Newsletter | Kampala | 28th February 2026

 

CLC Kenya, through its community initiatives—the African Christian Authors Book Award (ACABA) and Mama Africa Book Box (MABB)—and in partnership with the Kabubbu Development Project (KDP) community, officially launched 15 children as authors in Kabubbu on 28th February 2026. The initiative, sponsored by The Foundation USA, celebrated young writers drawn from two sister schools: eight (8) from Kabubbu Primary School and seven (7) from Trust High School.

 

The launch marked the joyful culmination of a full year of writing and publishing—an encouraging reminder that when children are given tools, time, and belief, they do not merely “try writing”; they become writers.

 

CLC in Africa continues to pursue its mission of raising a strong reading culture across the continent so that many may come to faith and maturity in the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

The Launch’s Guest of Honour Champions Contextualised Reading for African Children. Harriet R. Ayebare, editor from Daily Monitor, applauded the initiative and underscored the urgent need to encourage programs that help African children read contextualised content—stories that reflect their communities, challenges, humour, landscapes, and everyday realities.

 

She further emphasised that writers’ clubs should be promoted in all schools, noting that such clubs play a key role in:

• increasing comprehension and confidence in reading,
• expanding a reader’s understanding and appreciation of diverse African cultures, and—most critical to CLC Kenya’s mandate,
• drawing children closer to God through meaningful, values-driven literature.

   

She also expressed keen interest in exploring how the children’s published works could be featured in the newspaper, particularly within book review sections, creating wider visibility for their voices and stories.

 

CLC Kenya’s Long-Term Vision: A 10–20 Year Investment in Africa’s Story Through Book-Based Discipleship

 

Also present was Dr. Muthoni Omukhango, accompanied by a team of eight (8) from Kenya. Speaking at the event, Dr. Omukhango reaffirmed CLC Kenya’s conviction that nurturing children’s reading, writing, and authorship is not a short-term project, but a strategic 10 to 20-year investment—one intended to shape a different narrative for Africa by raising a generation that can think clearly, communicate boldly, and write truthfully.

 

She further highlighted that through the Mama Africa Book Box (MABB) initiative, CLC Kenya is pursuing a clear mandate: to raise godly families and communities through book-based discipleship. By using carefully selected Christian and values-rich books, MABB supports children, parents and their communities to grow together—strengthening faith in the home, shaping character through Scripture-aligned stories, and creating consistent discipleship moments around reading.

 

Through weekly mentorship programs, MABB encourages children to read widely and write consistently, not merely to improve literacy, but to form hearts that love truth, honour God, and influence their communities with wisdom.

 

In this way, books become more than learning tools—they become discipleship seeds planted in families, for fruit that lasts.

 

“No longer will anything be hidden from an African in a book because we are raising a reading generation that opens pages, discovers truth, and claims its inheritance.”

 

Kabubbu’s KDP Community Commits to Sustaining Writers’ Clubs

The Executive Director at Kabubbu Development Project, KDP, Mr. Enock Kagoda, expressed deep gratitude for the strong foundation already laid and pledged his commitment to ensuring the writers’ clubs continue.

 

The partnership began in February 2025, launched with the donation of The Picture Bibles, which provided early reading material and helped set a faith-based foundation for literacy, imagination, and spiritual growth.

 

As Kabubbu celebrates these 15 newly launched authors, the message is clear: African children are not short of stories, only opportunities. And when the opportunity arrives, they rise to meet it, pen in hand, faith in heart, and purpose in their pages.

 

From the first donated Picture Bibles in February 2025 to the launch of 15 young authors today, Kabubbu is proving that when children are given opportunity and mentorship, they rise!

 

The Power of Mentorship: Confidence, Craft, and Post-Publishing Growth for a Year

For sustainability and the lasting power of mentorship, ACABA authors from Uganda took on the responsibility of walking with the young writers for a full year, encouraging them to gain confidence in their writing skills, strengthening their discipline, and steadily moving their book projects forward from published to impact, including how to present their books, talk about their stories with clarity, and build simple market linkages through school-based platforms, community networks, and reading spaces so that the journey did not end at printing, but continued into purpose, visibility, and growth.