Upcoming Qwani Events

For our second Qwani Movie Night, we will be holding a screening of Click Click Bang, on the evening of the 26th of April. The screening will run from 4 pm to 6 pm, at the Unseen Nairobi Theaters in Kilimani.

The theatre sits 50 so there are limited slots available. 

Tickets go for Ksh. 400 and you can get them through our HustleSasa shop.

Don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

This time, our tour will be on Ras Tafari's street : Haile Selassie Avenue.

We will be meeting at the Hilton benches at 11 am, then make our way together to the starting point at Neno Evangelism (Pastor Ng'ang'a's church), from where we will proceed all the way to the ending point at Railways, learning and sketching along the road.

All you need to come with is a sketchbook and a pen. You don't have to be skilled at all, since we're doing this for fun :D

Entry will be Ksh.200, and everyone is welcome so don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information

The purpose of the event is to:
1. Discuss & improve poetry (poetry aspect)
2. Give people a chance to open up (letters aspect)

The event will run from 3 pm - 6 pm and we will print out the pieces you guys send and then distribute them as you come in. Important to note is that the event will be entirely run by the audience, therefore the audience is to send in their poems and letters, to read them out, and to critique them.

The letters will be avenues to simply open up. We encourage people to write letters to their future selves, their past selves, their deceased parents, or just someone in your lives whom you crave to communicate with. This will most definitely be an emotional part.

Those who would want their poems/letters to be read should submit them to our email, qwanitrust@gmail.com, as Word documents between 8th April and 12th April 2024.

Entry is free, and Qwani books will be sold at the entrance.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

Join us for the long-awaited Qwani 02 Book Launch will be on Saturday 6th April at Alliance Française, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

We are excited to unleash this work of art with 70 pieces from 60 different writers. We have poetry, short stories, essays, reviews, and sheng pieces in store for you so don't miss out and come support young writers!

In case of any inquiries, contact 0798694000.

In partnership with Whisper in the Jungle and the Amsun Running Club, we will be having our monthly hike on the 23rd of March from 8 am to 3 pm. Join us as we visit the Tigoni tea farms again, where we'll get a chance to enjoy the waterfalls, lie on the tea farms, and have a small reading session at a designated picnic spot. 

The fare, to and from the CBD, will total about Ksh. 350 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides. 

If interested in this kindly reach out for the link to the hiking group.

Pay the registration fee through our Paybill: 247247 Account no: 948742 and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

This time, our tour will be around The Mall, Nairobi Street Kitchen and Sarit Centre.

All you need to come with is a sketchbook and a pen. You don't have to be skilled at all, since we're doing this for fun :D

Entry will be free, and we will be meeting at Hilton at 11 am. Everyone is welcome so don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information

The Qwani thespians will be gracing us with the very first reading of "Qwa-Nia", a modern-day romantic tragedy set in Nairobi, with themes like intrigue, crime, betrayal, drama, and sex.

The Play Reading will be held at Baraza Media Lab, located at Keystone Park, on Riverside Drive from 5 pm to 8 pm, and entry will be absolutely free! 

You are all welcome so kindly RSVP through the form.

You may contact 0798694000 for more information.

For our first Qwani Movie Night, we will be holding a screening of Nairobi Half-Life (the best Kenyan film, who says no?) on the evening of the 8th of March. The screening will run from 4 pm to 6 pm, at the Unseen Nairobi Theaters in Kilimani.

The theatre sits 50 so there are limited slots available. 

Tickets go for Ksh. 400 you can get them through our HustleSasa platform.

Don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

Join us as we visit the Mau-Mau Caves in Nachu, off Kikuyu, with a perfect view of Ngong Hills in the distance. The caves are known as Ngurunga Cia Njangiri and were used by the Mau Mau during the colonial period

The fare will total to about Ksh. 300 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides. 

If interested in this kindly reach out for the link to the hiking group.

Pay the registration fee through our Paybill: 247247 Account no: 948742 and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

This time, our tour will be on Kenyatta Avenue. Our starting point will be at the Nairobi Gallery all the way down to Sarova Stanley Hotel stopping to sketch various buildings. 

All you need to come with is a sketchbook and a pen. You don't have to be skilled at all, since we're doing this for fun :D

Entry will be free, and we will be meeting at Hilton at 11 am. Everyone is welcome so don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information

We will have a general picnic at the Arboretum Park, where we will play board games, speed dating, charades or whatever games single people play XD

The event will be fully coordinated by its participants so all are welcome.

