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Troy Onyango
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Troy Onyango
@TroyOnyango
founder @lolwe_ @namand_co • co-founder @enkarereview • manager @sarabamag • owner @LolweBooksKE/@LolweBooksUK
Joined July 2019
There’s so much bad news, too many things going on. Apathy has never been more tempting.- each time they announce the winner of the nobel prize in literature, i return to this poem.
Learning to have a very loose grip on the world. And the people. And the things. It's all temporary. All of it. All of us.- my favourite thing about myself is that i come from a people who show up like this! regal, stoic, mystical, spirited, rooted, powerful. i absolutely love being luo.
- “i will love and be loved. save and be saved a thousand times. i will let the want into my body”
the universe is committed to denying us joy. we must rebel.- truly sad how capitalism reduces our fight for equality and freedom in the global south to minor inconveniences for the privileged consumerist bourgeoisie. could we be more?Nepal has effectively kissed tourism and business good bye.
- 10.30 on a rainy monday morning and landlord emailed saying rent has gone up by £730. i will pack my bags and leave this london please. where is chairman mao to deal with these landlords?
- i am thrilled and honoured to be one of the judges for the international booker prize 2026 alongside such wonderful, brilliant people! thank you @TheBookerPrizes for this opportunity. 🙏🏿❤️
- i no longer shy away from speaking about how the criticism luo people face in kenya is rooted in tribalism and bigotry. some of your faves come on here and spew anti-luo sentiments daily. last year it was the protests, last week it was kisumu, today it’s raila. pthooo!
