Munira Hussein is a writer and an author. She pursued B.Sc. Microbiology at Kenyatta University. She is the author of Highland Cactus and Unfit for Society (a short story collection) and A Curve of Darkness (poetry) and co-author of When a Stranger Called, English Literacy Textbooks for Kenya’s Grades 1, 2, and 3, English Literacy Revision Encyclopedia, Grade 3, Secondary English 1 and 3 for South Sudan all published by Longhorn Publishers, Pace in Poetry, a poetry collection for use in secondary schools in Kenya by Booklyst Press Limited and Through the Journey of Hope, a poetry anthology by the Writers Guild of Kenya. Her short story, Powder in the Wind was shortlisted for the African Writers Award in 2018. She was also shortlisted for the Writing Gender Residency by Huza Press and Goethe Institute Kigali.
Unfit for Society
From the problems of the girls and women grappling with challenges of living in a patriarchal culture to the allure of terrorist groups, Munira Hussein writing in the voice of what one of her characters describes as the children of the north brings a unique perspective from a region of Kenya which, despite its rich cultural traditions, is mostly associated in the popular imagination, with all the wrong things; violence, insecurity and underdevelopment. This compelling collection of stories from a young and upcoming writer shows there is more. Written in the exuberant flair of a poet, it celebrates the resilience of a people striving to survive in a harsh and unforgiving environment, the soaring aspirations of the younger generation for a better life and stands as a challenge to society to re-examine its ethos; some of which have clearly been overtaken by time. Recently shortlisted for the African Writers Award for the short story Powder in the Wind, Ms. Hussein has the grit to curve herself a niche in the literary sphere and Unfit for Society is only but the first word in what promises to be a fruitful writing career.
Prof. Goro Kamau,
Associate Professor of Literature, Laikipia University
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