Carry a shuka and snacks.

The entry to Arboretum has been increased to Ksh. 115 (Ksh. 65 as usual + Ksh. 50 for the new ecitizen costs). 

As Qwani, we are not charging anything so just come have fun with us!

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

We will be going to Karura Forest for our first-ever cycling experience!

We will cycle and go check out the waterfalls and chill at the dried-up butterfly lake to meditate. Carry a refillable water bottle :D

The entry fee to Karura is always  Ksh.100, plus the bicycle charges are Ksh. 500, so the total charges end up being Ksh.600.

We meet at 9am at Hilton benches and as Qwani, we are not charging anything, just come have fun with us!

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

This will be an 11km hike, where we will come across 2 waterfalls (both swimmable) and also walk along one side of the majestic Ndakaini Dam!

We go from Nairobi -> Thika, then Thika -> Murang'a.

The fare will total to about Ksh. 500 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides. 

If interested in this kindly reach out for the link to the hiking group.

Pay the registration fee through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

Welcome to our 1st Qwani Sketch Tour which will be in the CBD. We will walk the whole Muindi Mbingu Street, from the University of Nairobi footbridge to the I&M Towers, as we sketch different perspectives and learn about town. Keith Ang'ana will take everyone through a brief history of the street, teaching us about the different buildings and streets that we will come across, all while we stop and sketch. 

All you need to come with is a sketchbook and a pen. You don't have to be skilled at all, since we're doing this for fun :D

Entry will be free, and we will be meeting at Hilton at 11am. Everyone is welcome so don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information

In partnership with The Sexual Health Resource Database, we are holding a session to speak about sex and all that surrounds it. There will be fun and interactive games to play so don't miss out!

Entry is free, and everybody will get a free glass of sweet red wine!

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

We have partnered with Nuria Bookshop and Bold Afrika to have a 'Books & Art' event. The event will include a painting session, a Book Reading, a speed dating session and finally finishing it off with a Karaoke session.

For performances (spoken word artists, musicians, poets, etc.), kindly contact us to be enlisted for the performances.
We will have vendors around, including food vendors, book vendors ( Discounted books! ), bead vendors, crotchet vendors, etc.
The event will be at our usual artsy space - Happening Arts.
Entry is free and everyone is welcome. 

Don't miss out!

Contact 0798694000 for more information

This time we will be going on a rock-climbing/bouldering/parkour exercise in the wild.

Join us as we go all the way to Ololosokwan, an area close to Ngong, where there used to be a river that drained water out of Ngong Hills. We will be going to the beautiful gorge that the river left behind when it dried up and our route will be first to the bottom of the river followed by an energizing climb up to the river's top using all our four limbs!

The fare will total to about Ksh. 400 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 500 to cater to the guides. 

If interested in this kindly reach out for the link to the hiking group.

Pay the registration fee through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

The purpose of the event is to:
1. Discuss & improve poetry (poetry aspect)
2. Give people a chance to open up (letters aspect)

We will print out the pieces you guys send and then distribute them as you come in. Important to note is that the event will be entirely run by the audience, therefore the audience is to send in their poems and letters, to read them out, and to critique them.

The letters will be avenues to simply open up. We encourage people to write letters to their future selves, their past selves, their deceased parents, or just someone in your lives whom you crave to communicate with. This will most definitely be an emotional part.

Those who would want their poems/letters to be read should submit them to the contact below , as Word documents between 27th November and 1st December.

Entry is free, and the Qwani books will be sold at the entrance, in case you don't have one.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

For our 2nd-last hike this year, we will be off to Ngong Hills. This will be an endurance test to challenge ourselves as we have been doing easy trails all along. The fare will total to about Ksh. 300 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 500 to cater to the guides. The charges constitute the guide fees ( Ksh.250 ) & entry fees ( Ksh.250 ), and then as for the fare, we'll be taking a Super Metro from town. 

If interested in this kindly reach out for the link to the hiking group.

Pay the registration fee through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

The event will start with various board games (Kahoot, Uno, Scrabble, Monopoly) at different stations, including those mentioned, and much more. There will be a trivia session of 4 topics (1 general, and 3 specifically for each), with 3 teams of 3 people each. 

