The prisoner of conscience: A prize’s failure, a nation’s betrayal Part 2

By Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe Posthumous acknowledgementIf in Africa people are only recognised when they died, following the death of Ngugi, official tributes arrived quickly.

President William Ruto designated Ngũgĩ as “Kenya’s greatest man of letters” and “a fearless voice for justice, truth, and African identity.” Kenya’s Members of Parliament, as honourable as they are, […] ...