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Kenyan male writers
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The list Kenyan male writers includes
Jomo Kenyatta, Charles Mangua, Michael Ndurumo, Francis D. Imbuga and Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi.
The list consists of 26 members.
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Jomo Kenyatta
First prime minister and first president of Kenya
Overview: Jomo Kenyatta (c. – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his ...Date of birth: 1894Date of death: 22 August 1978Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male
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Charles Mangua
Kenyan writerOverview: Charles Mangua (born Nyeri 1939) is a Kenyan fiction writer. His novels explore, among other issues, the "hardship and urban poverty" experienced by ordinary people in places such as Nairobi, the capital ...Date of birth: 1939Age: 83Nationality: KenyanOccupation: NovelistGender: Male 0
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Michael Ndurumo
Kenyan deaf educatorOverview: Michael M. Ndurumo (born 10 April 1952) is a deaf educator from Kenya, who was the third deaf person from Africa to obtain a Ph.D., in 1980. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from Peabody ...Date of birth: 10 April 1952Age: 70Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Francis D. Imbuga
Kenyan playwrightOverview: Francis Davis Imbuga (February 02, 1947 – November 18, 2012) was a Kenyan writer, playwright, literature scholar, teacher and professor at Kenyatta University. His works, including Aminata and Betrayal ...Date of birth: 2 February 1947Date of death: 18 November 2012Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi
Kenyan actor and writer
Overview: BMJ (Ben Mutua Jonathan) Muriithi (born Jonathan Nyaga on 4 May 1969) is a print, radio and television journalist and actor based in the United States. Muriithi is also a regional reporter and corres ...Date of birth: 4 May 1969Age: 53Nationality: KenyanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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John Rugoiyo Gichuki
Kenyan, WriterOverview: John Rugoiyo Gichuki is a teacher and columnist in Kenya. He won the BBC's African Playwriting competition for 2006 with his play Eternal, Forever, and the BBC's African Performance playwriting competition ...Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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7.Overview: Jonah Anguka is a Kenyan author and former District Commissioner at Nakuru, known as the only person to date to have been tried for the murder of Dr Robert Ouko, Kenya's Minister of Foreign Affairs, who ...Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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John Sibi-Okumu
Kenyan, ActorOverview: John Sibi-Okumu is a Kenyan actor and journalist, best known internationally for his role in The Constant Gardener.Nationality: KenyanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Overview: Troy Onyango (born 1993) is a Kenyan writer, editor and lawyer. His work has appeared in journals and magazines including Prairie Schooner, Wasafiri, Caine Prize Anthology, Brittle Paper, and Transition ...Date of birth: 3 January 1993Age: 30Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Abdilatif Abdalla
WriterOverview: Abdilatif Abdalla (born 1946 in Mombasa) is a Kenyan writer and political activist. He was imprisoned for his support of the Kenya People's Union, and wrote the poems collected in Sauti ya Dhiki while ...Date of birth: 1946Age: 76Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Jonathan Kariara
Kenyan poetOverview: Jonathan Kariara (1935–1993) was a Kenyan poet who wrote works including "A Leopard Lives in a Muu Tree". He was also for several years the manager of Oxford University Press's branch office in Nairobi ...Date of birth: 1935Date of death: 1993Age: 57 (age at death)Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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12.Overview: Alexander Nderitu (born 23 April 1979) is a Kenyan e-novelist, scriptwriter and Internet Technologist. He has also expressed interest in fashion design, music production and filmed entertainment. He is ...Date of birth: 23 April 1979Age: 43Nationality: KenyanOccupation: NovelistGender: Male 0
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Daniel Kamau (writer)
Kenyan, WriterOverview: Dan Kamau is from a Kenyan family of five. He attended Kenyatta University and graduated with a BA.Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Mark Ford (poet)
British poetOverview: Mark Ford (born 1962 Nairobi, Kenya) is a British poet. He currently serves as the Head of the Department of English Language and Literature at University College London.Date of birth: 1962Age: 60Nationality: KenyanOccupation: PoetGender: Male 0
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Josiah Mwangi Kariuki
Kenyan politician
Overview: Josiah Mwangi Kariuki (21 March 1929 – 2 March 1975) was a Kenyan socialist politician during the administration of the Jomo Kenyatta government. He held different government positions from 1963, when ...Date of birth: 21 March 1929Date of death: 2 March 1975Age: 45 (age at death)Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Overview: Mbugua Martin Kimani (born 1971) is a Kenyan government official and diplomat. He has served as Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since December 2020. He previously served as the ...Date of birth: 1971Age: 51 0
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Overview: Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi. He was commended by the 2007 Caine Prize judges for his story Treadmill Love. His stories Urban Zoning and Gorilla’s Apprentice were shortlisted ...Nationality: KenyanOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Overview: Tony Adam Mochama (born 9 May 1975) is a Kenyan poet, writer, author and a senior journalist at the Standard Media Group Kenya. Mochama is a three-time winner of the Burt Awards for African Young Adult ...Date of birth: 9 May 1975Age: 47Nationality: KenyanOccupation: ColumnistGender: Male 0
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Overview: Mark Joshua Ouma, better known as Teardrops, is a Kenyan spoken word artist based in Nairobi.Date of birth: 2 October 1990Age: 32Nationality: KenyanOccupation: PoetGender: Male 0
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Michael Blundell
Kenyan politicianOverview: Sir Michael Blundell KBE (7 April 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Kenyan farmer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1948 until 1963, and as Minister of Agriculture in two ...Date of birth: 7 April 1907Date of death: 1 February 1993Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: KenyanOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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