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Binyavanga Wainaina

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Kenyan writer (1971-2019)

JournalistsLived 1971 to 2019 · aged 48
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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.

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Wainaina at the PICNIC festival in 2008, where he was a featured speaker.[6]Wainaina at the PICNIC festival in 2008, where he was a featured speaker.[6]

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2002Caine Prize

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About this person

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".

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Journalists
Type
Journalist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1971 to 2019 · aged 48
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21 languages

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