he dares stand up to scrutiny though. I will read his other book - "Politics of Betrayal."

****

The layout of the Kindle book is atrocious. The publishers, EAEP, should really be ashamed of themselves.