Summary of NECTA’s History After Tanzania Mainland had pulled out of the East African Examinations Council, in 1971 and before NECTA was established by Law, in 1973, the Curriculum and Examinations Section of the Ministry of Education was responsible for all examinations. With the establishment of NECTA, the Examinations became its responsibility in accordance with … Read more
An Enemy of the People Author By H. Iibsen An Enemy of the People Author By H. Iibsen An Enemy of the People Playwrights – H. Ibsen SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY Ibsen is a Norwegian playwright he was born in 1828-1905.The play deals with political and environmental issues .The action of the play passes during four consecutive … Read more
Betrayal In The City By Francis Mbuga Betrayal In The City By Francis Mbuga It was Kenya’s national entry to the second world Black and African Festival of Art and Culture in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977. It is a play within a play we have the play where Jusper is the main character and it … Read more
SUNRISE Jwani Mwaikusa. Behold! The sun has arisen, And with it the sons of the land have arisen too Forward they go, Well armed, Singing praises to the beauty of the sunrise, With the determination of long-term warriors, Challenging the enemy With the courage of a free mind And the vigour of a clear purpose. … Read more
A FREEDOM SONG BY Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye (Kenya) Atieno washes dishes, Atieno plucks the chicken, Atieno gets up early, Beds her sucks down in the kitchen, Atieno eight years old Atieno yo. Since she’s my sister’s child Atieno needs no pay While she works my wife can sit Sewing each sunny day, With her earning … Read more
Eat more fruit!, the slogan say More fish, more beef, more bread But I’m on an employment pay My third year now and wed And so I wonder when I’ll see The slogan when I pass The only one that would suit me Eat more bloody grass! INTRODUCTION Joe Corrie (1894–1968) was a Scottish miner, poet and playwright … Read more
THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL BY FERDINAND OYONO TITLE: THE OLD MAN AND THE MEDAL AUTHOR: Ferdinand Oyono Setting: Cameroon PLOT SUMMARY PART ONE CHAPTER ONE Meka wakes up at daybreak in a very poor hut and finds his wife Kelara still snoring. He wakes her up … Read more
THE CONCUBINE BY ELECHI AMADI THE CONCUBINE BY ELECHI AMADI TITLE: THE CONCUBINE AUTHOR: ELECHI AMADI SETTING: NIGERIA The Concubine by definition: is a woman who, in some societies, lives and has sex with a man she is not married to, and has a lower social rank than his wife or wives. The book title … Read more
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA TITLE: THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO PLAYWRIGHT: Wole Soyinka Setting: Nigeria PLOT SUMMARY The play is divided into five scenes that communicate the playwright’s message. Scene one: The scene breaks with a monologue from Brother Jero in which … Read more
GIRLS AT WAR BY CHINUA ACHEBE GIRLS AT WAR BY CHINUA ACHEBE TITLE: GIRLS AT WAR Author: Chinua Achebe Setting: Nigeria Plot Straightforward narration. The story is told in a straightforward narration in which the author narrates the events occurring in the story linking them in a cause and effect relationship. Each event that occurs … Read more