Mzee Mmoja Goes to the City by Mary Mwanangi

Mzee Mmoja Goes to the City is an exciting adventure story by Mary Mwanangi (or Mwangangi), published by East African Educational Publishers (EAEP). The title is a play on the protagonist's nickname, Mzee Mmoja, which in Swahili literally means "One Old Man," despite him being a young man.

The book's central character is a young man named Sadiki, popularly known as Mzee Mmoja. The story begins with Sadiki successfully passing his examinations "with flying colours." He then decides to embark on a momentous journey to "the Big City" to seek a job promised to him by his uncle.