In case you are interested in participating as a contestant, kindly form a team of 3 and report to the contact listed below.
Entry is free, and the Qwani books will be sold at the entrance, in case you don't already have one.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

The purpose of the event is to:
1. Discuss & improve poetry (poetry aspect)
2. Give people a chance to open up (letters aspect)

We will print out the pieces you guys send and then distribute them as you come in. Important to note is that the event will be entirely run by the audience, therefore the audience is to send in their poems and letters, to read them out, and to critique them.

The letters will be avenues to simply open up. We encourage people to write letters to their future selves, their past selves, their deceased parents, or just someone in your lives whom you crave to communicate with. This will most definitely be an emotional part.

Entry is free, and the books will be sold at the entrance, in case you don't have one.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

Kwa wenye tulishindwa kubuy early bird tickets in time, we will also have our own concert.
What makes it better, is that the whole of it will be Karaoke. People will actually be paying to listen to you, when you take the stage and sing with your [redacted] voice. 

Doors open starting 6pm, at which we'll have a DJ set (Also Karaoke) and from 7pm we shall begin!

Don't miss out on a night of amazing vibes!

There is an entry fee of Ksh. 500. Tickets can either be bought at the gate, or via our Hustlesasa shop. (qwanibok.hustlesasa.shop)

Contact 0798694000 for more information

Join us on a hike to Gatanga in Murang'a to River Kiama, which we'll walk along for 5km, before getting to a huge waterfall for a nice swim.

Don't miss out!

The fare will total to about Ksh. 600 and there is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides.

Pay the registration fee through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

In collaboration with Elimisha, UoN, Riara University, Embu University, and other institutions, we will have a charity walk.

Payments will be ksh 1000 per person, and the payment caters for a tshirt, transport, photography, food and games. 

Proceeds from this walk go to help Children's Homes.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

The speakers will be Anisa of the Sunflowers, Sheila Ngei & Natasha, who will all be discussing their pieces in the book. Excerpts will be read then the author will talk about the piece, and the inspiration/thought process behind writing it, and then members of the audience are welcome to ask questions. Welcome to the interactive session.

Entry is free, and the books will be sold at the entrance, in case you don't have one.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

We are going to have our monthly hike from 8 am to 4 pm. It will be a walk from Limuru up to the edge of the Rift Valley close to Kedong. We will climb Ihiga Ria Guoya (Stone/ Rock of Fear) using a ladder to get a majestic view from above.

We will also pass through Ngubi Forest, one of the most serene forests around, walking barefoot to ground ourselves.

Don't miss out on the eccentric adventure!

The fare from town is Ksh. 400.

There is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides.

Pay it through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

We will have an Open Mic session from 4pm to 7pm with Music, Poetry, and Spoken Word performances among others. We will end it with a Karaoke Session just like our past Open Mics. Come make your stage debut with us and share your work with the world.

Don't miss out!

There is an entry fee of Ksh. 200.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

A Sheng' event at Alliance Française from 4pm to 7pm to discuss the evolution of Sheng from 1995 to the 2020's, with particular focus on Literature and Music. There will be listening sessions for a few songs from each music generation (Dandora Hip-Hop, Genge, Octopizzo's & Khaligraph Jones' music, and Gengetone). 

It will be an open conversation involving the audience, so if you have anything to say regarding Sheng, or any song translation to give (kama ya Mbogi Genje ama Wakadinali), then you're definitely welcome.

Entry is free, come one come all!

An 8km nature walk around Githiga from 8am to 3pm.

Come socialize and connect with nature through  waterfalls, a cave, and a pond. 

There is a registration fee of Ksh 250 to cater to the guides.

Pay it through our Till no -> 8132466 - and contact us once you do.

Contact 0798694000 for more information

The 1st Qwani Book Discussion, hosted at the Alliance Française Library, from 2pm - 5pm. The pieces discussed will be: 'LOSS' by Marion Mbakaya, 'Siku Nililala Ndani' by Keith Ang'ana, 'Diaries of a Strong Boy' by Lewis Miller Kaphira, 'Last Days of My Grandmother' by Yvonne Mwangi.

Entry is free.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.

A short 7-10 km walk around the scenic Tigoni tea farms with us from 8am to 3pm.

Contact 0798694000 for more information.