Botswanan writer lands in Nairobi: Dr. Otukile visits the country that gave her first break
Dr. Paula O.M. Otukile, a Botswanan writer and human rights advocate in Kenya.
Six years after she began writing for The Mt Kenya Times, an award-winning author and human rights advocate finally sets foot in Kenya
By MKT Reporter
Dr. Paula O.M. Otukile, a Botswanan writer and human rights advocate, has arrived in Nairobi for the first time, six years after she began writing for The Mt Kenya Times — making good on a long-held desire to visit the country that gave her her first opportunity to write for a daily newspaper.
Otukile is in Kenya for a week-long pan-African gathering of Unitarian leaders from across the continent, focused on strategies for growing the Unitarian movement in Africa. The workshop, which opened yesterday in central Nairobi, brings together delegates drawn from several African countries.
The International Unitarian funding programme has played a significant role in supporting Otukile’s writing and her work combating gender-based violence. As an activist, she says access to funding is critical — it enables her to extend community outreach efforts and sustain conversations around abuse and child safety.
Otukile uses literature to raise awareness and open difficult but necessary conversations about the protection of children and the realities of abuse — work that has earned her international recognition as an award-winning writer.
Kenya holds particular personal significance for her. She co-authored her debut work, Poetry Soup Anthology, in collaboration with a Kenyan writer, and published her first solo book, Overcoming Failure, in Kenya through Writer’s Pen Publishers.
Speaking yesterday after her arrival, Otukile said she was delighted to finally be on Kenyan soil. She expressed hope of meeting fellow writers during her visit and said she would attend the Nairobi Book Festival if her schedule allowed.
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