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AKE Festival 2016 – Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
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9 years agoon
One of Africa’s most influential writers, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, is ushered in with a prayer before proceeding to address the AKE Festival’s crowd. Ngugi is prolific in both English and Gikuyu storytelling. He belongs to a pantheon of writers whose work highlights broader politik through fiction and social commentary.
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