Mohamed Hassan: Man on a quest to promote East Africa's literature internationally

Mohamed Hassan during the interview with The Standard at the Sharjah Internation Book fair in the UAE. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

You might soon have access to vernacular and Swahili audiobooks on your smartphone once an application that promotes the consumption of African literature is launched.

The application, known as Kitab Cloud, is an ambitious programme spearheaded by a Somali-born publisher Mohammed Hassan. It is set to bring back the disappearing African literature and ease online access in a move to preserve indigenous languages.