Having published his first novel – Weep Not Child – in 1964, Ngũgĩ pursued a rich and acclaimed career as a writer, teacher and decolonial thinker. His last creative effort was Kenda Muiyuru (The ...

Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing ...

From Makerere’s lecture halls to school desks across the continent, Ngũgĩ’s works shaped minds and stirred souls. His legacy ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o has ultimately joined the pantheon of African literary ancestors, nestling alongside Chris Okigbo, Chinua ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a Kenyan novelist whose work could manage to be both poignant and darkly funny ...

The news of his passing has triggered an emotional wave of tributes across social media platforms, learning institutions, and ...

This story captures the life that Ngugi led while in Kenya, where being thrown into prison was the order of the day. The ...

Why is Kenya, a small country, so well known across the globe? Is it because of our world-class runners who dominate ...

R&B musician King George gained notoriety in 2022 with the track Keep On Rollin. How did his background and upbringing impact ...

He produced most of his best work under intense persecution, threat, detention and, ultimately, irreversible exile.

The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few ...

Africans are remembering the work of acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, following his death in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s ...