Makena Onjerika
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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.
Makena Onjerika is read about 3 times a day, in 7 languages.
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Country
Kenya
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
