Typescripts of Mary Mangwela Mnyampala (Wastara) Included in the Diwani ya Mnyampala (1963)

This archival deposit contains the original digitized typescripts of four Swahili poems authored by Mary Mangwela Mnyampala, who wrote under the pen name Wastara. These specific works were historically published within the celebrated poetry collection Diwani ya Mnyampala (East African Literature Bureau, 1963), authored by her spouse, Mathias E. Mnyampala, but with no clear formal attribution to her as the original author in that printed edition.

The primary sources provided in this document serve as material evidence confirming her authorship. The file contains the typescripts for the following four poems:

• ANOJIDAI UFUNDI, KUNA FUNDI KUMSHINDA.

• HUYU NI BWANA KHAMISI.

• LAZIMA ISO MAPENZI.

• PAMBO LA NDOA MAPENZI

By making these original documents publicly available, this deposit establishes the exact authorial attribution for Mary Mangwela Mnyampala within the classical Swahili literary corpus. These documents were recovered and digitized as part of continuous fieldwork efforts to preserve the complete Mnyampala archives.