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Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o during an interview at the Standard Group offices in Nairobi, on February 7, 2019. [File, Standard]
The death of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s in 2025 and the rise of Gen Zs in the same year amounts to a generational change-over planned by our destiny. As Kenya’s pre-eminent social commentator, Prof Ngugi was a leading voice amongst intellectuals focused on creating a post-colonial order founded on African ideologies. With Ngugi taking his final bow, the rise of a tribeless generation with modern liberal values creates an opportune moment to reflect on Kenya’s ideological direction.
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