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Betty Kathungu-Furet is a Kenyan writer, publisher, and former filmmaker whose work focuses on African history, memory, identity, and long-form narrative storytelling. Before turning fully to publishing and literary work, she spent over two decades in film and television, producing and directing feature films, documentaries, and dramatic series across East Africa.
Her writing is driven by a deep interest in the people, ideas, and historical forces that have shaped the African continent across generations. Through Kathungu & Furet Publishing, she is committed to creating thoughtful and enduring African works that combine historical depth with accessibility, emotional resonance, and cultural clarity.
She is the creator and co-author of Africa’s Book of Greats, a long-form historical series dedicated to documenting influential African lives across disciplines, eras, and regions.
Founder Profile
Founder Profile
Morris Munene Kathungu is a Kenyan programmer, developer, writer, and creative collaborator whose work sits at the intersection of technology, storytelling, systems thinking, and digital culture.
With a background in computer science and software development, he brings a contemporary interdisciplinary perspective to the publishing house, combining technical structure with literary and creative sensibility.
As co-author of Africa’s Book of Greats, his contribution extends beyond research and writing into the broader architecture of the project, including digital systems, creative development, and long-termpublishing infrastructure.
His interests include technology, literature, design, African intellectual history, and the evolving relationship between culture and digital storytelling.
THE STORY OF K&F
Kathungu & Furet Publishing was founded out of a growing conviction that African stories deserve to be preserved, presented, and carried forward with greater depth, care, and historical seriousness. What began as a long-form creative and historical undertaking gradually evolved into a publishing vision rooted in memory, storytelling, and cultural continuity.
Founded by writer and former filmmaker Betty Kathungu-Furet together with IT professional and writer son Morris Munene Kathungu, the publishing house was shaped through years of reading, research, visual storytelling, and reflection on how Africa remembers itself and how it is remembered by others. K&F exists not simply to publish books, but to create works that endure; intellectually, culturally, and emotionally.
WHY IT EXISTS
Across Africa, many important stories remain scattered, inaccessible, simplified, or forgotten altogether. Kathungu & Furet Publishing was created in response to that absence. The publishing house exists to recover memory, honour complexity, and make African histories, ideas, and cultural voices more visible and accessible across generations. Its work is guided by the belief that storytelling is not merely entertainment, but part of how societies preserve identity, transmit knowledge, and imagine their future.
WHAT IT STANDS FOR
Kathungu & Furet Publishing stands for thoughtful African storytelling rooted in clarity, depth, and cultural dignity. The publishing house values intellectual seriousness without academic distance, accessibility without simplification, and beauty without excess. Its work seeks to balance historical honesty with emotional resonance, creating books that can be read, discussed, revisited, and carried forward. At its core, K&F believes that Africa’s stories deserve not only visibility but careful stewardship.
PUBLISHING PHILOSOPHY
Kathungu & Furet Publishing approaches African storytelling as an act of memory, inquiry, and cultural preservation. Its work is grounded in the belief that stories do more than entertain; they shape identity, carry history, challenge silence, and expand the boundaries of how a people understand themselves. The publishing house is particularly drawn to long-form cultural work that values depth over speed, complexity over simplification, and reflection over noise.
Whether historical, literary, or intellectual in focus, K&F seeks to create books that remain meaningful long after the moment in which they are published. At the heart of the publishing philosophy is a commitment to intellectual seriousness made accessible; work that is thoughtful without being distant, and culturally rooted without becoming narrow or sentimental.
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