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Kylie Kiunguyu

Kylie Kiunguyu is a communications specialist that has a penchant for poetry. She is a published contributor to the anthologies "Akello" and "A side of raunch" and describes her poetry as tactile prose that illuminate the intense emotions and spaces of everyday life. She contributes to several publications and hopes to use her writer’s voice to shed light on less publicised subject matter and marginalised groups

Stories By Kylie Kiunguyu

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As singles flooded dating sites to find lockdown love last year, the pandemic heightened the stress points of modern dating and presented sobering revelations in equal measure. Let's...
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Nigerian sisters Chinelo Chidozie and Ndidi Obidoa create sunblock for black people
Two Nigerian entrepreneurs are launching a range of sun protection creams specifically targeted at black people. Sisters Chinelo Chidozie and Ndidi Obidoa have created a community-driven...

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Stories By Kylie Kiunguyu

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