Ngug'i wa Thiong'o Stories

Kenya’s literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cremated in US as family fulfils his final wish
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 05, 2025

Thiong’o passed away on May 28, 2025, in Buford, Georgia, at the age of 87, after battling multiple health complications, including kidney failure tha...

Nuria Bookstore celebrates literary icon Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Barack Oduor  |  May 31, 2025

During this period, the bookstore that is located along Moi Avenue is inviting literary enthusiasts to sample and discuss Ngugi’s works in his honour.

Five things you should know about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of Africa’s greatest writers of all time
The Conversation  |  May 30, 2025

It’s hard to pick a favourite from Ngũgĩ’s over two dozen texts. But there is concurrence among critics that A Grain of Wheat, which was voted among A...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: A legacy of literary greatness and unfulfilled Nobel Prize dream
Barack Oduor  |  May 29, 2025

The constant bated breath to see Ngugi win the Nobel Prize literally triggered anxiety. It even evoked sharp debate on the place of literary prizes an...

Kenya and world mourn literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, champion of African languages
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

His daughter, Wanjikũ wa Ngũgĩ, confirmed the passing through a public message, describing him as a man who “lived a full life” and asked Kenyans and...

Literary icon and revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies at 87 in Atlanta
Amina Wako  |  May 28, 2025

The 87-year-old literary giant was renowned for his internationally acclaimed novels and incisive political writings.

Butere Girls’ troubled performance at drama festival echoes Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s banned play
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 10, 2025

Scholars and literary critics are not happy with President William Ruto’s administration over its handling of the Butere Girls High School play.

US policies restricting academic freedom, author Mukoma Wa Ngugi says as he sues Trump
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2025

Mukoma expressed personal fears over being subjected to criminal prosecution due to the broad language of the second executive order, which references...

Historic moment as Ngugi wa Thiong’o delivers speech in Gikuyu at UN conference
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 05, 2024

Prof. Ngugi, unable to attend in person, presented his speech online during the conference organised by the United Nations Office of the Special Advis...

Kenyan veteran publisher Henry Chakava dies at 77
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 08, 2024

Chakava is associated with the publishing of iconic literary luminaries in Africa such as; Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Chinua Achebe, Grace Ogot, Francis Imbug...

Ngugi wa Thiong'o urges govt to reconsider deployment of police to Haiti
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Oct 17, 2023

Leading African writer and intellectual thinker, Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o, calls on the government to reconsider its ill-advised decision to dispat...

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