# Binyavanga Wainaina

> Kenneth Binyavanga Wainaina was a Kenyan author, journalist and 2002 winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. In 2003, he became the founding editor of Kwani? literary magazine, launched in Kenya, East Africa. In April 2014, Time magazine included Wainaina in its annual Time 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World".

*Kenyan writer (1971–2019)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Born:** 1971-01-18
- **Died:** 2019-05-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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