By National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has paid tribute to celebrated Kenyan author and pan-African intellectual Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who passed away last night.
In a heartfelt message shared on his social media platforms, Bobi Wine hailed Prof. Ngũgĩ as a literary giant who used the power of language and storytelling as a weapon against oppression.
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“Last night, the world lost a giant. Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o wielded his pen like a spear: exposing oppression and inspiring generations to fight for justice,” Bobi Wine wrote. “His works were not just literature, they were liberation manifestos.”
Describing Ngũgĩ as “a revolutionary storyteller and a great son of Africa,” the opposition leader and former presidential candidate extended condolences to the people of Kenya and to “all who cherish freedom.”
“His words live on, though, urging us to build the free and just world that he dreamed of. Rest in lasting power, Prof. Ngũgĩ,” he added.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, 87, was best known for his powerful critiques of colonialism and authoritarianism, and his advocacy for African languages in literature. His seminal works such as Weep Not, Child, The River Between, and Decolonising the Mind left an indelible mark on African literature and resistance thought.
His imprisonment in 1977 by the Kenyan regime of the time, after co-writing a politically charged play in his native Gikuyu language, turned him into a symbol of intellectual resistance across the continent. After his release, Ngũgĩ lived in exile for decades, continuing to write and lecture globally.
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Tributes continue to pour in from around the world, as scholars, writers, political leaders and human rights advocates mourn the passing of a man widely regarded as one of Africa’s most courageous literary voices.
