[1] Nandwa likes writing in Swahili for children and, in this way, hopes to support traditional culture and language.
[2] Chura Mcheza Ngoma, her first book, teaches the value of trusting friends,[3] while Kiki and the Piggy Bank is about saving.
Nandwa is a founder member of Angaza Writers,[4] a group concerned with promoting integrity and good citizenship through writing.
[5] In 2013, she won a Jomo Kenyatta award in the Kiswahili Children's Category for her book Nimefufuka, and was also a nominee in 2015.
Chura Mcheza Ngoma has featured in an International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) online exhibition.