{"id":2767,"date":"2024-03-18T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.kibu.ac.ke\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:22:02","slug":"inaugural-public-lecture-in-honor-of-ken-walibora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/inaugural-public-lecture-in-honor-of-ken-walibora\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Public Lecture in Honor of Ken Walibora"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2767\" class=\"elementor elementor-2767\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-222db61f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"222db61f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2926ab76\" data-id=\"2926ab76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aefeeb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aefeeb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kibabii University\u2019s Center for Languages and Cultural Studies (CLACS) invites members of the public, staff, and students to the inaugural Ken Walibora Public Lecture in remembrance of the distinguished scholar, writer and media personality. The event which will be held on 10<sup>th<\/sup> April 2024 from 10am to 1pm in Auditorium C will bring together scholars, students and lovers of Kiswahili to reflect on the outstanding works of the late Ken Walibora. The Chief Speaker will be Prof. F.E.M.K. Senkoro, Professor Emeritus of Kiswahili, University of Dar es Salaam.<\/p><p>Kibabii University is forever indebted to Ken Walibora for the precious time he spent training and mentoring students in the Department of Kiswahili and Other African Languages. Walibora is renowned for his creative works such as Kidagaa Kimemwozea, Siku Njema, Ndoto ya Amerika, Ndoto ya Almasi among many others. His impact on the current crop of Kiswahili teachers, scholars, writers and publishers remains immeasurable.<\/p><p>For more information, contact: <a href=\"mailto:clacs@kibu.ac.ke\">clacs@kibu.ac.ke<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2bd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f2bd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/public-lecture-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kibabii University\u2019s Center for Languages and Cultural Studies (CLACS) invites members of the public, staff, and students to the inaugural Ken Walibora Public Lecture in remembrance of the distinguished scholar, writer and media personality. 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