The University of Nairobi hosted a national tribute for the late Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o at the Taifa Hall on Friday.
The Ngũgĩ family and the university fraternity were joined by People's Liberation Party leader Martha Karua, the literary community, Kamukunji Constituency Hon.
Yusuf Hassan, University of Nairobi's (UoN) Travelling Theatre, Kamirithu residents, and students in celebrating the life and works of the global literary icon. The university's chair for the Department of Literature, Professor Miriam Maranga-Musonye, recalled an online meeting with Ngũgĩ five days before his passing to plan a symposium to honour him, where he joined briefly and smiled.
Professor Musonye commended the literary, intellectual and revolutionary contributions of Ngũgĩ's works. "His pen wrestled with injustices, history and identity.
