# Makena Onjerika

> Makena Onjerika is a Kenyan writer, who won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing, making her the fourth writer from her country to do so - following wins by Binyavanga Wainaina in 2002 and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor in 2003, and Okwiri Oduor in 2013.

*Kenyan writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/makena-onjerika

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1950
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
- [ماكينا أونجيريكا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7)
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- [Makena Onjerika](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55357051)

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