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Tony Mochama
Writer

Tony Mochama

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Kenyan poetry, journalism and young-adult fiction.

A Jacket for Ahmet · 2063 – Last Mile Bet

Born
9 May 1975
Birthplace
Unknown

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Tony Mochama

Writer also known as Smitta Smitten, with a career spanning newspaper columns and books.

Early life

Education

Attended Starehe Boys’ Centre and studied law at the University of Nairobi before pursuing writing.

Career

  1. 2003

    Newspapers

    Worked for eXpression Today and joined the Standard Media Group.

  2. 2022

    Nation Media Group

    Moved to the newspaper group after a long period at Standard.

Selected work

A Jacket for Ahmet

Published a book for young readers.

2063 – Last Mile Bet

Published an Afro-futurist novel.

Beyond work

Writers’ community

Served as secretary general of PEN Kenya and facilitated literary workshops, including a 2019 programme in Namibia.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: SyzygyRebel. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.