About Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers

We are a Tanzania based publishing house creating educational, scholarly/trade, children’s and art books in Tanzania and Eastern Africa for worldwide distribution.

Established in 1981, Mkuki na Nyota was a response to the general absence of high quality, independent publishing in Tanzania.

Our vision is to be a fiercely independent and vibrant Tanzanian imprint publishing relevant, progressive, liberating, affordable and entertaining content. Through our work we continue to develop and encourage a culture of reading in Tanzania, as well as nurturing indigenous literature as a method of preserving and sharing stories.

Everyday we strive to publish “Relevant Books, Affordable Books, and Beautiful Books”.

Booksellers and other vendors are our close parners and stakeholders. If you are a bookseller or retailer and interested in distributing Mkuki na Nyota books, please contact us or call us directly through: +255 787 558 448

For customers in Tanzania, you can place your order right here on our website! Select the books you would like by clicking ‘Add to cart’ and process your order through the checkout. Please note that currently we only offer customer collection from TPH Bookshop branches in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma (Chimwaga Building, UDOM).

For all other orders please contact us for information on how to place an order.

E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +255-787-558-448

All current titles published by Mkuki na Nyota are also available to purchase from the TPH Bookstore located at 24 Samora Ave, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and in Dodoma at Chimwaga Building 2nd Floor, University of Dodoma. Our books are also distributed all over Tanzania and are available in all fine bookshops throughout East Africa.

African Books Collective (ABC) is our main distributor in Europe and North America. They offer online ordering with prices in US dollars, Euros, and Pounds Sterling. In addition, you can also find our books through online retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, Lightning Source (UK and US), and Gardners, UK.