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Kenyan literary pioneer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies at 87

Kenyan leaders along with international authors paid tribute to his pioneering advocacy for African languages

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Bennet Mbata holds books of renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who died Wednesday in the U.S., at Nuria bookshop in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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Bennet Mbata holds books of renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who died Wednesday in the U.S., at Nuria bookshop in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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