# 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

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 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)
- [Makena Onjerika](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
- [Makena Onjerika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
- [Makena Onjerika](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
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- [Makena Onjerika](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
- [Makena Onjerika](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makena_Onjerika)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55357051)

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