Hallo,This is to inform you that Mumbi Books publishers of author Macharia Gakuru's books have published two new books for your information and web-links; 1. Mumbi - who is she? ISBN - 978-0-9561781-1-4About the book – MumbiThis book is about an immigrant child in the United Kingdom. She was not aware of herhistory, or how she ended up in the UK.Mumbi was bullied at school. This motivated her dad to tell her of the story of their originsand how the family came to be in Europe.2. Prince Olympics visits London. ISBN - 978-0-9561781-2-1Prince OlympicsThe gathering of Olympians that happens once every four years is going to be in London. Prince Olympicsthe chief guest is coming for the first time since London hosted him in 1948. The Olympics torch is referredto as the Prince in this book. The Prince Olympics will be carried around London’s major tourist landmarksbefore the opening of the games.This book encourages creativity. It will act as a simple guide to many children who would love to visitLondon during the Olympic games.
Macharia Gakuru is also the author of Deya and the Miracle Babies ISBN - 978-0-9561781-0-7 published in 2009.
For distribution please call 07947893396 or email mumbibooks@gmail.comAbout the Author.
Macharia Gakuru moved to the UK from Kenya in 1995. He is the founder of a community magazine – Eastern Africa Magazine first published in the UK in 2000 and he is also co-founder of the Western Africa Magazine. He has traveled extensively all over Africa including Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and many countries in Europe. Gakuru is also a TV broadcaster and producer on African TV Channel, Ben TV, Channel 198 on Sky. He is the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) representative in the UK and is also a commentator on both print and visual media including BBC, CNN, Aljazeera among others. On the social front he has been in the fore-front in raising theprofile of Africa. In 2005 he organized African open day supported byseveral London High Commissions and Embassies in line with Commission for Africa. The Chief Guest was HE Amanya Mushega, East Africa Secretary General. In 2002 he was part of Her Majesty the Queen’s jubilee celebrations wherehe presented the Queen and Prince Philip with pictures of the Tree -Tops Kenya, where they were staying during their honeymoon on the night she became the Queen in 1952. His publication The Eastern Africa magazine won the most outstanding Kenyan publication in the UK in 2004. In 2009, Gakuru was voted by Kenyans as the most outstanding Kenyan journalist and writer in the UK.
