Attack turned homecoming tragic after 22 years in exile

Renowned author Prof. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o shows President Uhuru Kenyatta a set of books when he called on him at State House, Nairobi. [PSCU]

On August 8, 2004, Ngugi wa Thiong’o returned to the country where he was scheduled for a month-long tour of East Africa.

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