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    Linearity and cyclic conception of time in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s petals of Blood and wizard of the crow
    (International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, 2017) Onkoba, Stephen Okari; Muriungi, Colomba Kaburi; Waita, Zachary Njogu
    Any attempt to discuss the African conception of time from a Western perspective is likely to obscure unique African realities since time is conceptualized cyclically by most ethnic groups in Africa. This paper examines how Ngugi wa Thiong’o addresses the concept of time with regard to reconstruction of a people’s history. We argue that Ngugi, in Petals of Blood and Wizard of the Crow, draws heavily from a cyclic conceptualization of time to reimagine and recreate new possibilities for a continent that has to some extent stagnated due to official histories that are entrapped in linearity. The study’s discussion of Ngugi’s deconstruction of time in the rewriting of history is anchored in the Heideggerian concepts of temporality and historicity. The conclusion of the study is that literary works by critiquing officialdom of histories, through reinterpretation of the place of time in the reimagining of new realities for the Africans, provide a platform for people to redefine themselves.
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    Types of Sex Programmes Aired on Vernacular Radio
    (IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2017-07-17) Mwangi, Allan; King’ara, George Ngugi; Waita, Zachary Njogu
    Vernacular FM radio is a fairly new mass medium in Kenya. This paper explains the types of sex programmes aired by vernacular radio in the country. It focuses on two radio stations broadcasting in Gikuyu language, a native language with the highest number of speakers in Kenya. The two radio stations in this study are Kameme FM and Inooro FM. The researcher listened to sex talk aired by the radio stations and transcribed the broadcasts. From the transcripts, it was possible to categorise the types of content broadcast. The study also gave questionnaires to 384 listeners to know what sex talk programmes they listened to. Sex talk in this study refers to radio broadcasts that address romantic love and sexual intercourse topics.