David Otieno, aka Slim Shaka, is a performance poet and a storyteller based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also the reigning Poetry Slam Africa champion(65th) and represented Kenya at the World Poetry Slam in Brazil in October 2023. Shaka has written and performed six poetry productions, the latest being Of a Dying Breed, a two-hour production infusing sound, design, puppetry, spoken word, music and contemporary dance in exploring the quest of modern youth finding their footing in history. The conflicts of the 21st century world and the history behind them are subjects of Slim Shaka’s poetry.

@Slim Shaka