Title: Moses and the Kidnappers
Description: A beloved installment in the "Moses" series by Barbara Kimenye. Moses Kibaya and his best friend King Kong (Sebastian Mulutu) find themselves in deep water at Mukibi’s Educational Institute for the Sons of African Gentlemen when they stumble upon a kidnapping plot. The duo ends up secretly caring for a young child, Holy George, inside their school dormitory. It is a humorous and suspenseful tale of schoolboy mischief and bravery set in Uganda.
Subjects: fiction, school stories, Uganda, kidnapping, humor, youth adventure, African literature
Places: Uganda, Mukibi’s Educational Institute
People: Moses Kibaya, Sebastian Mulutu (King Kong), Mr. Mukibi, Holy George
Time periods: The 1960s